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Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETYPart V - Fire Protection
Chapter 30 - Portable Fire Extinguishers, Fire Hoses, Hydrostatic Testing, Fixed Fire Suppression Equipment and/or Systems and Fire Detection and Alarm Equipment and/or Systems Rules
Section V-3031 - Portable Fire Extinguishers/Fire Hoses

La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § V-3031

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Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section V-3031 - Portable Fire Extinguishers/Fire Hoses
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.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § V-3031

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Fire Marshal, LR 33:1672 (August 2007).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1664.2.