28 Tex. Admin. Code § 34.720 - Inspection, Test and Maintenance Service (ITM) Tag
(a) After a new installation or a scheduled
inspection, testing and maintenance (ITM) service, all portions of an ITM tag
must be completed in detail, indicating the ITM service was performed according
to the adopted standards, and the tag must be attached to the respective riser
of each system.
(b) After any ITM
service, the inspector must complete and attach an ITM tag, and if impairments
are found, the inspector must attach the appropriate yellow or red tag in
accordance with the procedures in this subchapter.
(c) A new ITM tag must be attached each time
an inspection, testing and maintenance service is performed.
(d) ITM tags shall remain on the system for
five years after which time they may only be removed by an authorized employee
of a registered firm. An employee of the state fire marshal's office or an
authorized representative of a governmental agency with appropriate regulatory
authority may remove excess tags at any time.
(e) ITM tags may be printed for a multiple
period of years.
(f) ITM tags must
be light blue in color, 5 1/4 inches in height, and 2 5/8 inches in
width.
(g) ITM tags shall contain
the following information in the format of the sample tag in subsection (h) of
this section:
(1) "DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF
TEXAS STATE FIRE MARSHAL" (all capital letters, at least 10-point boldface
type);
(2) type of ITM: initial
installation, monthly, quarterly, annual, third year, or fifth year (to be
punched);
(3) system status after
ITM: acceptable, yellow tag attached, or red tag attached (to be
punched);
(4) license
number;
(5) name of
inspector;
(6) signature of
inspector;
(7) day, month, and year
(to be punched);
(8) firm's name,
address, phone number and registration number;
(9) name and address of owner or
occupant;
(10) building, location
or system number; and
(11) the
static and flowing pressure of the main drain test, taken at the time the
inspection, testing and maintenance service was performed.
(h) Sample ITM tag:
Notes
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