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Extinguisl V-/ By Chris D. Porter Gamecock Staff Writer Campus fire extinguishers n PPfl i n Cf rprharflinfl nr I>nna!v<?<t O . VVMtUQUIg V* i^paumg should not stay in that condition more than a week, said William A. Heddy, USC Safety and Compliance officer. Heddy said each fire extinguisher is checked every Monday for an intact pin and proper pressure level. The extinguishers are inspected by Heddy, a fire technician, an industrial hygienist and a health physicist, each taking a different section of the campus. According to directions on the fire extinguishers, complete inspections should be made every six months. However, Heddy said this contradicts the National Fire Protection code which states that a complete inspection be given only once a year. A CHECK of fire extinguishers across campus found that none had hw>n thnrnuohlv ineruw<toH S*?M|/WVVVt UUIV/V January of this year. "That's a good date," said Heddy. "We try to get around to every fire extinguisher at least once a year." The difference between these inspections Mid the checks every Monday is that during inspections the extinguishers are taken down and shaken to keep the active particles from settling to the bottom, and each is checked for leakage, Heddy said. The Monday checks are not written on the inspection card attached to the extinguisher. Heddy said every five years the extinguishers are pumped with il ? urn ugeu iu uie ni&xunum pressure in order to check for leakage. USC Safety Services is trying to get fire r ; Woman Sj aw reports i: sai Krpak-in -? fle I m? I WANT IDs I EXPERIENCED BACKPACKER FOR SALES HELP i . . . . _ ; IN NEW STORE TO OPEN SOONapply in person at LEWS j 1300 assembly st. lers inspect* v - o : iiliil^^^^^^^Ri aBli jjU extinguishers that only have to be tested this way every 12 years. "We have very little trouble with leakage," Heddy said. "Actually these extinguishers could last almost indefinitely." SLOAN AND HUMANITIES each had one extinguisher needing recharging this past week, and By Tom Travis frc Gcmtcock Staff Writer ca V break-in occurred early re! sterday morning at Sims dor- ] tory. ha 3aula C. Kitchens said she ga oke at 3:50 a.m. and discovered re] nan sitting in her window. He ou rs making a grunting sound, she ap d. hii kitchens said she screamed ac ireeor four times," and the man d. She described him as a young mi fcie, who "looked like a student/' Cc Campus police received a call wi I r?' ? ? ? ? ? clip thisc i [two ! bit i SALE!!! Buy a set of guitars jl price and get a secoi i for 25*. Anvhrandr i ad and bring it to C( I music store. Offer e I BiSlW MUSK 732 Saluda Ave. I Five Points ? clip this c 1 -m -m ad Weekly 3SSF lHEf <# v v-ww . Maxcy had four that were low. One of those in Maxcy had just been recharged in May. The dormitory's main desk did not know of any extinguisher being used recently. 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