Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 120 - OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER AND INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER › Chapter 120-3 - RULES OF SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER › Subject 120-3-23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR INSTALLATION, INSPECTION, RECHARGING, REPAIRING, SERVICING AND TESTING OF PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS OR FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS › Rule 120-3-23-.21 - Effective Dates

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The provisions of Chapter 12 of Title 25 of the Official Code
				  of Georgia became effective on July 1, 1991. The issuance of licenses and
				  permits required by Chapter 12 under these revised Rules and Regulations shall
				  be in full compliance with this Chapter upon its effective date.
Exception No. 1
. For renewal of current
				  licenses and current permits issued prior to January 1, 2008, successful
				  passage of the current state testing for portable fire extinguishers and pre-
				  engineered restaurant fire suppression system will be accepted as compliance
				  with paragraph (g) under Rule
				  120-3-23-.04, paragraph (e) under
				  Rule 120-3-23-.05,
				  paragraph (g) under Rule
				  120-3-23-.06, and paragraph (e)
				  under Rule
				  120-3-23-.07. State testing under
				  reprinted NAFED test for compliance requirements for licenses and permits shall
				  cease by September 1, 2008. Effective October 1, 2008, applicants who
				  previously relied on state testing will be required to instead seek
				  certification from NAFED or to otherwise comply with the requirements of these
				  regulations, as amended.
Exception No. 2
: For renewal of current
				  licenses and current permits issued prior to January 1, 2008, for
				  pre-engineered industrial fire suppression systems and engineered special
				  hazard fire successful systems, a maximum of 4 hours in each area of approved
				  training or other training acceptable to this office will be accepted for
				  compliance with paragraph (5) under Rule
				  120-3-23-.03 if received after
				  January 1, 2005, but prior to January 1, 2007. Any training hours previously
				  approved by this office received after January 1, 2007, will receive full
				  credit hours for appropriate and approved training for compliance with
				  paragraph (5) under Rule
				  120-3-23-.03.
Exception No. 3
: For renewal of current
				  licenses and current permits issued prior to October 1, 2007, for engineered
				  fire suppression systems under the existing company name, compliance with
				  paragraph (g)4. under Rule 120-3-23-.10and(e)4. under Rule
				  120-3-23-.11 is not required
				  provided the current company licenses and its technicians current permits have
				  been maintained and have not lapse from the date issued. A maximum of 4 hours
				  of approved training or other training acceptable to this office will be
				  accepted for compliance with paragraph (5) under Rule
				  120-3-23-.03 if received after
				  January 1, 2005, but prior to January 1, 2007, for the renewal of current
				  licenses and current permits for engineered fire suppression systems. Any
				  training hours previously approved by this office received after January 1,
				  2007, will receive full credit hours for appropriate and approved training for
				  compliance with paragraph (5) under Rule
				  120-3-23-.03.
Exception No. 4
: The service record tag
				  requirement of paragraph (3) of Rule
				  120-3-23-.14 shall be effective
				  upon the adoption of this Chapter with the exception of the new color blue.
				  Blue service record tag requirements of paragraph (3) of Rule
				  120-3-23-.14 shall be effective
				  January 1, 2009. All companies will be required to submit blue service record
				  tags by January 1, 2009, even if they have received a license for the 2009
				  calendar year. A yellow service record tag meeting the requirements of
				  paragraph (3) of Rule
				  120-3-23-.14 will be acceptable for
				  any system serviced before January 1, 2009.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  25-12-15,
				  33-2-9,
				  50-13-21.