| (a) The following requirements are applicable to all
portable extinguishers.
(1) Portable extinguishers must be installed, serviced,
and maintained in compliance with the manufacturer's instructions
and with the applicable standards adopted in this subchapter except
when the installation or servicing complies with a standard that has
been adopted by the political subdivision in which the system is installed.
(2) A service tag certifying the work the licensee
performed must be securely attached to the portable extinguisher on
completion of the work.
(3) When requested in writing by the owner, a portable
fire extinguisher of the type described in subparagraphs (A), (B),
or (C) of this paragraph may be serviced according to the requirement
of this subchapter, regardless of whether it carries the label of
approval or listing of a testing laboratory approved according to
this subchapter.
(A) All portable fire extinguishers serviced according
to the requirements of the United States Coast Guard and installed
for use in foreign shipping vessels;
(B) all portable carbon dioxide fire extinguishers
serviced according to the requirements of the United States Department
of Transportation; or
(C) cartridge-actuated portable fire extinguishers
used exclusively by employees of the firm owning the extinguishers.
(4) A licensee who services portable fire extinguishers
according to paragraph (3) of this subsection, must comply with the
following:
(A) The back of the service tag must be plainly marked
with the words "No Listing Mark."
(B) All missing markings, code symbols, instructions,
and information required by the applicable performance standard and
fire test standard specified in §34.507(1) of this title (relating
to Adopted Standards), except for the approving or listing mark of
the testing laboratory, must be affixed to each extinguisher in the
form of a label designated in the standard.
(b) The following requirements are applicable to all
fixed fire extinguisher systems.
(1) Fixed systems must be planned, installed, and serviced
in compliance with the manufacturer's installation manuals and specifications
or the applicable standards adopted in this subchapter, except when
the installation or servicing complies with a standard that has been
adopted by the political subdivision in which the system is installed.
(2) On completion of the installation of a pre-engineered
fixed fire extinguisher system, a licensee authorized to certify pre-engineered
fixed fire extinguishing systems under the provisions of this subchapter
must place an installation label on the system to certify that the
system was installed in compliance with the manufacturer's installation
manuals and specifications or standards adopted by the commissioner
in this subchapter. The licensee whose signature appears on the installation
label must be present for the final test of the system prior to certification.
(3) On completion of the installation of a fixed fire
extinguisher system other than a pre-engineered system, a Type A or
Type PL licensee must place an installation label on the system to
certify that the system was installed in compliance with the manufacturer's
installation manuals and specifications, plans developed by a Type
PL licensee or professional engineer, or standards adopted by the
commissioner in this subchapter. The licensee whose signature appears
on the installation label must be present for the final test of the
system prior to certification.
(4) A service tag certifying the work the licensee
performed must be securely attached to the system on completion of
the work.
(c) Pre-engineered fixed fire extinguisher systems
must be installed and serviced by a licensee authorized to install
or service pre-engineered fixed fire extinguishing systems under the
provisions of this subchapter.
(d) A pre-engineered fixed fire extinguisher system,
except those covered by subsection (f) of this section, which has
been previously installed in one location may be reinstalled in another
location if:
(1) the system is of the size and type necessary to
protect all hazards;
(2) all parts and equipment, when installed, will function
as designed by the manufacturer; and
(3) the system complies with all applicable adopted
standards.
(e) Fixed fire extinguisher systems other than pre-engineered
systems must be planned, installed, or serviced by a Type PL licensee
or professional engineer. Installation and servicing of these systems
may also be performed by or supervised by a Type A licensee. An employee
of the registered firm may install these systems, under the direct
supervision of a Type A or PL licensee, without obtaining a license
or permit.
(f) All pre-engineered fixed fire extinguishing systems,
installed or modified after July 1, 1996, according to NFPA 17 or
NFPA 17A or NFPA 96 of the adopted standards for the protection of
commercial cooking areas, must meet the minimum requirements of Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc., Standard 300, "Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishing
Systems for Protection of Restaurant Cooking Area" (UL 300). After
January 1, 2008, all existing pre-engineered fixed fire extinguishing
systems, installed in accordance with NFPA 17 or NFPA 17A or NFPA
96 of the adopted standards, for the protection of commercial cooking
areas, must meet the minimum requirements of UL Standard 300, "Fire
Testing of Fire Extinguishing Systems for Protection of Restaurant
Cooking Area" (UL 300) or a red tag must be attached following the
procedures in §34.521 of this title (relating to Red Tags).
(g) If the installation or servicing of a fixed fire
extinguishing system includes the installation or servicing of any
part of a fire alarm or detection system or a fire sprinkler system
other than the installation and servicing of mechanical or pneumatic
detection or actuation devices in connection with the fire extinguishing
system, the licensing requirements of the appropriate Insurance Code
Chapters 6002 or 6003 must be satisfied.
(h) The fixed-temperature sensing elements of the fusible
metal alloy type, replaced while servicing a kitchen hood fire extinguishing
system, must bear the manufacturer's date stamp, which must be within
one year of the date of the replacement. The year of manufacture,
temperature, and quantity for new fusible links must be listed on
the service tag under service performed.
(i) The disposable actuation cartridge, replaced while
servicing a kitchen hood fire extinguisher system, must bear the date
of replacement.
(j) After operating the pull pin or locking device
during maintenance of a portable fire extinguisher, the flag of the
new tamper seal must bear the year it was attached. The date must
be imprinted or embossed on the flag of the new tamper seal. Dates
applied with a marker are not allowed.
(k) All pre-engineered dry chemical fixed fire extinguishing
systems, installed in new, remodeled, or relocated protected areas
after January 1, 2006, must meet the minimum requirements of the second
edition (1996) or more recent edition of Underwriters Laboratories,
Inc., Standard 1254, Pre-engineered Dry Chemical Extinguishing System
Units.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §34.517 adopted to be effective December 5, 1984, 9 TexReg 6006; amended to be effective April 14, 1989, 14 TexReg 1632; transferred effective September 1, 1991, as published in the Texas Register March 6, 1992, 17 TexReg 1745; amended to be effective September 20, 1995, 20 TexReg 7077; amended to be effective May 10, 1996, 21 TexReg 3714; transferred effective September 1, 1997, as published in the Texas Register November 14, 1997, 22 TexReg 11091; amended to be effective August 26, 2001, 26 TexReg 6105; amended to be effective March 7, 2002, 27 TexReg 1496; amended to be effective September 20, 2004, 29 TexReg 9006; amended to be effectiveApril 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1706; amended to be effective February 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 662; amended to be effective July 29, 2014, 39 TexReg 5761; amended to be effective July 19, 2016, 41 TexReg 5180 |
