Section R. 408.31141 - Inspections by commission or its agentsRule 1141.
(1) The commission or the bureau shall make, or cause to be made, such inspections of the entire process of manufacturing, certifying, handling, storing, and transporting of premanufactured units and building components produced pursuant to approved building systems as it deems necessary. Each premanufactured unit or group of building components shall be inspected by the bureau or an approved inspection agency at least once during the manufacturing process. As part of the process of evaluating building systems and compliance assurance programs, the commission or the bureau shall inspect, or cause to be inspected, the manufacturing facilities in which the units or building components are to be manufactured.(2) The bureau or an authorized inspection agency shall make such inspections as may be required by an approved compliance assurance program or as may be deemed necessary by the commission.(3) Before issuing a certificate of occupancy, the bureau shall inspect, or cause to be inspected, certified premanufactured units or building components which it determines to have been sufficiently damaged after certification to warrant the inspection and to take such action with regard to such units or building components as is authorized under R 408.31138, or as is otherwise necessary to eliminate dangerous conditions. The bureau shall require premanufactured units or building components which are so damaged as no longer to comply with the act and these rules to be brought into compliance promptly. If such units or building components are not brought into compliance with the act and these rules within a reasonable time, or if they are so damaged that they cannot be brought into compliance, the bureau shall order that the labels be removed. Irreparably damaged units or building components shall be disposed of in accordance with applicable laws.
(4) The commission shall have the bureau examine each approved inspection agency at any reasonable time and without prior announcement, in order to monitor the reliability of the agency and of its monitoring of compliance assurance programs. Each examination shall investigate the adequacy of all procedures used by the agency in monitoring compliance assurance programs including inspection, tests, production methods, process controls, operator performance, materials receipt, storage and handling, workmanship standards, records, and all other activities which implement the compliance assurance program in the manufacturing facility during transport, on-site, and at critical subcontractors' facilities. The results of examinations shall be kept on file at the offices of the bureau. Copies of the reports shall be sent to the inspection agency. Inspection agencies shall be notified specifically of any deficiencies and of the manner in and time by which the deficiencies shall be eliminated.
If deemed necessary by the commission, an agency's approval may be suspended or revoked as provided in R 408.31173. The examinations shall also be conducted before approving an inspection agency.
(5) The commission shall have the bureau examine each approved evaluation agency, at any reasonable time and without prior announcement, in order to monitor the reliability of the agency. Each examination shall investigate the adequacy of all evaluative procedures, including engineering evaluation of plans, specifications and test results, testing, and analysis of compliance assurance programs. The results of the examination shall be kept on file at the offices of the bureau. Copies of the reports shall be sent to the evaluation agency. Agencies shall be notified specifically of any deficiencies and of the manner in and time by which the deficiencies shall be eliminated. If deemed necessary by the commission, approval of an evaluation agency may be suspended or revoked as provided in R 408.31173. The examination shall also be conducted before approving an evaluation agency.(6) An inspection entailing disassembly, damage to, or destruction of certified premanufactured units or building components shall not be conducted except to implement subrule (1).Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.31141