Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Exhaust Gas Analyzers › Section 445B.5075 - Manufacturer of approved analyzer: Required services; administrative fine for violations

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. The manufacturer
				of an exhaust gas analyzer approved by the Department, or an authorized
				representative of the manufacturer, shall provide the services set forth in
				this section to each person purchasing or leasing one of those analyzers as
				part of the warranty required pursuant to NAC 445B.5065, and thereafter upon
				request by the purchaser or lessee at a cost negotiated between the
				parties.
2. The manufacturer or its
				authorized representative shall:
(a) Deliver,
				install, calibrate and verify the proper operating condition of the
				analyzer.
(b) Train all approved
				inspectors employed by the test station at the time of installation in the
				proper use, maintenance and operation of the analyzer, including the procedure
				for performing a vehicle inspection in this State.
(c) Provide, within 30 days after receiving
				an oral or written request from the operator of a test station, additional
				training to an applicant for licensure as a class I approved inspector who is
				unable to demonstrate to the Department an ability to adjust and operate the
				equipment in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NAC 445B.485. The
				manufacturer may charge a fee for providing such additional training.
(d) Provide on-site service calls by a
				qualified repair technician within 2 business days after receiving an oral or
				written request from the operator of the test station. The names, toll-free
				telephone numbers and business addresses of all of the manufacturer's
				representatives responsible for equipment service in the affected area must be
				provided to the operator of the test station for this purpose. A service
				representative of the manufacturer must be available to receive service calls
				at all times during normal working hours of each day of the week, excluding
				Sundays and national holidays. Any necessary repairs to an analyzer,
				replacement of components or adjustments to an analyzer, including the
				correction and reset of quality control lockout systems, must be accomplished
				at the test station within 1 day after authorization from the operator of the
				test station has been obtained to perform the repairs. If it is not possible to
				complete the work within this time, a temporary replacement analyzer meeting
				all program requirements of the Department must be provided to the operator of
				the test station at no additional charge until the malfunctioning analyzer is
				properly repaired and returned to service.
(e) Provide up to two updates of software as
				required by the Department, which may include, without limitation:
(1) Preconditioning procedures and emission
				testing sequences;
(2) Various
				look-up tables;
(3) Procedures for
				data communication; and
(4)
				Criteria affecting the selection of emission standards, vehicle exemptions, and
				whether a vehicle passes or fails an emissions test.
Other areas not specifically mentioned may also be required
				  to be updated, but changes are not expected in all noted areas at one
				  time.
(f)
				Provide major alterations or additions to the hardware or software of the
				analyzer as may be deemed necessary by the Department in response to a change
				in requirements of the inspection and maintenance program of this State, a
				change in vehicle technology or other relevant change. If an update is
				required, the time for development will be agreed upon by the Department and
				the manufacturer. If an update of software is required, the time within which
				the updated software must be developed will be agreed upon by the Department
				and manufacturer.