Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0780 - Commerce and Insurance
Subtitle 0780-02 - Division of Fire Prevention
Chapter 0780-02-13 - Modular Building Units
Section 0780-02-13-.07 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF APPROVED CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION AGENCIES
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0780-02-13-.07
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Each approved construction inspection agency shall discharge the following responsibilities:
(a) Monitoring the compliance assurance
program of each manufacturer which such agency serves;
(b) Verifying that modular building units and
components have been manufactured pursuant to approved building system
documentation and an approved compliance assurance program;
(c) Authorizing the attachment of labels to
such modular building units and components; and
(d) Preparing all reports which the
Department may reasonably require in carrying out its responsibilities under
this Chapter, including monthly inspection reports and monthly production
reports (Form A). These reports may be required to be submitted
electronically.
(2) Initial Plant Certification Inspection
(a) No
label shall be affixed to any modular building unit or component until the
approved construction inspection agency has completed an initial plant
certification inspection of the manufacturer's facility. The initial plant
certification inspection for manufacturers located outside the State of
Tennessee must be performed on the first unit designated for placement in the
State of Tennessee. The initial plant certification inspection for
manufacturers located inside the State of Tennessee must be performed on the
first unit placed into production.
(b) The initial plant certification
inspection shall consist of a complete evaluation of the manufacturer's
adherence to its compliance assurance program and capability of producing a
unit, including any component(s), in accordance with the approved building
system.
(c) The approved
construction inspection agency shall become familiar with every aspect of the
manufacturer's approved building system and compliance assurance
program.
(d) The approved
construction inspection agency shall make a complete inspection of the
manufacture of at least one modular building unit and any component(s)
pertaining to that particular unit throughout all of the operation in the
facility. If the first unit inspected or any component(s) pertaining to that
particular unit fails to conform to the standards, additional units and
component(s) shall be similarly inspected until the agency is satisfied that
the manufacturer is complying with the approved building system and the
standards.
(3) Plant Certification Report. If, on the basis of the initial plant certification inspection, the approved construction inspection agency determines that the manufacturer is in compliance with its approved building system, compliance assurance program, and the standards, the agency shall prepare and forward to the Department a certification report within thirty (30) days of the completion of the initial plant certification inspection. The certification report shall include:
(a) The name and address of the
manufacturing facility;
(b) The
name of the approved design review agency which approved the manufacturer's
building system and compliance assurance program, and the dates of
approval;
(c) The names and titles
of the inspection agency personnel performing the initial plant certification
inspection;
(d) The serial numbers
of the modular building units or components inspected;
(e) A full report of all inspections
conducted, nonconformities observed and corrective actions taken;
(f) The date of certification; and
(g) The label number(s) assigned to the
unit.
(4) Frequency of Inspections
(a) After initial plant
certification, the approved construction inspection agency shall inspect:
1. Each modular building unit or component in
at least one stage of construction; and
2. Every stage of construction during the
course of each inspection visit to a manufacturing facility.
(b) The Department may waive
compliance with a compliance assurance program at the request of the
manufacturer. Upon the grant of such waiver, the manufacturer shall have each
modular building unit or component which it produces completely inspected by an
approved construction inspection agency.
(c) The approved construction inspection
agency shall conduct unannounced inspections at the manufacturing site to
review any aspects of the manufacturing process.
(d) Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude
an approved construction inspection agency from conducting inspections at a
greater frequency than the minimum prescribed herein if, in the agency's or
Department's professional judgment, such action is necessary to discharge its
responsibilities properly. In determining the appropriate frequency of
inspection for any manufacturer, an approved construction inspection agency
should consider such factors as:
1. The
production volume of the factory;
2. The complexity of the design;
3. The qualifications of the manufacturer's
quality control personnel;
4. The
experience record of the manufacturer; and
5. The failure to follow compliance assurance
procedures.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-36-302 through 68-36-305, 68-102-113, 68-126-302, and 68-126-305.
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