Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.31137 - Labels

Rule 1137.

(1) Each premanufactured unit or building component or group of components, which is certified pursuant to the act and these rules, shall have permanently attached thereto an approved label which cannot be removed therefrom without destroying the label. The approved label or labels shall be placed in the following areas:

(a) Models, residential modular units - 2 or more labels - 1 placed in cabinet under kitchen sink, 1 placed in front closet, additional units placed - 1 in each section, readily accessible by the building officials, and so shown on the approved building system.

(b) Residential structural building components, panelized units - 1 label placed on electrical panel or in cabinet under kitchen sink or in a place readily accessible by the building official and so shown on the approved building system.

(c) All other - 1 or more labels placed readily accessible by the building official and so shown on the approved building system.

(2) An approved label shall bear the following information:

(a) "This label certifies that this unit (or building component) has been manufactured in accordance with a building system and compliance assurance program approved by the construction code commission and inspected by (name of inspection agency) under the auspices and approval of the state of Michigan."

(b) Label serial number.

(c) Building system approval number.

(d) Manufacturer's serial number.

(e) The words "See data plate located on _____ ."

(f) The name of the agency issuing the label.

(3) At the discretion of the bureau, labels and data plates may be limited in size and content for components whose shape or size does not permit the full information to be placed thereon.

(4) The approved label shall be issued by the commission or its agents in accordance with the following:

(a) The commission and the bureau shall specify the manner in which the labels are handled.

(b) Labels shall be numbered serially.

(c) A manufacturer's compliance assurance program, submitted in accordance with R 408.31161, shall include requirements for issuance, possession, attachment and accounting of all labels to assure that labels are attached only to units or building components manufactured pursuant to an approved building system and inspected pursuant to an approved compliance assurance program.

(5) Permanent records shall be kept of the handling of all labels, indicating at least how many labels have been applied to units, building components, or groups of components, which labels have been applied to which units or building components, and the disposition of any damaged or rejected labels, and the location and custody of all unused labels. All inspection agencies shall be required to submit twice a week to the bureau, on forms furnished by the bureau, reports showing the above required information. Each manufacturer shall be required to submit to the bureau, a monthly report showing the number of units, building components or groups of components shipped, the label numbers applied thereto, the manufacturer's serial number, the date of manufacture, and the location to which the unit, building component, or group of components was shipped.

(6) The commission or an inspection agency shall attach labels to units or building components manufactured in accordance with an approved compliance assurance program.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.31137

1979 AC; 1984 AACS