Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Approval of a plan shall be obtained from
the division for each model of factory manufactured home and component.
Applications, plans, specifications and other documentation shall be submitted
in triplicate, indicating details of equipment and systems for each model and
component, including options, on forms provided by the division; and shall be
accompanied by the plan filing fee and the plan checking fee.
(b) A quality control manual shall also be
submitted by the manufacturer.
(c)
Each plan shall bear the signature and seal of a New York State registered
architect or of a professional engineer licensed to practice in New York
State.
(d) The division may require
that specific components, systems, etc., be tested. Such tests shall be
performed by an agency approved by the division.
(e) All plans shall indicate the location on
the model of the insignia of approval.
(f) Limitation on plan approval; requirement
for periodic certification and reissuances. A plan approval shall remain in
effect for a period of two years from the date of issuance, unless earlier
revoked. Upon expiration of such term specific application for reissuance of
the plan approval must be made by the manufacturer, and such application shall
contain a certification by the manufacturer that production conforms to plans
approved and on file with the division.
(g) Quality control requirements. It shall be
the manufacturer's responsibility to execute every aspect of quality control,
including responsibility for all inspections and corrective actions required. A
contractual relationship with a quality assurance agency shall not diminish
such responsibility. The manufacturer shall:
(1) provide a quality control manual with
index;
(2) identify and submit
qualification of the quality assurance agency and the contract with such agency
providing for conducting the manufacturer's quality control program and any
subsequent changes, amendments or modifications thereof;
(3) identify the specific individual or
individuals who will be assigned the responsibility for implementing the
quality control program, his obligations, responsibilities and
authority;
(4) qualify the
personnel responsible for implementing the quality program throughout all
phases of construction operations, through actual experience and relevant
training;
(5) conduct timely and
effective performance of service, adjustments and repairs during the warranty
period;
(6) inspect the factory
manufactured home at point of receipt before installation;
(7) provide procedures for storage and
handling factory manufactured homes and components at the site;
(8) provide installation procedures with
appropriate inspection procedures; and
(9) provide procedures for final inspection
of the installed factory manufactured home or component.
(h) Quality control manual. The quality
control manual shall provide for:
(1)
procedure for periodic revision and resubmittal to the division;
(2) procedures for implementing and
maintaining the quality program and the functional relationship with other
elements of the manufacturing process;
(3) a uniform system of audit (in depth
analysis of quality program effectiveness and means to identify deficiencies)
to periodically monitor program performance;
(4) the identification of items that do not
conform to drawings or specification requirements by a conspicuous and securely
placed label, and segregated to prevent unauthorized use and
disposition;
(5) procedures for
timely remedial and preventative action for all problems that effect housing
quality;
(6) use and maintenance of
appropriate inspection and test equipment to assure conformance to
documentation approved by the division;
(7) a system to indicate inspection status
during manufacturing operations;
(8) inspection and test procedures, including
accept/reject criteria;
(9) the
maintenance of adequate records of inspections and tests performed during
manufacturing and site operations and assurance that such records are complete
and reliable. Copies of forms to be utilized shall be included in the
submission to the division;
(10) a
system to control changes in production or inspection procedures;
(11) procedures to assure effective control
over materials, supplies and other items used in manufacture and factory
supplied items used in site operations, to conform to applicable drawings,
specifications and quality requirements, including items that do not require an
insignia of approval;
(12)
inspection of materials, supplies and other items at the point of
receipt;
(13) workmanship standards
to supplement drawings and specifications;
(14) implementation of inspection and test
procedures to control the quality of inprocess fabrication, manufacture and
workmanship;
(15) final inspection
of all factory manufactured homes and components upon completion of production
before shipment to the site or storage point;
(16) procedures for handling and storing all
finished factory manufactured homes and components;
(17) procedures for packing, packaging and
shipping operations and related inspection;
(18) procedures for activities and operations
involved in the transportation of finished factory manufactured homes and
components from completion of in-plant assembly or storage to start of
installation; and
(19) structural,
plumbing, mechanical and electrical details.
(i) Requirements for the quality assurance
agency. The quality assurance agency shall:
(1) certify, on a form provided by the
division, that it is not under the control or jurisdiction of, and is
completely separate and independent from, any manufacturer or
supplier;
(2) establish that it has
the capabilities to inspect the type of construction proposed by the
manufacturer and to evaluate compliance with the plans, specifications, and
quality control manual for which division approval is granted;
(3) substantiate that it has experienced
personnel and adequate equipment to perform testing in accordance with the
applicable approved standards and the approved quality control manual when the
quality control involves sampling and testing of materials or
components;
(4) conduct an approved
quality control program to ensure that the production of the factory
manufactured home and component complies with the approved plans,
specifications and quality control manual;
(5) independently of any report by the
manufacturer, send directly to the division a full and complete report as
required by the division, as to the results of all tests, inspections,
recommendations, actions, analyses, evaluations and dispositions during the
prior month;
(6) perform
inspections of each factory manufactured home and render reports required to be
made for an approved quality control program. Such inspections and reports
shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(i) conduct 100 percent inspection of the
structural, plumbing, heating and electrical systems for each unit until it is
satisfied that the manufacturer's quality control procedures are satisfactory.
These procedures shall be deemed to be satisfactory where 100 percent
inspection on each of 10 successive units have evidenced conformity with the
approved plans, specifications and the quality control manual;
(ii) send directly to the division a full and
complete report of inspections conducted in accordance with subparagraph (i) of
this paragraph;
(iii) where the
manufacturer's quality control procedures are satisfactory, as determined in
accordance with subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, a routine inspection
schedule shall be instituted and conducted by the quality assurance agency of
the structural, plumbing, heating or electrical system inspection on each unit
on an alternating, repetitive basis;
(iv) where it is found that any routine
system inspection indicates significant nonconformity as determined by the
quality assurance agency, then 100 percent inspections and reports as described
in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph shall be reinstituted until the
manufacturer's quality control procedures are again deemed to be satisfactory;
and
(v) report to the division on
the status of its routine system inspections at least once a month;
(7) employ a professional engineer
or registered architect, licensed to practice in the State of New York, to be
responsible for all undertakings of the quality assurance agency in connection
herewith.