| (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;
(h) Red label:
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