The cost of ignoring it
What happens when servicing slips
Risks if left unchecked
- ●Licence enforcement action and immediate prohibition notices from local fire authorities.
- ●Insurance cover void on the date the last certificate expired, not the date of the incident.
- ●Battery failures during a real activation, the system simply does not sound.
- ●Detector contamination that silently raises false-alarm rates and trains occupants to ignore the bells.
Common mistakes
- ●Relying on the alarm company's reminder email, there isn't always one.
- ●Letting a non-competent handyman 'test' the alarm by pressing a single call point.
- ●Skipping a service after a panel was replaced, breaking the certificate chain.
- ●Storing certificates in a desk drawer instead of a digital, dated log accessible to inspectors.
An expired servicing record is the first thing a fire safety officer asks for after an incident. There is no retrospective fix, the date is on the certificate.