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-3135 - Service Tags, Yellow Tags, Red Tags, and Stenciling

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All fire sprinkler systems/equipment shall
				be tagged or stenciled in the following manner.
1. Service Tags
a. A service tag shall be completed and
				attached to a fire sprinkler system, fire pump and fire hoses after it has been
				certified, hydrostatically tested, inspected, installed, maintained or serviced
				indicating all work that has been done. Fire hoses shall be stenciled in ink
				after being hydrostatically tested.
b. Service tags shall be green in color. Fire
				hoses shall be stenciled in a contrasting color to that of the hose.
c. The service tag shall be attached at the
				following locations.
i. For fire sprinkler
				systems, the tag shall be attached at the riser.
ii. For fire pumps, the tag shall be attached
				at pump housing cover.
iii. For
				fire hoses, the tag shall be located at the female coupling.
iv. For standpipes, the tag shall be attached
				at the main control valve.
v. For
				fire hoses, the stencil shall be located at both couplings.
d. The service tag shall be
				attached in such a way as to not hamper the actuation and operation of the
				equipment or system.
e. A service
				tag shall be attached on all equipment/systems found to be in proper working
				condition and which are found to be in an operational condition per the
				inspection, testing and maintenance chapters of the applicable NFPA codes and
				standards. This tag shall be used for new installations and shall be in
				addition to the installation placard provided for in these rules. This tag
				shall also be used for all service and maintenance where the system is found to
				meet the above conditions.
f.
				Service tags must contain all of the information listed below:
i. "DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF THE STATE FIRE
				MARSHAL" (all capital letters in bold face type);
ii. servicing firm's name, physical address
				and telephone number;
iii.
				servicing firm's State Fire Marshal certificate number;
iv. employee's name and State Fire Marshal
				license number (if applicable) to be printed on tag either at the time of
				service or preprinted;
v.
				employee's signature to be signed at time of installation, certification or
				service (no preprinted signatures nor initials are permitted);
vi. day, month and year in which the
				installation, certification or service was performed (must be punched through
				service tag at designated marks for month and year; designated marks for month
				and year shall only be punched once per tag);
vii. type of work performed. Only
				"Installation", "Certification", and "Service" shall be noted on tag for type
				of work performed (must be punched through the service tag):
(a). "Installation" shall be punched on the
				tag when the fire protection system or equipment is initially placed into
				service or after an addition or extension to the system has been made. Punching
				"Installation" indicates the initial certification of the system or equipment
				has been completed;
(b).
				"Certification" shall be punched on the tag when the fire sprinkler system or
				equipment has its annual inspection. Punching "Certification" indicates that
				any required service performed to the system or equipment at the time has been
				completed;
(c). "Service" shall be
				punched on the tag when the fire sprinkler system or equipment is repaired or
				replaced to ensure proper operation in between required certification
				periods;
(d). specifics as to the
				type of work performed shall be noted on rear of tag, (i.e., new installation,
				annual certification, service, etc);
viii. model number and manufacturer of the
				sprinkler valve(s);
ix. business
				owner or tenant and physical address of where the sprinkler system is located
				(to be noted on rear of tag).
g. Other information may be permitted on the
				tag after a review and approval by the fire marshal. A request for additional
				information shall be made to the fire marshal in writing with a sample tag
				indicating the requested additions.
h. Stenciled information on fire hoses shall
				include the test pressure, date of test and firm license number.