Service Labels

(a) After any service, a fire alarm service label must be completed in detail and affixed to the inside or outside of the control panel cover or, if the system has no panel, in a permanent location. The signature of the licensee on the service label certifies that the service performed complies with requirements of law.

(b) If the service performed corrects all conditions noted on a yellow label or red label, the color and date of the label shall be marked on the service label and the respective yellow or red label removed.

(c) If during any service it is observed that the system does not comply with applicable standards adopted at the time the system was installed, has a fault condition, or is impaired from normal operation, the owner or the owner's representative and the local authority having jurisdiction must be notified of the condition and the licensee must attach, in addition to the service label, the appropriate yellow or red label, following the procedures in this section.

(d) Service labels shall remain in place for at least two years, after which time they 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 may remove excess labels at any time.

(e) The service label must be white in color with printed black lettering.

(f) The service label must be approximately three inches in height and three inches in width and must have an adhesive on the back that allows for label removal.

(g) Approximately 1/2 inch of the adhesive on the top back of the label should be used to attach the label over the previous service label to permit viewing of the previous label and the maintaining of a brief history.

(h) Service labels must contain the following information in the format of the service label as set forth in subsection (i) of this section:

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

(2) SERVICE RECORD (all capital letters in at least 10-point bold face type);

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

(4) the date of service performed, the licensee's signature (a stamped signature is prohibited) and license number;

(5) a list of services performed; and

(6) the type of service performed, either general service or the correction of conditions that resulted in a red label or yellow label.

(i) Service label: