La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § V-2735

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-2735 - Inspections; Inspection Reports

A. Responsibilities of third-party inspectors . Each third-party inspector retained by a registered manufacturer shall discharge the following responsibilities:

1. performing an initial plant certification inspection;

2. monitoring of the quality assurance procedures at the site of manufacture;

3. verifying that industrialized buildings, modules and modular components have been manufactured pursuant to State Fire Marshal approved building system documentation and in accordance with the approved quality assurance procedures;

4. authorizing the attachment of decals to such industrialized buildings, modules and modular components;

5. preparation of all reports as may be required by this Chapter.

B. Initial Plant Certification Inspection

1. No decal shall be affixed to any industrialized building, module or modular component until the third-party inspector has completed an initial plant certification inspection of the manufacturer's facility, unless in accordance with §2735. F herein.

2. The initial plant certification inspection shall consist of a complete evaluation of the manufacturer's adherence to its quality assurance procedures and capability of producing an industrialized building, module or modular component, in accordance with the approved building system.

3. The third-party shall become familiar with every aspect of the manufacturer's approved building system and quality assurance procedures.

4. The third-party shall make a complete inspection of the manufacture of at least one industrialized building and any module or modular component pertaining to that particular building throughout all of the operation in the facility. If the first building inspected or any component pertaining to that particular unit fails to conform to the standards, additional buildings and component shall be similarly inspected until the inspector is satisfied that the manufacturer is complying with the approved building system and the building code.

C. Plant Certification Report. If, on the basis of the initial plant certification inspection, the third-party determines that the manufacturer is in compliance with its approved quality assurance procedures, the third-party shall prepare and forward to the State Fire Marshal a certification report. The certification report shall include:

1. the name, address, and State Fire Marshal registration number of the manufacturing facility;

2. the name(s) of the third-party inspector(s) that approved the manufacturer's building system and quality assurance procedures, and the dates of approval;

3. the name(s) of the third-party inspector(s) that performed the initial plant certification inspection;

4. the serial numbers and the State Fire Marshal project number(s) assigned to the industrialized buildings, modules or modular components inspected;

5. a full report of all inspections conducted, any nonconformity observed, and corrective actions taken;

6. the date of certification.

D.

1. Inspection Reports. Third-party inspectors shall inspect construction throughout the manufacturing process and shall document their findings in writing to the State Fire Marshal. The inspection report, as a minimum, shall contain the following information:

a. name of registered third-party inspector and council issued registration number;

b. name of manufacturer and State Fire Marshal issued registration number;

c. date of inspection;

d. the State Fire Marshal issued plan review number of each building or component inspected;

e. the identification number or serial number of each building or component inspected;

f. a full report of all inspections conducted, any nonconformity observed, and corrective actions taken.

g. a statement indicating that the construction is in accordance with the stamped set of State Fire Marshal approved plans;

h. a statement indicating that the actual inspection was performed at the manufacturer's facility as registered with the State Fire Marshal.

2. The inspecting agency shall keep a copy of all inspection reports for a minimum of five years.

E. Frequency of Inspections

1. After initial plant certification, the third-party inspector shall inspect:

a. each industrialized building, module, or modular component in at least one stage of construction;

b. every stage of construction during the course of each inspection visit to a manufacturing facility.

2. The third-party shall conduct unannounced inspections at the manufacturing site to review any aspects of the manufacturing process.

3. Nothing in this Paragraph shall preclude a third-party from conducting inspections at a greater frequency than the minimum prescribed herein if, in the inspector's professional judgment, such action is necessary to discharge its responsibilities properly.

F. The State Fire Marshal may temporarily waive compliance with the quality assurance manual at the request of the manufacturer. Upon the grant of such waiver, the manufacturer shall have each industrialized building and any module or modular component which it produces completely inspected during every stage of construction by a third-party inspector.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § V-2735

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of the State Fire Marshal Code Enforcement and Building Safety, LR 35:2475 (November 2009), amended LR 36:1027 (May 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1730.51 through 1730.66.