California Code of Regulations
Title 19 - Public Safety
Division 1 - State Fire Marshal
Chapter 5 - Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems
Article 6 - Labels, Tags and Forms
Section 906 - General

Universal Citation: 19 CA Code of Regs 906

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Labels shall be used on water-based fire protection systems.

(b) Tags shall be used on engineered and pre-engineered fixed extinguishing systems.

(c) Labels and tags shall be white with black letters. They shall be five and one-fourth inches (5-1/4") in length, and two and five-eighth inches (2-5/8") in width with a one-fourth inch (1/4") tolerance for each dimension. One sample label and/or tag shall be submitted to the Office of the State Fire Marshal for approval.

(d) The following information shall be printed on labels and tags approved by the Office of the State Fire Marshal:

(1) The words "DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL."

(2) Concern Name.

(3) Concern Physical Address.

(4) License Number. (California State Fire Marshal "A" license or State of California Contractors State License Board license)

(5) Date of service or testing and maintenance.

(6) The Seal of the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

(7) Space or line for signature of person performing or supervising the service or testing and maintenance work.

(e) When service or testing and maintenance is performed, the initial date of service or testing and maintenance, the printed name and signature of the person performing or supervising the servicing shall be placed on the tag or label. A hole shall be clearly punched in the appropriate boxes.

(f) No person shall remove a tag or label from or place a tag or label on an automatic fire extinguishing system except when service or testing and maintenance is performed.

(g) No person shall deface, modify, or alter any tag or label attached to or required to be attached to any automatic fire extinguishing system.

(h) The label or tag conforming to this section shall be securely attached to each automatic fire extinguishing system at the time of service or testing and maintenance.

(i) The label or tag approved by the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall be affixed to a system only after all deficiencies have been corrected.

(j) Adhesive labels shall be manufactured in accordance with ANSI/UL 969, Standard for Marking and Labeling Systems, 4th edition, 1995, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

1. New Article 6 (Section 906) filed 7-15-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 29).
2. Amendment of article heading, section heading and section filed 11-14-2006; operative 4-1-2007 (Register 2006, No. 46).

Note: Authority cited: Section 13195, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 13195 Health and Safety Code.

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