After any service, all sections of a service tag must be completed in detail, indicating all the services that have been performed and then the tag must be attached to the respective riser of each system.

After any service, all sections of a service tag must be completed in detail, indicating all the services that have been performed and then the tag must be attached to the respective riser of each system.

• A. After any service, all sections of the service tag must be completed in detail, indicating all services that have been performed and then the tag must be attached to the respective riser of each system.
• B. The service tag must be filed with the local fire marshal.
• C. The tag must be left at the job site in a visible location.
• D. The tag must be attached to the main building exterior.

Answer: (A)

Documenting maintenance history on the system itself with a detailed service tag is about keeping a visible, portable record with the component. After performing any service, you fill out every section of the tag to show exactly what was done, when, and by whom. Then you attach that tag to the riser of the system it relates to so the maintenance history travels with the equipment. This placement ensures that future technicians and inspectors can quickly verify the work performed and dates without hunting through separate files, and it reduces the risk of the record being lost or overlooked. Attaching the tag to the main building exterior or leaving it at the job site would not keep the record with the specific system where it’s needed, and filing the tag away with a fire marshal’s records would separate it from the actual equipment. That’s why attaching a completed tag to the riser is the proper practice.

Documenting maintenance history on the system itself with a detailed service tag is about keeping a visible, portable record with the component. After performing any service, you fill out every section of the tag to show exactly what was done, when, and by whom. Then you attach that tag to the riser of the system it relates to so the maintenance history travels with the equipment. This placement ensures that future technicians and inspectors can quickly verify the work performed and dates without hunting through separate files, and it reduces the risk of the record being lost or overlooked.

Attaching the tag to the main building exterior or leaving it at the job site would not keep the record with the specific system where it’s needed, and filing the tag away with a fire marshal’s records would separate it from the actual equipment. That’s why attaching a completed tag to the riser is the proper practice.