| (a) All fire protection sprinkler systems installed
under Insurance Code Chapter 6003 must be installed under the supervision
of the appropriate licensed responsible managing employee.
(1) An RME-General may supervise the installation of
any fire protection sprinkler system including one- and two-family
dwellings.
(2) An RME-Dwelling may only supervise the installation
of a fire protection sprinkler system in one- and two-family dwellings.
(3) An RME-Underground Fire Main may only supervise
the installation of an assembly of underground piping or conduits
that conveys water with or without other agents and used as an integral
part of any type of fire protection sprinkler system.
(b) On completion of the installation, the licensed
RME type G, D, or U (as applicable) must have affixed a contractor's
material and test certificate for aboveground or underground piping
on or near the system riser. If the adopted installation standard
does not require testing, all other sections except the testing portion
of the contractor's material and test certificate must still be completed.
The contractor's material and test certificate must be obtained from
the State Fire Marshal's Office. The certificate must be distributed
as follows:
(1) original copy kept at the site after completion
of the installation;
(2) second copy retained by the installing company
at its place of business in a separate file used exclusively by that
firm to retain all Contractor's Material and Test Certificates. The
certificates must be available for examination by the state fire marshal
or the state fire marshal's representative on request. The certificates
must be retained for the life of the system; and
(3) third copy to be sent to the local AHJ within 10
days after completion of the installation.
(c) Service, maintenance, or testing, when conducted
by someone other than an owner, must be conducted by a registered
firm and in compliance with the appropriate adopted standards. The
inspection, test, and maintenance service of a fire protection sprinkler
system, except in a one- and two-family dwelling, must be performed
by an individual holding a current RME-General Inspector or RME-General
license. A visual inspection not accompanied by service, maintenance,
testing, or certification does not require a certificate of registration.
(d) The firm must keep complete records of all service,
maintenance, testing, and certification operations. The records must
be available for examination by the state fire marshal or the state
fire marshal's representative.
(e) All vehicles regularly used in service, maintenance,
testing, or certification activities must prominently display the
company name, telephone number, and certificate of registration number.
The numbers and letters must be at least one-inch high and must be
permanently affixed or magnetically attached to each side of the vehicle
in a color contrasting with the background color of the vehicle. The
certificate of registration number must be designated in the following
format TX: SCR-number.
(f) Each registered firm must employ at least one full-time
RME-General or RME-Dwelling licensee at each business office where
fire protection sprinkler system planning is performed, who is appropriately
licensed to conduct the business performed by the firm.
(g) The planning of an automatic fire protection sprinkler
system must be performed under the direct supervision of the appropriately
licensed RME.
(h) The planning, installation, or service of a fire
protection sprinkler system must be performed in accordance with the
minimum requirements of the applicable adopted standards in §34.707
of this title (relating to Adopted Standards), except when the plan,
installation, or service complies with a standard that has been adopted
by the political subdivision in which the system is installed.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §34.716 adopted to be effective May 10, 1984, 9 TexReg 2380; amended to be effective October 17, 1986, 11 TexReg 4161; amended to be effective April 14, 1989, 14 TexReg 1644; transferred effective September 1, 1991, as published in the Texas Register March 6, 1992, 17 TexReg 1745; amended to be effective August 26, 1996, 21 TexReg 7663; transferred effective September 1, 1997, as published in the Texas Register November 14, 1997, 22 TexReg 11091; amended to be effective April 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1716; amended to be effective March 23, 2008, 33 TexReg 2312; amended to be effective February 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 662; amended tobeeffective July 29, 2014, 39 TexReg 5761; amended to be effective July 19, 2016, 41 TexReg 5180 |
