Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Part V - Fire Protection › Chapter 32 - Property Protection Licensing › Section V-3237 - Certification Tags, Service Tags, Partial Impairment Tags, Impairment Tags (Special Locking Systems and Equipment Only)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Certification Tags (Green Tags)
1. All firms engaged in property protection
				activity of special locking systems and equipment shall have a certification
				tag which shall be completed and attached to a special locking system, after it
				has been certified, inspected, installed, or integrated indicating all work
				that has been done.
2.
				Certification tags shall be green in color.
3. The certification tag shall be attached at
				the control panel or if no panel, at the connection to the power source
				(breaker panel).
4. The
				certification tag shall be attached in such a way as to not hamper the
				actuation and operation of the equipment or system.
5. A certification tag shall be attached on
				all systems or equipment 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 tag
				provided for in these rules.
6.
				Certification tags must contain all of the information listed below.
				Information shall be preprinted on the tag unless noted otherwise:
a. "DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF THE STATE FIRE
				MARSHAL " (all capital letters in bold face type);
b. firm's name, physical address and
				telephone number;
c. firm's state
				fire marshal certificate number;
d.
				technician's name and state fire marshal license number to be printed on tag
				either at the time of service or preprinted;
e. technician's signature to be signed at
				time of service (no preprinted signatures nor initials are permitted;
				apprentices are not permitted to sign tags);
f. day, month and year in which the
				certification was performed (must be punched through certification tag at
				designated marks for day, month and year; designated marks for day, month and
				year shall only be punched once per tag);
g. type of work performed. Only installation
				or certification shall be noted on tag for type of work performed (must be
				punched through the certification tag);
i.
				"Installation" shall be punched on the tag when the special locking system or
				equipment is initially placed into use 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;
ii. "Certification" shall be punched on the
				tag when the special locking 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;
iii. specifics as to the type of work
				performed shall be noted on rear of tag, (i.e. new installation, annual
				certification, etc);
h.
				serial number of special locking system's control panel if present;
i. owner of system and address of owner (to
				be noted on rear of tag).
7. 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.