16 Tex. Admin. Code § 74.74 - Responsibilities of the Inspector - Inspection Procedures
(a) The inspector must inspect all equipment
for compliance with the applicable ASME Safety Codes or ASCE Standards as
adopted in § 74.100.
(b)
Inspectors must use the latest published edition of ASME A17.2, "Guide for
Inspection of Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks," to conduct inspections
and witness tests for compliance with the ASME Safety Codes or ASCE Standards
adopted in §74.100.
(c) The
inspector must report to the owner before beginning any inspections.
(d) The inspector and the owner must sign and
date the inspection report or electronically acknowledge the report using any
electronic method approved by the department.
(e) The inspector is prohibited from
performing any of the tests.
(f) On
new or altered equipment installations, the inspector may perform an inspection
prior to the installation being completed. However, on these installations the
department will only accept inspection reports for final inspections performed
by the inspector after the installation is completed.
(g) For new installations or alterations to
existing equipment, the inspector must verify that approved applications and
plans are on the site as specified in §74.111(b)(3) and is prohibited from
proceeding with the inspection without the approved application and
plans.
(h) The inspector must
verify that the installation or alterations comply with the approved
application and plans.
(i) New or
altered units that fail to comply with the approved application and plans are
prohibited from being placed in-service without the prior written approval of
the department.
(1) The inspector must
compare the installation to the approved application and plans.
(2) The inspector must not allow any
installation that deviates from the approved application and plans to be placed
into operation without the specific written authorization of the
department.
(3) The inspector must
not complete the inspection of any new installation or alteration until the
inspector has verified that the documents required by §74.79 are on site
and stored in the equipment room, machine room, machine space, control room, or
control space.
(j) For
Installations removed from service, the inspector must verify compliance with
§74.105.
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