HAR §12-45.5-69. Existing day-care and health care occupancies

Section 13.7.2.6 & 13.7.2.8 is deleted in its entirety. [Eff ] (Auth: HRS §132-3) (Imp: HRS §132-3) This recognizes that this code does not retroactively apply to existing day-care & health care occupancies that were constructed to requirements in the building code of that time.) §12-45.4-70 Fire alarm systems inspection, testing, and maintenance notification. Section 13.7.3.2.4 is amended by adding section 13.7.3.2.4.1.1 to read as follows: 13.7.3.2.4.1.1 The county fire department shall be given a seventy-two hour notification prior to a scheduled inspection, testing, maintenance or retesting of any fire alarm systems within their respective jurisdiction. [Eff ] (Auth: HRS §132-3) (Imp: HRS §132-3) §12-45.4-71 Fire alarm systems inspection, testing, and maintenance labels. Section 13.7.3.2.4 (this was misnumbered) is amended by adding sections 13.7.3.2.4.4.1, 13.7.3.2.4.4.2, 13.7.3.2.4.4.3, and 13.7.3.2.4.4.4 to read as follows: 13.7.3.2.4.4.1 Labels. Fire alarm systems passing an annual inspection, testing, and maintenance test shall have an approved label affixed to the annunciator panel or, if not present, the fire alarm system control panel in accordance with section 13.7.3.2. Information on the label, at a minimum shall, entail the following: (1) Removal of the previous label; (2) Indicate the month and year the satisfactory test was performed; (3) Certificate of fitness holder’s name and number; (4) Certificate of fitness holder’s company name, address, and contact information; (5) Be yellow, at least two and one-fourth of an inch in width, and three and one-fourth of an inch in length; (6) Be clearly visible without obstructing the visibility or operation of the annunciator panel or, if not present, fire alarm system control panel; and (7) The label shall be clearly visible and punched with no more than one year and one month. 13.7.3.2.4.4.2 Fire alarm systems failing an annual inspection, test, and maintenance test shall leave the expired inspection tag or label in place on the annunciator panel or, if not present, the fire alarm system control panel until the system is repaired. 13.7.3.2.4.4.3 The AHJ and the building owner shall be verbally notified immediately when a fire alarm system becomes inoperable. Alternative notification and response plans shall be implemented after approved by the AHJ until the fire alarm system is fully operational. 13.7.3.2.4.4.4 An inspection, testing, and maintenance report entitled “System Record of Inspection and Testing”, “Notification Appliance Supplementary Record of Inspection and Testing”, “Initiating Device Supplementary Record of Inspection and Testing”, “Mass Notification System Supplementary Record of Inspection and Testing”, “Emergency Communications Systems Supplementary Record of Inspection and Testing”, “Interface Component Supplementary Record of Inspection and Testing”, available on the State Fire Council’s website and at each county fire department’s fire prevention bureau, or a similar report approved by the AHJ shall be provided to the property owner or agent within fourteen days after a satisfactory test. [Eff ] (Auth: HRS §132-16) (Imp: HRS §132-16; SLH 2014, Act 165) (This revision standardizes the ITM report form & where it may be found. This adds additional information to the tag or label and expedites the notification to the AHJ of an inoperable fire alarm system. Exhibit B became Annex G) §12-45.4-72 Fire alarm systems inspection, testing, and maintenance tag. Section 13.7.3.2.4.7 is amended by adding as follows: Section 13.7.3.2.4.7 Tag. A tag shall be placed on the fire alarm panel when tested in accordance with NFPA 72. Information on the tag shall include the date of testing, testing company and contact information, technician performing the test and certificate of fitness number, and that the test was satisfactory. [Eff ] (Auth: HRS §132-3) (Imp: HRS §132-3) (This was a consolidated county amendment from the NFPA Fire Code 2006 edition into the 2012 edition. Sections changed from 2012 edition to 2015 & 2018 editions. This moved from 13.7.3.2.5 to 13.7.3.2.4.7. The reference in the amendment to 13.7.3.2 is incorrect. Should be NFPA 72 Chapter 14.) §12-45.4-73 Fire alarm systems manually activated alarm- initiating devices. Section 13.7.3.3.8.4 is amended to add a new sentence at the end to read as follows: The location of manual fire alarm boxes may be modified by the AHJ. [Eff ] (Auth: HRS §132-3) (Imp: HRS §132-3) (Section 13.7.3.3.6 in the 2012 edition is now 13.7.3.3.8.4 in the 2015 & 2018 editions. This amendment allows alternate locations for fire alarm pull stations by the AHJ. An example is the agreement between the State Department of Education and the State Fire Council to allow pull stations to be placed inside of classrooms with identification signs outside of those classrooms. The justification was to reduce vandalism and false activations with the rooms being accessible during school hours. This amendment allows alternate locations for fire alarm pull stations by the AHJ.