| (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.
(k) Inspection/test label:
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