Red Labels

(a) If, after any service, inspection or test, a system or any part thereof is inoperable, has a fault condition, or is impaired from normal operation, excluding the area(s) of a building under construction, a completed red label must be attached to the outside of the control panel cover or, if the system has no panel, in a permanent location, to indicate that corrective action is necessary.

(b) The signature of the licensee on a red label certifies that the conditions listed on the label have caused the system to be inoperable, have a fault condition, or be impaired from normal operation.

(c) If the system is inoperable, immediately after attaching a red label the licensee or the registered firm must orally notify the property owner, occupant or their representative, and the local AHJ, where available, of all impairments and provide a written notification, emailed, faxed or hand delivered within the next business day of the attachment of the red label. If the system has a fault condition or is impaired from normal operation, after attaching a red label, the licensee or the registered firm must notify the property owner, occupant or their representative, and the local AHJ in writing indicating the condition(s). The written notification must be postmarked, emailed, faxed or hand delivered within three business days of the attachment of the red label.

(d) Red labels must remain in place until the conditions are corrected and a service label is attached certifying that the corrections were made. The red label may be removed by a licensed employee or agent of a registered firm, an employee of the State Fire Marshal's Office, or an authorized representative of a governmental agency with appropriate regulatory authority. The local AHJ must be notified when corrections are made and a red label is removed or revised. The notification must be postmarked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered within five business days of the removal of the red label.

(e) Red labels must be approximately three inches high and three inches wide and must have an adhesive on the back that allows for label removal.

(f) Labels must be red with printed black lettering.

(g) Red labels must bear the following information in the format of the label as shown in subsection (h) of this section:

(1) "DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF TEXAS STATE FIRE MARSHAL" (all in capital letters, at least 10-point bold face type);

(2) status of the system to be marked, inoperable or impaired or fault;

(3) the registered firm's name, address, telephone number (either main office or branch office) and certificate of registration number of the firm attaching the red label;

(4) the date the label was attached, the licensee's signature (a stamped signature is prohibited) and license number; and

(5) a list of conditions resulting in the red label; (h) Red label: