DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT FIRE FIGHTING

APPLIANCES SERVICING STATION STANDARDS

(DOTFAS)

INSPECTION LIST IN TERMS OF THE DOTFAS CODE

1. Name of Servicing Station:______Date of Inspection:______

2. Address:______Tel.:______

______Fax:______

______E-mail:______

Alternative Address / Yes / No / ______
Mobile Station / Yes / No / ______

3. Registration and Certification

3.1 Company registration number______/ Yes / No
3.2 Business Licence number______/ Yes / No
3.3 Station approved by______/ Yes / No

3.4 Insurance Company & Policy number ______

Public Liability ______

3.5 Pressure Testing Approval (SABS or Dept. of Labour) Date______/ Yes / No

If yes, what is your ID mark?______

3.6 Radiation Control Authority (Dept. Health) No.______

3.7 Are these certificates displayed?______/ Yes / No

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4. Manuals, Publications & Records required by DOTFAS Code

4.1 DOTFAS Code Book / Yes / No
4.2 SABS 810 - Portable rechargeable fire extinguishers - dry powder type extinguishers. / Yes / No
4.3 SABS 889 - Portable rechargeable fire extinguishers - water type extinguishers / Yes / No
4.4 SABS 1475 - The production of reconditioned fire - fighting equipment
Part 1 Portable and rechargeable fire extinguishers and Part 2 Fire hoses / Yes / No
4.5 SABS 1567 - Portable rechargeable fire extinguishers -Co2 type extinguishers. / Yes / No
4.6 SABS 1571 - Transportable rechargeable fire extinguishers / Yes / No
4.7 SABS 1573 - Portable rechargeable fire extinguishers - foam type extinguishers / Yes / No
4.8 SABS 1739 - Low pressure welded steel cylinders for fire extinguishers and
SABS 0105 - The classification , use and control of fire fighting equipment. / Yes / No
4.9 Occupational Health & Safety Act 1993 & Regulations and Record of Pressure Test / Yes / No

5. Premises:

5.1 Total area ______m² Is this indicated? / Yes / No
5.2 Pressure Test area ______m² separated & Safety notice / Yes / No
5.3 Dry Powder or CO2 area(s) ______/______m². Separate? / Yes / No
5.4 Dry Powder Storage receptacles? / Yes / No
5.5 Area clean? / Yes / No

6. Designated Persons:

6.1 Name ______ID No.______

6.2 Position in the Company ______

6.3 Qualifications (To be registered with the South African Qualification Committee)

______(SAQCC)______

6.4 Relevant Experience ______(Min 4 yrs, 2 marine)

6.5 Relevant Training ______

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COMPETENT PERSONS

Name / Positions / SAQCC
Reg. NO. / Training and experience
Years / Places or companies
Are these identifications displayed / Yes / No

Equipment

8.1 General

- cylinder cleaning equipment / Yes / No
- cylinder handling equipment / Yes / No
- sufficient spare cartridges, rubber hoses, nozzles, etc. / Yes / No
- proper tools / Yes / No
- equipment to view internal surfaces of cylinders / Yes / No
- nitrogen supply, with regulator, for stored pressure cylinders / Yes / No

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8.2 Pressure Testing

What pumps available?______

Maximum pressure available?______kPa______

Gauge reads maximum ______kPa (May not be more than 2xTest Pressure)

Pressure gauge tester or duplex master pressure gauge / Yes / No
Drying racks / Yes / No
Hot air generator / Yes / No

What cylinders can be tested?

- low pressure 3 000 kPa (water, dry powder) / Yes / No
- high pressure 24 000 kPa (CO2 & cartridges) / Yes / No
- breathing apparatus. / Yes / No

8.3 Scales ______

______

- date of Trade & Industry Inspection (annual) ______

9. Demonstrations

9.1 - low pressure cylinder test

mechanical means / Satisfactory / Not / N/A
hand pump / Satisfactory / Not / N/A

9.2 - high pressure cylinder test

mechanical means / Satisfactory / Not / N/A

Name of demonstrator ______

9.3 - servicing portable foam / Satisfactory / Not
9.4 - date and ID stamping on cylinders tested. / Satisfactory / Not

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10. Subcontracts

Do you subcontract any work? / Yes / No

If so what? ______

To whom? ______

11. Fire hoses

Do you test fire hoses / Yes / No

If so, how? ______

  1. Breathing Apparatus
Equipment for a vacuum and break test of masks. / Yes / No

13. Type of work - for which station will be registered.

12.1 / Pressure testing of low pressure cylinders only
12.2 / Pressure testing of all cylinders and cartridges
12.3 / Servicing of portable extinguishers (water, powder, CO2)
12.4 / Pressure testing and maintenance of fire hoses
12.5 / Installation and maintenance of fixed fire detecting & extinguishing systems
(Show that competent person (s) for this type of work is a registered Professional Engineer )
12.6 / and alarm systems
12.7 / servicing of Breathing Apparatus sets
12.8 / filling of B.A. Sets. Competent

14. Declaration:

We hereby declare that the above particulars are true and correct.

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Designated Person Date SAMSA Surveyor