Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. General Provisions
1. Portable fire extinguishers and fire hoses
shall be certified, hydrostatically tested, inspected, installed, maintained
and serviced in compliance with NFPA 10 or 1961 or 1962, as adopted by the
Office of the State Fire Marshal in LAC-55:V:103 or noted in these
rules.
2. A service tag shall be
securely attached by the licensee to the portable upon completion of any
work.
3. When an extinguisher or
fire hose is found to be in a condition which would not allow hydrostatic
testing as described in NFPA 10 or 1961 or 1962, as adopted by the Office of
the State Fire Marshal in LAC-55:V:103 noted in these rules, then the
extinguisher or hose shall be red tagged or removed from service and destroyed
in accordance with the applicable code or standard and these rules.
4. When an extinguisher is removed from the
owner's premise for service, a replacement extinguisher shall be left of equal
or greater rating on a one for one basis by the portable fire extinguisher/fire
hose firm . Replacements need not be left where a building owner has fire
extinguishers in excess of the required amount as required by NFPA 10 and NFPA
101 as adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal in
LAC-55:V:103.
5. Anytime an
extinguisher is opened for any reason then the appropriate maintenance
procedures in NFPA 10 as adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal in LAC
55:V:103, shall be performed. If these procedures fulfill the requirements of a
six-year maintenance then a record tag shall be affixed to the exterior of the
extinguisher shell. Future six-year maintenance procedures shall begin from
that date.
B. Record
Tag. Each six year maintenance shall be recorded on a record tag consisting of
a decal which shall be affixed (by a heatless process) on the exterior of the
extinguisher shell. The decal shall either be metallic or of an equally durable
material which does not corrode and which remains affixed to the extinguisher
for the required period. The decal shall also not fade, wash away, or otherwise
become illegible. This paragraph supersedes labeling requirements set forth in
NFPA 10 as adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal in LAC 55:V:103.
Previous six-year maintenance record tags shall be removed when a new one is
affixed. The record tag shall contain the following information:
1. year and month that the six-year
maintenance was performed;
2. the
name of the firm and its certificate number (must be pre-printed);
3. the initials of the person performing the
maintenance and his/her license number.
C. External Verification Collar
1. In addition to any other tag required by
these rules, an external verification collar shall be provided each time an
extinguisher is opened up for any type of maintenance or for any
purpose.
2. The standard external
verification collar shall be on durable material. Self adhesive collars shall
be permitted. Any color may be used with the exception of yellow or
red.
D. External
verification collars shall bear the following:
1. the certificate number of servicing firm
(preprinted or printed in permanent ink);
2. name and license number of the person who
performed the service (preprinted or printed in permanent ink);
3. month and year that the service was
performed (to be punched).
E. A new external verification collar shall
be provided for an extinguisher each time internal maintenance or recharging is
performed or the extinguisher is opened for any other reason. A new external
verification collar is not needed when a CO2
extinguisher is recharged without opening the cylinder for inspection or on
side cartridge type extinguishers.
F. External verification collars shall be
affixed in the following manner:
1. any
collar previously attached shall be removed prior to affixing a new
collar;
2. the collar shall be
placed around the exterior of the cylinder at or below the valve
assembly.
G. The collar
shall contain a single circular piece of uninterrupted material forming a hole
of a size that will not allow the collar assembly to move over the neck of the
cylinder unless the valve is completely removed. In no case shall the diameter
of the opening exceed 1/4" the diameter of the cylinder's neck, measured
directly below the valve assembly.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
40:1664.2.
