28 Tex. Admin. Code § 34.517 - Installation and Service

(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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28 Tex. Admin. Code § 34.517

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 by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 29, July 15, 2016, TexReg 5185, eff. 7/19/2016