16 Tex. Admin. Code § 70.72 - Responsibilities of the Registrants - In-Plant Inspection
(a) The manufacturer shall designate in
writing to the department the third party inspection agency that will be
performing in-plant inspections. A manufacturer may designate more than one
third party inspection agency to perform in-plant inspections. However, once an
agency has begun the in-plant inspection on the modules for a project or
building, the manufacturer may not change inspection agencies for that project
or building.
(b) The TPIA/TPI shall
conduct announced or unannounced inspections at the manufacturing facility at
reasonable, but varying, intervals to review any and all aspects of the
manufacturer's production and compliance control program. It is the
manufacturer's responsibility to assure that the inspections are accomplished
as outlined in this subsection. The department will determine the frequency of
modular component inspections.
(1) The
TPIA/TPI shall conduct inspections in accordance with procedures established by
the council.
(2) Inspection of
every visible aspect of every module shall normally be made at least at one
point prior to completion of the structural, plumbing, mechanical, or
electrical phases. The department will determine the frequency of modular
component inspections.
(3)
Inspection of system testing shall be made at least once every third
inspection. Inspection of a of the energy compliance design shall be made at
every inspection. Exception: For buildings that are not required to meet the
envelope requirements of the mandatory energy code, inspection of the energy
compliance design shall be made at least once every 3rd inspection.
(c) Inspections at the
manufacturing facility shall be increased in frequency as required by
procedures established by the council or as necessary to assure that the
manufacturer is performing in accordance with the approved compliance control
manual.
(d) Third party inspection
agencies shall provide the department a written schedule of inspections a
minimum of seven days prior to the inspection. If the inspection must be
rescheduled for any reason, the TPIA must immediately inform the department of
the schedule change.
(e) The
TPI/TPIA shall notify the manufacturer when an inspection shows that the
manufacturer is not constructing structures or portions of structures in
accordance with the approved design package or conducting compliance control
inspections in accordance with the procedures in the approved design package.
All deviations shall be documented by the TPI on the in-plant inspection report
in accordance with the procedures approved by the council.
(f) The TPIA shall furnish the manufacturer a
copy of the inspection report upon completion of the in-plant inspection. The
report must be kept in the manufacturer's file at least five years and a copy
shall be provided to the department upon request.
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