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:__________________________
3.
Alternative Address
Yes
No
_________________________________________
Mobile Station
Yes
No
_________________________________________
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 _________________________
Yes
No
Yes
No
Public Liability _________________________
3.5
Pressure Testing Approval (SABS or Dept. of Labour)
Date______________________
If yes, what is your ID mark?_________________________________
3.6
Radiation Control Authority (Dept. Health) No.___________________
3.7
Are these certificates displayed?_____________________________
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5.
6.
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
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
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
Are these identifications displayed
Yes
Places or companies
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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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
Drying racks
Yes
No
Hot air generator
Yes
No
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
_________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
9.
date of Trade & Industry Inspection (annual) _______________________________________
Demonstrations
9.1
-
low pressure cylinder test
9.2
-
mechanical means
Satisfactory
Not
N/A
hand pump
Satisfactory
Not
N/A
Satisfactory
Not
N/A
high pressure cylinder test
mechanical means
Name of demonstrator_________________________________
9.3
9.4
-
-
servicing portable foam
date and ID stamping on cylinders tested.
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Not
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? _______________________________________________________________
12.
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.
_________________
Designated Person
_________________
Date
_____________________
SAMSA Surveyor