Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Part V - Fire Protection › Chapter 31 - Fire Sprinkler Systems and/or Equipment and Fire Hose Rules › Section V-3131 - Fire Sprinkler Systems Installations and Inspections

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. New fire sprinkler systems/equipment shall
				be certified, installed, maintained, planned and serviced in compliance with
				NFPA 11, 11A, 13, 13D, 13R, 14, 15, 16, 20, 22, 24, 25, 101, 1961 and 1962, as
				applicable and adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal in LAC-55:V:103
				or noted in these rules.
B.
				Existing fire sprinkler systems/equipment shall be certified, hydrostatically
				tested and inspected in compliance with NFPA 25, 1961 or 1962, as applicable,
				as adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal in LAC-55:V:103 or noted in
				these rules.
C. A service tag shall
				be securely attached to each riser upon completion of any work.
D. When a fire hose is found to be in a
				condition which would not allow hydrostatic testing as described in NFPA 1961
				or 1962, as adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal in LAC-55:V:103
				noted in these rules, then the fire hose shall be red tagged or removed from
				service and destroyed in accordance with the applicable code or standard and
				these rules.
E. All non-required
				and non-conforming fire sprinkler systems/equipment shall be planned,
				certified, inspected, installed, planned, maintained and serviced in compliance
				with the manufacturer's installation manuals, specifications, and deviations
				from the applicable codes and standards adopted in LAC-55:V:103 and 3053 as
				authorized by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
F. Non-required and/or non-conforming fire
				sprinkler systems/equipment which only comprise of six sprinkler heads or less
				connected to a domestic water system need not be inspected and certified
				annually by a certified fire sprinkler system firm. The owner of these systems
				must ensure these systems are functional and maintained in compliance with the
				manufacturer's specifications, as provided by
				R.S.40:1561,
				et seq., and NFPA 101 as adopted by LAC-55:V:103.
G. All systems, except as noted in Section G
				above, shall be planned, certified, inspected, installed, planned, maintained
				and serviced by certified firms having licensed personnel working within their
				certification and licensing discipline. In cases where disciplines cross over,
				the following reasoning will prevail.
1.
				Distribution piping systems as provided for in NFPA 25, as adopted in LAC
				55:V:103 will be certified, inspected, installed, planned, maintained and
				serviced by certified fire sprinkler contractors as regulated by
				R.S.
				40:1664.1 et seq.
2. Underground water supply and distribution
				piping systems as provided for in NFPA 25, as adopted in LAC 55:V:103 will be
				certified, inspected, installed, planned, maintained and serviced by certified
				fire sprinkler contractors or licensed plumbing contractor as regulated by
				R.S.
				40:1664.1 et seq.
3. Foam systems providing foam solution to
				fire monitors, portable nozzles, or fire trucks are excluded from this
				rule.
4. Alarm devices such as flow
				switches, pressure switches, low air pressure switches that are an integral
				part of the piping system must be installed by certified fire sprinkler
				contractors as regulated by
				R.S.
				40:1664.1 et seq., and connected to the fire
				alarm system by a certified fire detection and alarm firm.