In article , Richard
wrote:
On 08/12/2019 18:23, charles wrote:
In article , Richard
wrote:
On 08/12/2019 13:28, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Richard
wrote:
On 08/12/2019 11:45, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Mr Pounder Esquire
wrote:
I remember having an apprentice, he was 21. We were hanging fire
extinguishers on the walls in a very posh accountants office. I
asked him if he knew how to use a drill and a screwdriver. He said
yes. I left him to it. The next day I had to go back as what he
had done had fallen off the walls. He made me look like a right
****.

Fixing something heavy to a wall is not something I'd leave to
anyone, unless I was certain they knew how to do such a job.


A fire extinguisher is not exactly heavy.

That applies to all of them?


Any extinguisher that weighs too much for a person to lift is pretty
useless.

That depends on the person. While a fit person in their 30s, 40s or 50s
might well manage a proper foam one - someone in their 80s might not.

which would indicate that the extinguisher in the case of your 80 year
old is pretty useless.

The standing instructions for any fire extinguisher is to use it if you
think it safe to do so,, otherwise leave. There is no obligation to use it.
The 80 year old might not normally be the principle user of the building.

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