(a) A person may not offer to install a multipurpose
residential fire protection sprinkler system unless the person has
secured the services of at least one RMP who holds a current Master
Plumber License with a current Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection
Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement issued by the Board.
(b) The RMP with the Multipurpose Residential Fire
Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement shall be responsible for
the general supervision of the installation and ensuring that:
(1) the system is installed by a licensed Journeyman
or Master Plumber with a current Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection
Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement;
(2) any other person who assists with the installation
of a multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler system is
registered or licensed by the Board and is assisting only under the
direct supervision of the endorsement holder who is on the job installing
the system;
(3) the system has been designed by a licensed Master
Plumber with a current Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler
Specialist Endorsement; and
(4) the system is installed, tested and inspected in
accordance with the requirements of the latest edition of the National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard 13D and all applicable
local ordinances and state laws and rules regulating the installation
of multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler systems.
(c) Upon final completion of the installation, the
RMP with the Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler Specialist
Endorsement shall be responsible for ensuring that:
(1) the owner of the system has been provided:
(A) documentation that includes the RMP's name, license
number, company name and contact information;
(B) a copy of the plans or drawings of the system,
as installed; and
(C) instructions for the operation, maintenance and
care of the system, in accordance with the latest edition of NFPA
standard 13D and the material manufacturers' recommendations.
(2) a warning sign is affixed in a visible location
that is adjacent to the main shutoff valve; and
(3) that the warning sign:
(A) is typed in a font size of at least 1/4 inch;
(B) identifies the RMP as the installer and includes
the RMP's name, license number, company name and contact information;
(C) states, "WARNING: The water system for this home
is a multipurpose system which supplies water to fire sprinklers that
require certain flows and pressures to fight a fire. Devices that
restrict the flow or decrease the pressure or automatically shut off
the water to the fire sprinkler system, such as water softeners, filtration
systems, and automatic shutoff valves, shall not be added to this
system without a review of the fire sprinkler system by a fire protection
sprinkler specialist. DO NOT REMOVE THIS SIGN"; and
(D) includes the Board's name and telephone number
at the bottom.
(d) A Master Plumber who holds a Multipurpose Residential
Fire Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement and designs a multipurpose
residential fire protection sprinkler system must obtain a seal.
(1) The Master Plumber with the endorsement is responsible
for the security of the seal.
(2) The seal shall:
(A) be in the shape of a circle that is at least one
and one half inch in diameter;
(B) include words, "State of Texas" at the top of the
seal;
(C) include the words, "Licensed Master Plumber" at
the bottom of the seal; and
(D) include the name and license number of the Master
Plumber with the endorsement positioned horizontally in the center
of the seal.
(3) The seal must be clearly and legibly affixed to
each original plan designed by the Master Plumber with the endorsement,
and each copy of the plan.
(4) The Master Plumber with the endorsement must sign
and date the plan below the affixed seal.
(5) By affixing the seal and signing the plan, the
Master Plumber with the endorsement assumes responsibility for ensuring
that the system as designed meets the requirements of the latest edition
of the NFPA standard 13D and all applicable local ordinances and state
laws and rules regulating the installation of multipurpose residential
fire protection sprinkler systems.
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