Section 477.410 - Installation, inspection, maintenance and repair; failure to comply1. All installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of portable fire extinguishers and fixed fire extinguishing systems must be performed in accordance with NFPA 10, 2018 edition, NFPA 17 and 17A, 2017 editions, and the regulations of and statutes enforced by the State Fire Marshal.2. Regardless of exceptions contained in the NFPA's applicable standards, the internal components of all portable fire extinguishers except carbon dioxide, wet chemical, halogenated agent, aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) and film forming fluroroprotein foam (FFFP) portable fire extinguishers must be examined at least annually and whenever the service seal has been broken or an inspection indicates that the extinguisher might fail to function.3. For the recharging of any dry chemical type of extinguishment cylinder to be valid, the service person must date and initial with a permanent marking pen on the topmost exposed portion of the pick-up tube before reassembly and recharging. The date on the pick-up tube must correspond to the date on the exterior service tag. Failure to date and initial the pick-up tube is grounds for the immediate suspension or revocation of a certificate of registration. If possible, a collar tag ring as required by NFPA 10, 2018 edition, or an alternate collar tag ring that is approved by the State Fire Marshal must be installed at the time the extinguisher is recharged or serviced in the following manner: Click to view image
4. Nitrogen or approved dry air must be used as expellant when recharging dry chemical type extinguishers unless the manufacturer recommends otherwise.5. Before a fire extinguishing system using a clean agent is accepted, a test as referenced in NFPA 12A, 2015 edition, must be performed and recorded.6. Within 30 days before the date on which an extinguisher must be serviced, the owner of a portable fire extinguisher may enter into a verbal service agreement for the service of that extinguisher.7. When servicing portable fire extinguishers, the practice of swapping out a portable fire extinguisher is prohibited. This subsection does not prohibit a service person from removing a portable fire extinguisher to make an off-site repair or to perform hydrostatic testing if the original portable fire extinguisher is returned within 3 business days after the date of removal.8. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section by a person who holds a certificate of registration is a ground for the immediate suspension or revocation of the certificate of registration, and the person who holds the certificate of registration may be criminally or civilly liable for fraud.9. As used in this section, "practice of swapping out" means the practice of: (a) Replacing a new portable fire extinguisher with an older or used portable fire extinguisher; and(b) Representing that the older or used portable fire extinguisher is a new portable fire extinguisher.Nev. Admin. Code § 477.410
[St. Fire Marshal, §§ 2.301-2.303, eff. 11-27-78]-(NAC A 1-19-84; 3-9-89; 2-17-94; R220-99, 9-25-2000; R062-04, 9-3-2004; R102-08, 9-18-2008; R090-10, 12-30-2011); St. Fire Marshal, §§ 2.301-2.303, eff. 11-27-78-NAC A 1-19-84; 3-9-89; 2-17-94; R220-99, 9-25-2000; R062-04, 9-3-2004; R102-08, 9-18-2008; R090-10, 12-30-2011; A by R123-13, eff. 1/16/2015; A by R132-18A, eff. 2/20/2020; A by R132-18CAP, eff. 12/16/2020; A by R048-24A, eff. 8/26/2024