(a) After the inspection and testing of a fire alarm system, a fire alarm inspection/test label must be completed in detail and affixed to either the inside or outside of the control panel cover or, if the system has no panel, in a permanent location. The signature of the licensee on the inspection/test label certifies that the inspection and tests performed comply with requirements of the adopted standards.
(b) If any service or maintenance is performed under the inspection or test, a service label, in addition to the inspection/test label, must be completed and attached according to the procedures in this section.
(c) For new installation, an inspection/test label may only be applied after the system has been accepted by the local AHJ.
(d) If, during any inspection or test, the system does not comply with applicable standards adopted at the time the system was installed, has a fault condition, or is impaired from normal operation, the owner or the owner's representative and the local AHJ must be notified of the condition and the licensee must attach, in addition to the inspection/test label, the appropriate yellow or red label, in accordance with the procedures in this section.
(e) The local AHJ must be notified when the fault or impairment has been corrected.
(f) Inspection/test labels must remain in place for at least five years, after which they may be removed by a licensed employee or agent 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 labels at any time.
(g) The inspection/test label must be blue with printed black lettering.
(h) The inspection/test label must be approximately three inches high and three inches wide, and must have an adhesive on the back that allows for label removal.
(i) Approximately a half-inch of the adhesive on the top back of the label should be used to attach the label over the previous inspection/test label to permit viewing of the previous label and the maintaining of a brief history.
(j) Inspection/test labels must contain the following information in the format of the inspection/test label, as set forth in subsection (k) of this section:
  (1) DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF TEXAS STATE FIRE MARSHAL (all capital letters in at least 10-point bold face type);
  (2) INSPECTION/TEST RECORD (all capital letters in at least 10-point bold face type);
  (3) the registered firm's name, address, telephone number (either main office or branch office) and certificate of registration number of the firm performing the inspection/test;
  (4) the date of the inspection performed, the licensee's signature (a stamped signature is prohibited) and license number;
  (5) the type of inspection/test performed to be marked, new installation, semi-annual, quarterly or annual;
  (6) the last date of sensitivity test, if known; and
  (7) the status after the inspection/test if acceptable or if yellow label attached, or if red label attached.
(k) Inspection/test label:
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Source Note: The provisions of this §34.622 adopted to be effective April 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1711; amended to be effective July 19, 2016, 41 TexReg 5180