22 Tex. Admin. Code § 367.8 - Responsibilities of RMP-Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems
(a) A person may
not offer to install a multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler
system unless the person has secured the services of at least one RMP who holds
a current Master Plumber License with a current Multipurpose Residential Fire
Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement issued by the Board.
(b) The RMP with the Multipurpose Residential
Fire Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement shall be responsible for the
general supervision of the installation and ensuring that:
(1) the system is installed by a licensed
Journeyman or Master Plumber with a current Multipurpose Residential Fire
Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement;
(2) any other person who assists with the
installation of a multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler system is
registered or licensed by the Board and is assisting only under the direct
supervision of the endorsement holder who is on the job installing the
system;
(3) the system has been
designed by a licensed Master Plumber with a current Multipurpose Residential
Fire Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement; and
(4) the system is installed, tested and
inspected in accordance with the requirements of the latest edition of the
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard 13D and all applicable
local ordinances and state laws and rules regulating the installation of
multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler systems.
(c) Upon final completion of the
installation, the RMP with the Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection
Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement shall be responsible for ensuring that:
(1) the owner of the system has been
provided:
(A) documentation that includes the
RMP's name, license number, company name and contact information;
(B) a copy of the plans or drawings of the
system, as installed; and
(C)
instructions for the operation, maintenance and care of the system, in
accordance with the latest edition of NFPA standard 13D and the material
manufacturers' recommendations.
(2) a warning sign is affixed in a visible
location that is adjacent to the main shutoff valve; and
(3) that the warning sign:
(A) is typed in a font size of at least 1/4
inch;
(B) identifies the RMP as the
installer and includes the RMP's name, license number, company name and contact
information;
(C) states, "WARNING:
The water system for this home is a multipurpose system which supplies water to
fire sprinklers that require certain flows and pressures to fight a fire.
Devices that restrict the flow or decrease the pressure or automatically shut
off the water to the fire sprinkler system, such as water softeners, filtration
systems, and automatic shutoff valves, shall not be added to this system
without a review of the fire sprinkler system by a fire protection sprinkler
specialist. DO NOT REMOVE THIS SIGN"; and
(D) includes the Board's name and telephone
number at the bottom.
(d) A Master Plumber who holds a Multipurpose
Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement and designs a
multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler system must obtain a seal.
(1) The Master Plumber with the endorsement
is responsible for the security of the seal.
(2) The seal shall:
(A) be in the shape of a circle that is at
least one and one half inch in diameter;
(B) include words, "State of Texas" at the
top of the seal;
(C) include the
words, "Licensed Master Plumber" at the bottom of the seal; and
(D) include the name and license number of
the Master Plumber with the endorsement positioned horizontally in the center
of the seal.
(3) The seal
must be clearly and legibly affixed to each original plan designed by the
Master Plumber with the endorsement, and each copy of the plan.
(4) The Master Plumber with the endorsement
must sign and date the plan below the affixed seal.
(5) By affixing the seal and signing the
plan, the Master Plumber with the endorsement assumes responsibility for
ensuring that the system as designed meets the requirements of the latest
edition of the NFPA standard 13D and all applicable local ordinances and state
laws and rules regulating the installation of multipurpose residential fire
protection sprinkler systems.
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