Texas Administrative Code › Title 28 - INSURANCE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE › Chapter 34 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Subchapter E - FIRE EXTINGUISHER RULES › Section 34.510 - Certificates of Registration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Required.
				  Each firm and each branch office engaged in the business must obtain a
				  certificate of registration from the state fire marshal.
(b) Properly equipped licensed person. Before
				  engaging in the business, each registered firm must have at least one licensed
				  person who must be properly equipped to perform the act or acts authorized by
				  its certificate.
(c) Types of
				  certificates. The business activities authorized by the certificate are limited
				  to the business activities authorized under the license of its employees. A
				  separate Type C registration is required to engage in the business of
				  hydrostatic testing of U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT)
				  specification fire extinguisher cylinders.
(d) Business location. Each registered firm
				  must maintain a specific business location, and the business location must be
				  indicated on the certificate. The business location must be a physical address,
				  not a mailing address or P.O. Box.
(e) Shop. A registered firm must establish
				  and maintain a shop, whether at a specific business location or in a mobile
				  unit designed so that servicing, repairing, or hydrostatic testing can be
				  performed. The shop must be adequately equipped to service or test all fire
				  extinguishers or systems the registered firm installs and services. At a
				  minimum, a firm must maintain the following:
(1) a copy of the most recently adopted
				  edition of NFPA 10;
(2) a copy of
				  the most recently adopted Insurance Code Chapter 6001 and this
				  chapter;
(3) a list of
				  manufacturers or types of portable extinguishers serviced with their respective
				  manuals or part lists;
(4) portable
				  scale to accurately measure extinguisher gross weights;
(5) seals or tamper indicators;
(6) temporary fire extinguishers
				  replacements;
(7) if performing
				  annual maintenance on carbon dioxide extinguishers, at a minimum, the following
				  additional items are required:
(A)
				  conductivity tester; and
(B)
				  conductivity test label;
(8) if performing internal maintenance for
				  portable extinguishers, a written notice must be kept on file indicating the
				  registered firm performing the maintenance or, at a minimum, the following
				  additional items are required:
(A) appropriate
				  tools to remove and reinstall a valve head;
(B) charging adapters;
(C) Teflon tape, silicone grease, solvent, or
				  other lubricant used;
(D) supply of
				  spare parts for respective manufacturers and type of fire extinguishers
				  serviced;
(E) appropriate recharge
				  agents;
(F) agent fill
				  funnels;
(G) light designed to be
				  used for internal inspections;
(H)
				  dry chemical closed recovery system or sufficient new dry chemical;
(I) leak test equipment;
(J) dry nitrogen cylinders, regulator and
				  calibrated gauges for pressurizing cylinders;
(K) verification collar rings; and
(L) six-year maintenance labels.
(9) if performing hydrostatic
				  testing for portable extinguishers, a written notice must be kept on file
				  indicating the registered firm performing the test or, at a minimum, the
				  following additional items are required:
(A)
				  working hydrostatic test pump with flexible connection, check valves, and
				  fittings;
(B) protective cage or
				  barrier;
(C) calibrated
				  gauges;
(D) drying
				  equipment;
(E) hydrostatic test
				  log; and
(F) hydrostatic test
				  labels;
(10) if
				  performing maintenance for U.S. DOT specification portable fire extinguishers,
				  a written notice must be kept on file indicating the registered firm that would
				  perform the hydrostatic test when required or, at a minimum, the following
				  additional items are required:
(A) a current
				  Type C registration issued by the State Fire Marshal's Office; and
(B) verification of registration through the
				  U.S. DOT;
(11) if
				  installing or servicing a fixed fire extinguisher system, at a minimum, the
				  following additional items are required:
(A) a
				  copy of the latest adopted edition of applicable NFPA standards with respect to
				  the type of system installed or serviced;
(B) applicable manufacturer's service manuals
				  for the type of system; and
(C) any
				  special tools or parts as required by the manufacturer's manual.