Ala. Admin. Code r. 535-X-11-.06 - Quality Control Procedures And Requirements
(1) All manufacturers must submit a quality
control manual to the Commission. The manufacturer shall designate an officer
within the organization to be responsible for maintaining records to
substantiate that each manufactured building has been inspected according to
the control procedures set out in the manual, and that each unit is in
compliance with the plans submitted to the Commission.
(2) The quality control manual must be
submitted in duplicate and shall include in addition to the requirements of
paragraph (1) of this rule the following:
(a)
An index.
(b) The name of the
company or corporate officer of the manufacturer to be responsible for the
quality control program.
(c)
Procedures for maintaining a record system indicating the type and date of
inspections performed on each unit, accompanied by copies of forms to be
used.
(d) The place and method of
storage of materials and components, indicating the degree of protection from
weather and capacity to control such factors as temperature and humidity where
required to prevent deterioration of materials.
(e) A general outline and/or scheme
indicating the sequence of the manufacturing and assembly process, indicating
the sequence, type, and frequency of quality control procedures to be
instituted, and the type and frequency of those inspections to be performed by
the manufacturer.
(f) Sufficient
information to substantiate the performance of prefabricated structural
components and assemblages. If the components are not approved by a recognized
listing organization, the following should be submitted:
1. A report on required tests performed by an
approved quality assurance agency.
2. Complete details of the components and
their incorporation in the building.
3. Verification of approved quality control
during fabrication of the test specimens and during factory production of the
components. Approval by a listing organization does not guarantee that some or
all of the above information will not be required.
(g) Method of storage of completed
units.
(h) Method of and manner of
transporting units to storage area and installation site and also the method of
placing units on site. The following calculations must be included:
1. Calculations or tests to show that the
unit will perform under transportation stresses.
2. Show in sketch form proven methods of
placing units on site. These designs should include lift point designation(s),
jacking stresses, etc.
(3) When a manufacturer proposes changes in
the quality control manual or procedures, three copies of such proposed changes
shall be submitted to the Commission.
Author: Harold A. Hendrix
Notes
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, ยงยง 24-4A-3, 24-6-4.
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