Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 47 - Fire protection systems inspection, testing, and maintenance labeling

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.2.3 is amended by adding sections 13.2.3.3.1,
				  13.2.3.3.2, 13.2.3.3.2.1, 13.2.3.3.3, 13.2.3.3.3.1, 13.2.3.3.4, 13.2.3.3.4.1,
				  13.2.3.3.5, 13.2.3.3.5.1, and 13.2.3.3.5.2 as follows: 13.2.3.3.1 Inspection
				  Label and Collar. An approved label and verification collar signifying
				  successful passing of the system shall be provided when inspecting, testing, or
				  maintaining any class I, II, III, and combined standpipe fire extinguishing
				  system.
13.2.3.3.2 Five Year Inspection Label
13.2.3.3.2.1 Class I, II, and III, and combined standpipe
				  fire extinguishing systems passing a five-year inspection (annual inspection
				  for class II hoses) shall have an approved, weatherproof, inspection label
				  affixed to the fire department connection. If the system does not have a fire
				  department connection, labels shall be affixed to hose cabinets located on the
				  ground floor and the top-most floor.
(1) The label shall indicate the type of
				system, month and year the system was inspected, tested, and maintained; the
				certificate of fitness holder's name and certificate number; and the company
				name, address, and contact information.
(2) The label shall be yellow, at least two
				and one-fourth inches in width and three and one-fourth of an inch in length,
				and clearly visible without obstructing the operation of the fire extinguishing
				system.
(3) The label shall be
				constructed of a durable material approved by the AHJ.
(4) The label shall be punched with no more
				than one year and one month.
13.2.3.3.3 Verification Service Collar.
13.2.3.3.3.1 The verification of service collar shall be a
				  circular, solid of continuous plastic with at least a three inch diameter hole
				  in the center and shall slide onto each hose length approximately midway from
				  the male and female couplings after the physical inspection has been completed
				  and deemed satisfactory. The verification service collar shall:
(1) Indicate the month and year the hose was
				inspected; the certificate of fitness holder's name and number; and company
				name, address and contact information; and
(2) Be constructed of other suitable
				materials when approved by the AHJ.
13.2.3.3.4 Inoperable system sign
13.2.3.3.4.1 Systems that cannot be utilized for firefighting
				  operations shall have an inoperable system sign affixed to the fire department
				  connection.
(1) The sign shall have a
				white background with red lettering and be constructed of wood, metal, or
				plastic.
(2) The letters shall be a
				minimum height of three inches and a minimum width of one-fourth of an inch
				stroke.
(3) If the system does not
				have a fire department connection, inoperable system signs shall be affixed to
				hose cabinets located on the ground floor and the top-most floor.
(4) The sign shall remain in place until all
				repairs have been made and a satisfactory system test is completed.
13.2.3.3.5
Inspection
, Testing, and
				  Maintenance Report.
13.2.3.3.5.1 An inspection, testing, and maintenance report
				  entitled 'Standpipe and Hose Systems" available on the State Fire Council's
				  website and at each county fire department's fire prevention bureau, or a
				  similar report approved by the AHJ, shall be provided to the property owner or
				  agent within fourteen days after the inspection, testing, and maintenance
				  date.
13.2.3.3.5.2 An electronic copy of the unsatisfactory test
				  report shall be submitted to the AHJ within five working days of the
				  inspection, testing, and maintenance date. Submittals of satisfactory
				  inspection, testing, and maintenance report shall be determined by the
				  AHJ.