La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § V-3157

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section V-3157 - Miscellaneous Provisions

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, plan, 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 fire sprinkler equipment and/or systems or fire hoses 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:

a. first being certified or licensed to perform such acts; and

b. is employed by a firm certified to perform those acts; and

c. is performing those acts for the certified firm by which he is employed.

6. Nothing in these rules shall prevent an appropriately licensed or registered firm or person from certifying, hydrostatically testing, inspecting, installing, maintaining, planning or servicing any manufacturer's fire sprinkler 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. fire sprinkler systems including but not limited to sprinkler risers, standpipe systems, fire pumps and hose stations shall be certified annually by a firm with a fire sprinkler endorsement;

b. fire hoses shall be certified at a minimum annually by a firm with a fire sprinkler endorsement firm or with a portable fire extinguisher/fire hose endorsement as outlined by R.S.40:1664.1 et seq.

2. 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. Isolated Hazardous Areas. Where areas are permitted to have sprinkler protection from the domestic water supply in lieu of fire rated construction, then the following shall apply.

1. Installation of domestic water sprinklers shall meet all requirements as set forth in the edition NFPA 101 as adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal in LAC 55:V:103 or noted in these rules.

2. Installation of more than one but no more than six domestic water sprinklers shall only be performed by a licensed sprinkler contractor.

3. Installation of one domestic water sprinkler may be performed by a Louisiana licensed plumbing contractor or a licensed sprinkler contractor.

4. Inspection of domestic sprinkler heads shall be performed by either a licensed sprinkler contractor, a Louisiana licensed plumbing contractor or owner or his employee who is specifically trained to perform such inspection.

5. Documentation shall be provided on an annual basis that the sprinkler heads meet the specified requirements set forth in NFPA 101 as adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal in LAC 55:V:103 or noted in these rules.

E. Upon the completion of any new installation or renovation of a sprinkler system, a fire marshal approved "Contractor's Material and Test Certificate" shall be completed.

F. Inspection Reports. After every annual certification, an inspection report shall be completed and left at the riser or if done electronically, mailed to the owner for placement at the riser. The report shall note the inspector who performed the inspection and the date of the inspection. The building owner is responsible for ensuring the report is at the riser in a plastic pocket sleeve or pouch.

G. Advertising. All advertising, including but not limited to telephone advertising, shall indicate a firm's certificate of registration number.

H. Service Invoices. All service invoices shall reflect all work performed, the date the work was performed, and the employee who did the work.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § V-3157

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Fire Marshal, LR 35:688 (April 2009).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1664.2 et seq.