Section 13144.1 Of Article 2. The State Board Of Fire Services From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 12. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
13144.1
. (a) Except as provided in Sections 18930 and 18933, the
State Fire Marshal shall biennially prepare and publish listings of
construction materials and equipment and methods of construction and
of installation of equipment, together with the name of any person,
firm, corporation, association, or similar organization designated as
the manufacturer, representative, or supplier, which are in
conformity with building standards relating to fire and panic safety
adopted and published in the State Building Standards Code and other
fire and panic safety requirements adopted by the State Fire Marshal
and published in Title 19 of the California Administrative Code. The
State Fire Marshal shall in alternate years prepare and publish
revisions to the listings.
Copies of the listings or revisions shall be distributed by the
State Fire Marshal at the costs incurred by him or her for the
printing and distribution of the listings or revisions to persons who
have submitted written requests for the approved listings or
revisions.
The purpose of this section is to provide enforcement authorities,
architects, engineers, contractors, local building officials, and
any other interested persons, with a reliable and readily available
source of information of construction materials, equipment, methods
of construction, and installation of equipment which meet the minimum
requirements established or enforced by the State Fire Marshal,
pursuant to Sections 13108 and 13143. No person, firm, corporation,
association, or similar organization shall be denied listing if the
material to be listed is approved by a testing organization using
testing procedures approved by the State Fire Marshal.
It shall not be construed that because a material, assemblies of
materials, method of construction and installation of equipment have
not been listed, as provided by this section, the material,
assemblies of materials, method of construction and installation of
equipment does not conform to the fire and panic safety requirements
as published in the State Building Standards Code or in Title 19 of
the California Administrative Code.
(b) The State Fire Marshal may evaluate, test, approve,
disapprove, and list any other fire safety product not covered in
subdivision (a).