S.C. Code Regs. 71-8303.8. Installation and Maintenance Procedures

A. All Portable Fire Extinguishers and Fixed Fire Extinguishing Systems covered by these regulations shall be installed, inspected, tested and serviced per the applicable NFPA standards and the manufacturer’s installation, service and maintenance manuals. B. Any portable fire extinguisher or fixed fire extinguishing system that cannot be maintained per the manufacturer’s installation, service, and maintenance manuals or the applicable NFPA standards shall be removed from service and replaced. C. Tamper seals on all portable fire extinguishers and fixed fire extinguishing systems shall be imprinted with the year. Handwritten dates are not acceptable. The year imprinted on the tamper seal shall match the date on the maintenance tag affixed to the portable fire extinguisher or fixed fire extinguishing system.