Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a)
Traffic Light Bright Green Tag
(Annual inspection tag/sticker). The Green Tag shall be the visual
record of the last annual inspection or initial certification testing where the
system was found to be operable with no impairments. Fire extinguishers that
are located in areas requiring weather resistant tags may use a white weather
resistant self-adhesive tag in lieu of a green tag. The following additional
requirements shall apply to the use of the Green Tag:
(1) The annual inspection must be conducted
in accordance with NFPA testing standards and manufacturer's
specifications.
(2) The tag shall
be five and one fourth inches (5 1/4") in height and two and five-eights inches
(2-5/8") in width.
(3) The tag
shall bear the following information:
(A) "DO
NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF THE FIRE CODE OFFICIAL;"
(B) The service company's name, address, and
telephone number (local office);
(C) The service company's license
number;
(D) The signature, printed
name and license number of the portable fire extinguisher Technician certifying
the system; and
(E) The date the
inspection was performed.
(4) Only a portable fire extinguisher
technician, employed by a portable fire extinguisher Company or the Fire Code
Official may remove the tag.
(b)
Traffic Light Bright Red Tag
(Annual inspection tag/sticker) Portable Fire Extinguisher Inoperable.
The intent of the Red Tag is to provide notification to the authority having
jurisdiction of a portable fire extinguisher that has not been properly tested
or is inoperable.
(1) The annual inspection
must be conducted in accordance with NFPA testing standards and manufacturer's
specifications.
(2) The tag shall
be five and one fourth inches (5 1/4") in height and two and five-eights inches
(2-5/8") in width.
(3) The tag
shall bear the following information:
(A) "DO
NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF THE FIRE CODE OFFICIAL";
(B) The service company's name, address, and
telephone number (local office);
(C) The service company's license
number;
(D) The signature, printed
name and the license number of a portable fire extinguisher technician
certifying the system;
(E) The
month and year the inspection was performed;
(F) A list of the deficiencies that render
the system inoperable; and,
(G) A
list of any deficiencies present that do not render the system
inoperable.
(4) Only a
portable fire extinguisher technician, employed by a portable fire extinguisher
company or the Fire Code Official may remove an annual inspection
tag.
(5) If a Red Tag is placed on
a portable fire extinguisher the fire extinguisher Company shall notify the
building owner or agent and the Fire Code Official in writing of all
impairments immediately or as soon as practicable, but no later than
twenty-four (24) hours.