Texas Administrative Code › Title 28 - INSURANCE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE › Chapter 34 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Subchapter F - FIRE ALARM RULES › Section 34.622 - Inspection/Test Labels

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) After the
				  inspection and testing of a fire alarm system, a fire alarm inspection/test
				  label must be completed in detail and affixed to either the inside or outside
				  of the control panel cover or, if the system has no panel, in a permanent
				  location. The signature of the licensee on the inspection/test label certifies
				  that the inspection and tests performed comply with requirements of the adopted
				  standards.
(b) If any service or
				  maintenance is performed under the inspection or test, a service label, in
				  addition to the inspection/test label, must be completed and attached according
				  to the procedures in this section.
(c) For new installation, an inspection/test
				  label may only be applied after the system has been accepted by the local
				  AHJ.
(d) If, during any inspection
				  or test, the system does not comply with applicable standards adopted at the
				  time the system was installed, has a fault condition, or is impaired from
				  normal operation, the owner or the owner's representative and the local AHJ
				  must be notified of the condition and the licensee must attach, in addition to
				  the inspection/test label, the appropriate yellow or red label, in accordance
				  with the procedures in this section.
(e) The local AHJ must be notified when the
				  fault or impairment has been corrected.
(f) Inspection/test labels must remain in
				  place for at least five years, after which they 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 may remove excess labels at any
				  time.
(g) The inspection/test label
				  must be blue with printed black lettering.
(h) The inspection/test label must be
				  approximately three inches high and three inches wide, and must have an
				  adhesive on the back that allows for label removal.
(i) Approximately a half-inch of the adhesive
				  on the top back of the label should be used to attach the label over the
				  previous inspection/test label to permit viewing of the previous label and the
				  maintaining of a brief history.
(j)
				  Inspection/test labels must contain the following information in the format of
				  the inspection/test label, as set forth in subsection (k) of this section:
(1) DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF TEXAS STATE
				  FIRE MARSHAL (all capital letters in at least 10-point bold face
				  type);
(2) INSPECTION/TEST RECORD
				  (all capital letters in at least 10-point bold face type);
(3) the registered firm's name, address,
				  telephone number (either main office or branch office) and certificate of
				  registration number of the firm performing the inspection/test;
(4) the date of the inspection performed, the
				  licensee's signature (a stamped signature is prohibited) and license
				  number;
(5) the type of
				  inspection/test performed to be marked, new installation, semi-annual,
				  quarterly or annual;
(6) the last
				  date of sensitivity test, if known; and
(7) the status after the inspection/test if
				  acceptable or if yellow label attached, or if red label attached.