Texas Administrative Code › Title 28 - INSURANCE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE › Chapter 34 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Subchapter F - FIRE ALARM RULES › Section 34.624 - Red Labels

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If, after any
				  service, inspection or test, a system or any part thereof is inoperable, has a
				  fault condition, or is impaired from normal operation, excluding the area(s) of
				  a building under construction, a completed red label must be attached to the
				  outside of the control panel cover or, if the system has no panel, in a
				  permanent location, to indicate that corrective action is necessary.
(b) The signature of the licensee on a red
				  label certifies that the conditions listed on the label have caused the system
				  to be inoperable, have a fault condition, or be impaired from normal
				  operation.
(c) If the system is
				  inoperable, immediately after attaching a red label the licensee or the
				  registered firm must orally notify the property owner, occupant or their
				  representative, and the local AHJ, where available, of all impairments and
				  provide a written notification, emailed, faxed or hand delivered within the
				  next business day of the attachment of the red label. If the system has a fault
				  condition or is impaired from normal operation, after attaching a red label,
				  the licensee or the registered firm must notify the property owner, occupant or
				  their representative, and the local AHJ in writing indicating the condition(s).
				  The written notification must be postmarked, emailed, faxed or hand delivered
				  within three business days of the attachment of the red label.
(d) Red labels must remain in place until the
				  conditions are corrected and a service label is attached certifying that the
				  corrections were made. The red label may be removed by a licensed employee or
				  agent of a registered firm, an employee of the State Fire Marshal's Office, or
				  an authorized representative of a governmental agency with appropriate
				  regulatory authority. The local AHJ must be notified when corrections are made
				  and a red label is removed or revised. The notification must be postmarked,
				  emailed, faxed, or hand delivered within five business days of the removal of
				  the red label.
(e) Red labels must
				  be approximately three inches high and three inches wide and must have an
				  adhesive on the back that allows for label removal.
(f) Labels must be red with printed black
				  lettering.
(g) Red labels must bear
				  the following information in the format of the label as shown in subsection (h)
				  of this section:
(1) "DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER
				  OF TEXAS STATE FIRE MARSHAL" (all in capital letters, at least 10-point bold
				  face type);
(2) status of the
				  system to be marked, inoperable or impaired or fault;
(3) the registered firm's name, address,
				  telephone number (either main office or branch office) and certificate of
				  registration number of the firm attaching the red label;
(4) the date the label was attached, the
				  licensee's signature (a stamped signature is prohibited) and license number;
				  and
(5) a list of conditions
				  resulting in the red label;