Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-21 - FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS › Section 69A-21.403 - Application Procedure

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The application
				by a testing laboratory for recognition by the State Fire Marshal as a
				"nationally recognized testing laboratory" shall not be on any particular form
				but shall include all of the information and material requested in subsection
				(2), below.
(2)
(a) The address and telephone number of the
				main facility and all branch offices.
(b) A current organizational chart showing
				the relationship between administration, operation, and quality
				control.
(c) Resumes of the
				education and experience of key personnel.
(d) A floor plan of the main facility and all
				branch offices indicating location of the equipment used for testing portable
				fire extinguishers or pre-engineered systems.
(e) A list of all equipment used to test
				portable fire extinguishers or pre-engineered systems, identified by
				manufacturer, model number and serial number; detailed plans and specifications
				shall be submitted on any testing equipment fabricated by the
				applicant.
(f) Procedures for
				selecting, receiving, storage, handling, and shipping of test
				specimens.
(g) Test standards and
				procedures most frequently used.
(h) Method and frequency of test equipment
				calibration.
(i) Procedure for
				safekeeping of records and files.
(j) Copies of all data sheets and test report
				forms.
(k) Facsimiles of all
				contracts executed between the testing laboratory and portable extinguisher or
				pre-engineered system clients.
(l)
				Procedure for periodic updating of the report.
(m) Method of distributing test reports and
				certifications, including an indication of who may obtain copies of the final
				reports and how the reports may be obtained.
(n) A copy of the laboratory's partnership
				agreement, if a partnership, or of the articles of incorporation, if a
				corporation, and a copy of any by-laws.
(o) A list of all the portable fire
				extinguishers or pre-engineered systems presently listed by the testing
				laboratory showing the manufacturer and the model number.
(p) Copies of the test reports on all listed
				portable extinguishers or pre-engineered systems which must be in sufficient
				detail to provide for complete verification and evaluation of the operations
				and objectives, and must include the signature of personnel performing the test
				and must also include the name of the supervisory engineer.
(q) Whether the applicant testing laboratory
				has been recognized as a "nationally recognized testing laboratory" by any
				other state or by an organized, voluntary recognition organization such as the
				National Voluntary Laboratory Association Program and whether recognition by
				any other state or organization has been denied.
(r) How long the applicant testing laboratory
				has tested portable extinguishers or pre-engineered systems.
(s) A notarized statement of independence
				which shall state that, with reference to the laboratory's testing of portable
				extinguishers or pre-engineered systems:
1.
				There are no managerial affiliations with any producer, supplier, or
				vendor,
2. There are no securities
				investments in any portable extinguisher or pre-engineered systems product
				line,
3. The employment security of
				personnel is free from influence by any producer, supplier or vendor of
				portable extinguishers or pre-engineered systems,
4. There are no stock options in any portable
				extinguisher or pre-engineered systems product line,
5. The laboratory is not owned, operated, or
				controlled by any producer, supplier, or vendor of portable extinguishers or
				pre-engineered systems.