12 Pa. Code § 145.62

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
Section 145.62 - Data plates
(a) A dwelling unit of certified industrialized housing must contain a data plate. The data plate shall be furnished by the manufacturer and be permanently attached by the manufacturer in a visible location as specified in § 145.60(a) (relating to insignia of certification). The data plate must contain the following information:
(1) Name of manufacturer.
(2) Address of principal office of manufacturer.
(3) Address of manufacturing facility where the industrialized housing or its principal elements were produced.
(4) Manufacturer's model name.
(5) Manufacturer's serial number for dwelling unit and date of manufacture.
(6) Inspection and evaluation agencies' serial numbers.
(7) Department insignia of certification numbers.
(8) Minimum Btu output of furnace needed to maintain average 70°F interior temperature at outside design temperature of __F.
(9) Annual degree days for which the house has been designed.
(10) Snow loads-maximum.
(11) Wind loads-maximum.
(12) Floor loads-maximum, sleeping/nonsleeping.
(13) Other special environmental factors.
(14) Tests required and actually conducted.
(15) Applicable codes, including name of code, edition or year of publication.
(b) Certified housing components shall be provided with a data plate. The data plate shall be furnished by the manufacturer and be permanently attached by the manufacturer in a visible location identified in the Site Installation Inspection Checklist referenced in § 145.91(e) (relating to reports to the Department). If attachment in the factory is not possible, the data plate may be tethered to the certified housing components for attachment at the site. The manufacturer shall provide instructions for attachment along with the data plate. The insignia of certification of the Department may not be attached to the data plate. The data plate must contain the following information relating to the housing components:
(1) Name of manufacturer.
(2) Address of principal office of manufacturer.
(3) Address of manufacturing facility where housing components were produced.
(4) Manufacturer's model name.
(5) Manufacturer's serial number and date of manufacture for housing components.
(6) Inspection and evaluation agencies' serial numbers.
(7) Department insignia of certification numbers.
(8) Snow loads-maximum.
(9) Wind loads-maximum.
(10) Other special environmental factors, if applicable.
(11) Tests required and actually conducted.
(12) Thermal transmittance values.
(13) Applicable codes, including name of code, edition, year of publication and applicable supplement, if any.
(c) Additional information may be included on the data plate for dwelling units of certified industrialized housing and housing structures containing certified housing components if there is no conflict with the requirements of the act or this chapter. If less than the minimum data required in this section is deemed necessary, prior approval shall be obtained from the Department.
(d) To insure that proper installation equipment is utilized for the lifting of industrialized housing units or housing components, a manufacturer shall indicate on the data plate the total shipping weight in tons per component.
(e) Certified industrialized buildings must contain a data plate. The data plate shall be furnished by the manufacturer and be permanently attached by the manufacturer in a visible location as specified in § 145.60(c). The data plate must contain the following information:
(1) Name of manufacturer.
(2) Address of principal office of manufacturer.
(3) Address of manufacturing facility where the industrialized building or its principal elements were produced.
(4) Manufacturer's model name.
(5) Manufacturer's serial number and date of manufacture.
(6) Inspection and evaluation agencies' serial numbers.
(7) Department insignia of certification numbers.
(8) Occupancy classification as provided for in § 145.41 (relating to adoption of standards).
(9) Construction classification.
(10) Snow loads-maximum.
(11) Wind loads-maximum.
(12) Floor loads-maximum.
(13) Thermal transmittance values.
(14) Other special environmental factors.
(15) Tests required and actually conducted.
(16) Applicable codes, including name of code, edition or year of publication.
(f) Certified industrialized building components must contain a data plate. The data plate shall be furnished by the manufacturer and be permanently attached by the manufacturer in a visible location identified in the Site Installation Inspection Checklist referenced in § 145.91(e). If attachment in the factory is not possible, the data plate may be tethered to the certified building component for attachment at the site. The manufacturer shall provide instructions for attachment along with the data plate. The insignia of certification of the Department may not be attached to the data plate. The data plate must contain the following information:
(1) Name of manufacturer.
(2) Address of principal office of manufacturer.
(3) Address of manufacturing facility where the industrialized housing or its principal elements were produced.
(4) Manufacturer's model name.
(5) Manufacturer's serial number for dwelling unit and date of manufacture.
(6) Inspection and evaluation agencies' serial numbers.
(7) Department insignia of certification numbers.
(8) Occupancy classification as provided for in § 145.41.
(9) Construction classification.
(10) Snow loads-maximum.
(11) Wind loads-maximum.
(12) Floor loads-maximum.
(13) Thermal transmittance values.
(14) Other special environmental factors.
(15) Tests required and actually conducted.
(16) Applicable codes, including name of code, edition or year of publication.

12 Pa. Code § 145.62

The provisions of this §145.62 adopted July 12, 1974, effective 7/13/1974, 4 Pa.B. 1403; amended July 25, 1975, effective 7/26/1975, 5 Pa.B. 1911; amended September 8, 1978, effective 3/9/1979, 8 Pa.B. 2524; corrected September 22, 1978, effective 3/9/1979, 8 Pa.B. 2631; amended July 8, 1988, effective 7/9/1988, 18 Pa.B. 3040; amended August 9, 1991, effective 8/10/1991, 21 Pa.B. 3509; amended November 5, 2004, effective 2/4/2005, 34 Pa.B. 6024; effective date corrected at 34 Pa.B. 6133; amended May 7, 2010, effective 7/7/2010, 40 Pa.B. 2421
Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 46, No. 45. November 5, 2016, effective 11/6/2017

See 53 Pa.B. 830 (February 11, 2023) for a notice regarding implementation of this section.

The provisions of this §145.62 amended under section 5 of the Industrialized Housing Act (35 P.S. § 1651.5).