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compliance with the ASME Safety Codes or ASCE Standards adopted
in 74.100.
(c) The inspector must [shall] report to the [building] owner
before beginning any inspections.
(d) The inspector and the [building] owner must sign and date
the inspection report or electronically acknowledge the report using any
electronic method approved by the department.
(e) The inspector is prohibited from performing [shalt not per-
form] any of the tests.
(f) On new or altered equipment installations, the inspector
may perform an inspection prior to the installation being completed.
However, on these installations the department will only accept inspec-
tion reports for final inspections performed by the inspector after the
installation is completed.
(g) For new installations or alterations to existing equipment,
the inspector must [shall] verify that approved applications and plans
are on the site as specified in 74.11 l(b)(3) and is prohibited from pro-
ceeding [shall not proceed] with the inspection without the approved
application and plans.
(h) The inspector must [shall] verify that the installation or al-
terations comply with the approved application and plans.
(i) New or altered units that fail to comply with the approved
application and plans are prohibited from being [shall not be] placed
in-service without the prior written approval of the department.
(1) The inspector must [shall] compare the installation to
the approved application and plans.
(2) The inspector must [shall] not allow any installation
that deviates from the approved application and plans to be placed into
operation without the specific written authorization of the department.
(3) The inspector must not complete the inspection of any
new installation or alteration until the inspector has verified that the
documents required by 74.79 are on site and stored in the equipment
room, machine room, machine space, control room, or control space.
74.75. Responsibilities of the Inspector--Department Forms.
(a) The inspector must use current department-approved forms
for reporting inspections.
(b) The department forms must [shall] be filled out completely,
and must [shall] be used to report the inspections of existing equipment
and final inspections of new or altered equipment.
(c) The inspector must list all violations of the technical re-
quirements by code number and code edition for each unit inspected,
and include a written description of the violation on the department
form. If the technical requirements refer to another code, the inspector
must list both code numbers and include a written description of the
violation.
(d) The inspector may not use the department equipment in-
spection form to report the results of an inspection to the owner of
equipment that is exempt under 74.30 and for construction-use only
elevators.
(e) The inspector must obtain from the department the label
format file for the Proof of Inspection Stickers the inspector is required
to use. The inspector must provide white borderless adhesive labels
upon which the information is printed.
(f) The inspector must obtain from the department the docu-
ment format file for the Proof of Inspection the inspector is requiredto use. The inspector must provide white borderless paper upon which
the information is printed.
(g) On completion of an acceptance inspection, the inspector
must complete and issue a Proof of Inspection. The inspector must
complete and attach a Proof of Inspection Sticker to the Proof of In-
spection. The Proof of Inspection with the attached Proof of Inspec-
tion Sticker must be posted by the inspector and displayed in a location
specified in 74.67 prior to leaving the site of a completed acceptance
inspection.
(h) On completion of an annual inspection, the inspector must
complete and issue a Proof of Inspection Sticker. The inspector must
attach the Proof of Inspection Sticker to the existing Certificate of Com-
pliance. The existing Certificate of Compliance with the attached Proof
of Inspection Sticker must be posted by the inspector and displayed in
a location specified in 74.67 prior to leaving the site of a completed
annual inspection.
74.76. Responsibilities of the Inspector--Inspector--Inspectors Equipment Test
Tags.
(a) The inspector must purchase test tags from the department
and must [shall] be the person who attaches these tags to the inspected
equipment.
(b) The inspector must [shall] inscribe all required information
on each department test tag. Department test tags shall not be replaced
until after all date and signature spaces on the tag are filled.
(c) Upon completion of the initial acceptance test, department
test tags must [shall] be conspicuously attached to each individual piece
of equipment on or adjacent to the equipment controller or main line
disconnect.
(d) All devices and adjustments required to be sealed by the
adopted standard must [shall] be sealed with wire rope and lead seal
by the inspector witnessing the test(s). There is [shall be] no need to
replace the seal unless it is broken. If a seal is broken, an inspector
must [shall] witness the test and provide a seal as prescribed in this
subsection prior to the unit being returned to service. The lead seal
must [shall] be crimped onto the wire rope using a crimping tool bear-
ing the department's seal and the crimping tool number assigned to the
inspector. An inspector may use the required crimping tool to seal lead
seals provided by the manufacturer at the factory as long as the assigned
number is legible.
(e) Inspector's equipment may be purchased from the depart-
ment for[:]and]
iO -] 1[(I)] $200 per 100 test tags (sold in multiples of 100).[;
(2) $40 per 0we ropes and lead sseal(sold in mltiples(f) The inspector must [shall] verify that contractor's test tags
are placed on the equipment in conformance with the technical require-
ments adopted in 74.100.
74.77. Responsibilities of the Inspector--Inspectors Equipment De-
cals.
(a) Each unit of equipment must [shall] be identified with a
unique identification number decal issued by the department, which
the inspector must affix to the upper right hand corner of the control
panel. The decal shall remain on the control panel for the life of the
equipment.
(b) An additional department decal must [shall] not be affixed
to equipment that has a current department decal displayed.38 TexReg 5644 August 30, 2013 Texas Register
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