1. (a) Prior to being issued decals or insignia, each manufacturing facility will undergo a certification inspection. The plant certification will be conducted by a department team normally consisting of an engineer and one or more department inspectors or, when designated by the department, third party inspectors. The inspection shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures established by the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council. The purpose of the plant certification inspection will be to assure that the compliance control program in the manufacturing facility is capable of producing structures in compliance with the approved design package. The team will become familiar with all aspects of the manufacturer's approved design package. Structures on the production line will be checked to assure that failures to conform located by the inspection team are being located by the plant compliance control program and are being corrected by the plant personnel. The inspection team will work closely with the plant compliance control personnel to assure that the approved design package and compliance control manuals for the facility are clearly understood and are being followed. If deemed necessary by the certification inspection team, a representative of the design review agency must be present during the inspection. The plant certification inspection will terminate when the inspection team has fully evaluated all aspects of the manufacturing facility. At least one module or modular component containing all systems, or a combination of modules or modular components containing all systems, shall be observed during all phases of construction. The team must inspect all modules or modular components in the production line during the certification.

2. (b) Following completion of the plant certification inspection, the team will issue a plant certification report. The manufacturer must keep a copy of this report in their permanent records. The plant certification report will contain:

   1. (1) the name and address of the manufacturer;
   2. (2) the names and titles of personnel performing the certification inspection;
   3. (3) the serial or identification numbers of the modules or modular components inspected;
   4. (4) a list of nonconformances observed on the modules or modular components inspected (with appropriate design package references) and corrective action taken in each case;
   5. (5) a list of deviations from the approved compliance control procedures (with section or manual references) observed during the certification inspection with the corrective action taken in each case;
   6. (6) the date of certification;
   7. (7) the following statement: "This report concludes that (name of agency), after evaluating the facility, certifies that (name of factory) of (city) is capable of producing (industrialized housing and buildings or modular components) in accordance with the approved building system and compliance control manuals on file in the manufacturing facility and in compliance with the requirements of the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council"; and
   8. (8) the signature of the inspection team leader.
3. (c) If during the certification inspection the manufacturer is judged not capable of building structures in compliance with the approved design package and compliance control manual, the agency will issue a deviation report. The deviation report will detail the specific areas in which the manufacturer was found to be deficient and will make recommendations for improvement.

Source Note:The provisions of this §70.60 adopted to be effective November 16, 1993, 18 TexReg 7925; amended to be effective August 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 6619; amended to be effective March 16, 1998, 23 TexReg 1305.