Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Marking
of Vehicles. All service vehicles owned or operated by firms or their employees
used for regulated activities, as defined by
R.S.
40:1664.1 et seq., and these rules shall have
the firm name and firm certificate number permanently inscribed, painted,
stenciled or affixed by magnetic means on such vehicles. Such markings shall be
a minimum of 2 1/2 inches in height and not less than 1/4 inch in width.
Letters and numbers shall be on a contrasting background and be conspicuously
seen from the outside of the vehicle.
B. Restrictions
1. Certificate or license holders are not
agents or representatives of the state of Louisiana, the Department of Public
Safety or the Office of the State Fire Marshal. No claims or inferences of such
shall be made.
2. A certificate or
license does not authorize anyone to enforce these rules or to enter any
building without the owner's permission or to certify, service, hydrostatically
test, inspect, install integrate, or maintain fire protection equipment and/or
systems without the owner's permission.
3. Certificate and license holders shall not
allow the use of their certificate or licenses by other firms, persons or
employees.
4. A certificate or
license holder shall not perform any activity relating to portable fire
extinguishers, fire hoses, fixed fire suppression equipment/system, or fire
detection and alarm equipment/systems unless employed by and within the course
and scope of that employment with a firm regulated by the provisions of
R.S.40:1664.1 et seq.
5. A person shall not perform any act for
which a certificate or license is required unless he is:
a. first certified or licensed to perform
such acts; and
b. employed by a
firm certified to perform those acts; and
c. performing those acts for the certified
firm by which he is employed.
6. An apprentice, as defined in these rules,
shall not perform any activity regulated by
R.S.40:1664.1 et seq., unless
employed by a certified firm and is supervised by a license holder authorized
to perform such act or acts. Both the apprentice and licensee shall be employed
by the same certified firm.
7.
Nothing in these rules shall prevent an appropriately licensed firm or person
from certifying, hydrostatically testing, inspecting, installing, integrating,
maintaining or servicing any manufacturer's portable fire extinguishers, fire
hose, fixed fire suppression equipment and/or systems or fire detection and
alarm equipment and/or systems.
C. Multiple Names. A firm which uses multiple
names must apply for a separate certificate of registration if each named firm
has a separate state or federal tax number. All "doing business as" names shall
be registered with this office at the time of application.
D. Required Inspection
1. The following shall be the building
owner's responsibility.
a. Portable fire
extinguishers shall be certified annually by a firm with a Portable Fire
Extinguisher/Fire Hose endorsement.
b. Pre-engineered fixed fire suppression
systems shall be certified at a minimum annually by a firm with either a Fixed
Fire Suppression System endorsement or Pre-Engineered Fixed Fire Suppression
endorsement. I f the suppression system includes electronic fire detection
devices, then the firm must also have the appropriate Fire Alarm endorsement or
contract to a firm with such.
c.
Engineered fixed fire suppression systems shall be certified at a minimum
annually by a firm with a Fixed Fire Suppression System endorsement. I f the
suppression system includes electronic fire detection devices, then the firm
must also have the appropriate Fire Alarm endorsement or contract to a firm
with such.
d. Clean Agent Gas
(Halon 1301 Replacement) fixed fire suppression systems shall be certified at a
minimum every six months by a firm with a Fixed Fire Suppression System
endorsement and the appropriate Fire Alarm endorsement or contract to a firm
with such.
e. Kitchen fixed fire
suppression systems shall be certified at a minimum every six months by a firm
with either a Fixed Fire Suppression System endorsement, or a Pre-Engineered
Fixed Fire Suppression endorsement, or a Kitchen Fixed Fire Suppression System
endorsement. I f the suppression system includes electronic fire detection
devices, then the firm must also have the appropriate Fire Alarm endorsement or
contract to a firm with such.
f.
Fire alarm and detection systems shall be certified at a minimum annually by a
firm with a Fire Alarm endorsement for required fire alarm systems and a Fire
Alarm or Fire Alarm (non-required) endorsement for non-required fire alarm
systems.
g. Fire hoses shall be
certified at a minimum annually by a firm with a Portable Fire
Extinguisher/Fire Hose endorsement or a fire protection sprinkler contractor as
outlined by
R.S.40:1664.1 et seq.
2. For the purpose of determining
the exact date of a required certification, inspection or service, the
following guidelines shall apply. Where only the year is known but not the
month, January shall be used for the month, where the month is known but not
the day, the first day of the month shall be used.
3. The certified firm shall not be
responsible for more frequent inspections as required by the applicable
engineered specifications, manufacturer's specifications or per the inspection,
testing and maintenance chapters as set forth in the applicable NFPA codes and
standards unless under contract to perform such.
E. Advertising. All advertising, including
but not limited to telephone advertising, shall indicate a firm's certificate
of registration number.
F. Service
Invoices and Inspection Reports. All service invoices or inspection reports
shall reflect the inspection, installation, maintenance, or service performed,
all parts replaced, date of service and the technician who performed the
work.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
40:1664.2.
