§ 471-26. Servicing standards and procedures.

In order to maintain a license or a certificate of registration, the following standards and procedures shall be followed:

A. 

Fire and performance standards.

(1) 

Installation and service may only be performed on a portable fire extinguisher or an automatic fire extinguishing system that is listed and labeled and meets or exceeds all of the requirements of the fire test standards and performance standards referenced in the appropriate NFPA standards referred to in Subsection A(3) of this section.

(2) 

The identification of the listing and labeling organization and the fire test and performance standard that the extinguisher meets or exceeds shall be clearly marked on each extinguisher, with the exception of extinguishers manufactured prior to January 1, 1986.

(3) 

The selection, installation, inspection, and servicing of portable fire extinguishers shall be as specified in NFPA 10 and the applicable section(s) of the Fire Prevention and Building Code of the State of New York.

(4) 

The selection, installation, inspection and servicing of automatic fire extinguishing systems shall be as specified in NFPA 12, 12A, 17, 17A, and 2001 and the applicable section(s) of the Fire Prevention and Building Code of the State of New York.

B. 

Record tags and labels.

(1) 

New record tags shall be attached to each portable fire extinguisher and automatic fire extinguishing system in accordance with the applicable NFPA standard when put into service and each time service is performed. The following information shall be recorded on a record tag:

(a) 

Name and license number of individual who performed servicing;

(b) 

Serial number of cylinder;

(c) 

Statement of the type of service performed;

(d) 

Statement of the type of portable fire extinguisher involved;

(e) 

Statement of the month and year that the service was performed;

(f) 

The words "DO NOT REMOVE"; and

(g) 

The name, address, phone number, and certificate of registration number of the registered facility.

(2) 

Each six-year maintenance shall be recorded on a record table consisting of a metallic decal, which shall be affixed on the exterior of the cylinder and which shall self-destruct when removal is attempted. Any six-year maintenance label previously attached to a cylinder shall be removed prior to affixing a new label. The label shall contain the following information:

(a) 

The year and month that the six-year maintenance was performed;

(b) 

The name, address, phone number, and certificate of registration number of the registered facility performing the maintenance; and

(c) 

The initials and license number of the license holder performing the maintenance.

(3) 

When a low-pressure hydrostatic test is performed, it shall be recorded on a record label consisting of a metallic decal, which shall be affixed on the exterior of the cylinder. Any low-pressure hydrostatic test labels previously attached to a cylinder shall be removed prior to affixing a new label. The record label shall contain the following information:

(a) 

The year and month the test was performed;

(b) 

The test pressure;

(c) 

The name, address, phone number, and certificate of registration number of the registered facility; and

(d) 

The initials and license number of the license holder performing the testing.

C. 

Verification of service collar.

(1) 

Each extinguisher that has undergone maintenance that includes internal examination, or that has been recharged, shall have a "Verification of Service" collar located around the neck of the cylinder.

(2) 

The collar shall consist of a single circular piece of uninterrupted material forming a hole of a size that will not permit the collar assembly to move over the neck of the cylinder unless the valve has been completely removed.

(3) 

The collar shall not interfere with the operation of the extinguisher.

(4) 

The collar shall include the month and year of the service performed, indicated by a perforation such as is done by a hand punch.

(5) 

The collar shall include the name and certificate of registration number of the registered facility.

D. 

Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall be grounds for license or certificate of registration revocation, suspension or nonrenewal.