Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) Decals are used for module and site-built
REF certification and insignia are used for modular component certification.
(1) Decals and insignia shall be ordered on a
form supplied by the department and shall contain such information as may be
required by the department.
(2) The
department will issue decals and insignia to a manufacturer on application and
payment of the fee following certification of the manufacturing facility in
accordance with §
RSA
70.60.
(3) The department will issue decals to a REF
builder on application and payment of the fee following successful completion
of all construction in accordance with §
RSA
70.78.
(b) By attaching the decal or insignia the
manufacturer or REF builder certifies that:
(1) the module, modular component, or
site-built REF is constructed in accordance with the approved design package or
construction documents and the mandatory building codes; and
(2) the module, modular component, or
site-built REF has been inspected in accordance with §
RSA
70.72 or §
RSA
70.79.
(c) The control of the decals and insignia
shall remain with the department.
(1) Decals
shall be confiscated by the department or the third party inspector or
inspection agency if a manufacturer fails to correct violations identified
during an inspection or for failure to abide by the approved compliance control
procedures.
(A) Decals or insignia that are
confiscated for construction violations shall not be returned to the
manufacturer until the violations have been corrected.
(B) Decals or insignia that are confiscated
for compliance control violations shall be released for each building in
accordance with the inspection procedures approved by the council. Control of
the decals or insignia shall not be returned to the manufacturer until the
TPI/TPIA determines that the problems have been corrected.
(C) New decals or insignia shall not be
issued until the manufacturer has shown evidence of compliance.
(2) Decals shall not be released
to a REF builder or attached to a REF until all construction is complete and
all violations identified during an inspection have been corrected.
(d) Responsibilities of the
manufacturer. It is the manufacturer's responsibility to assure that the
certification inspection has been accomplished as outlined in §
RSA
70.60 prior to attaching the decal or
insignia. It is the manufacturer's responsibility to assure that the in-plant
inspection has been performed as outlined in §
RSA
70.72 prior to attaching the decal or
insignia. Each decal or insignia shall be attached to a specific module or
modular component before leaving the manufacturing facility.
(1) The manufacturer shall assure that the
house or building is released only to an industrialized builder registered with
this department or to a person who has obtained an installation permit from
this department.
(2) The decal or
insignia shall be placed in a visible location as designated on the floor plan
or on the title or cover sheet for each model or project in the approved design
package. The decal or insignia shall be permanently attached so that it cannot
be removed without destruction and shall not be placed on any readily removable
item such as a cabinet door or other similar component. Location of the decal
on the cover of the electrical distribution panel is acceptable.
(3) The manufacturer shall keep records as
necessary to show, by decal or insignia number, the module or modular component
(by identification number) to which the decal or insignia was attached. The
manufacturer shall keep complete records of all decals and insignia received,
decals and insignia used, and those which are on-hand. The manufacturer shall
maintain these records for a minimum of 5 years from the date the building is
reported shipped in accordance with §
RSA
70.50 and the records shall be made available
to the department or in-plant inspector on request.
(4) Decals or insignia may not be transferred
from one manufacturing facility to another without prior written approval from
the department. Decals or insignia that are transferred without department
approval are void and shall be returned to, or shall be confiscated by, the
department.
(5) Decals or insignia
that have been attached to a module or modular component may not be transferred
to another module or modular component. Decals or insignia that are removed
from the module or modular component to which they were attached are void and
shall be returned to, or shall be confiscated by, the department.
(6) Decals or insignia that have not been
attached to a module or modular component shall be returned to the department
if the manufacturer does not renew the registration in accordance with §
RSA
70.20.
(7) Decals or insignia that have been
reported in accordance with §
RSA
70.50(a) shall be returned to the department
if the module or modular component is damaged or destroyed.
(8) Decals or insignia that have been
attached to a module or modular component prior to inspection in accordance
with §
RSA
70.72 are void and shall be returned to the
department, or shall be confiscated by the department or third party inspection
agency.
(9) Decals or insignia that
are attached to a module or modular component before all construction is
complete and before all inspections by the facility's compliance control
personnel have been completed are void and shall be returned to the department,
or shall be confiscated by the department or third party inspection
agency.
(e)
Responsibilities of the REF builder. A REF builder shall assure that all
construction documents are approved as required by §
RSA
70.70 and that all required inspections have
been performed in accordance with §
RSA
70.79 before the decal or decals are attached
to the site-built REF.
(1) A site-built REF
becomes an industrialized building upon attachment of the decal or
decals.
(2) Decals shall be
purchased for each separate REF building. Each separate REF building shall be
assigned a unique identification or project number. The name of the school
district, the project address, and the unique identification number for each
separate REF will be reported to the department on the decal order
form.
(3) Decals may not be
transferred to another REF project without prior written consent of the
department. Decals that are transferred to another site-built REF project
without written consent are void and shall be returned to, or confiscated by,
the department.
(4) Decals that
have been attached to a site-built REF may not be transferred to another
site-built REF. Decals that are removed from the site-built REFs to which they
were attached are void and shall be returned to, or confiscated by, the
department.
(5) Decals shall or be
returned to the department if the site-built REF is damaged or
destroyed.