Or. Admin. Code § 918-674-0300 - Monitoring of Third Parties

(1) The Division shall conduct monitoring of certified third-party agencies with or without prior notice during any reasonable time.

(2) The Division shall monitor the work performed by a third-party agency and may make additional observations that are not part of the monitoring effort and will not reflect on the third-party agency's performance unless they are missed in a subsequent inspection.

(3) Division monitoring may take place at the third-party agency office, at the manufacturing facility, at dealer or distributor lots or at the installation site. Upon conclusion of the monitoring, monitoring reports shall be forwarded to the third-party agency as quickly as possible, preferably by electronic mail or fax.

(4) The Division shall review and monitor the records and performance of each third-party agency to assure conformance with ORS Chapter 455, the Oregon Specialty Codes and these rules. The Division shall review and monitor each third-party agency at least once every three months or see at least ten percent of a third-party agency's work.

(5) The third-party agency or the manufacturer shall make available to the Division all requested documents including but not limited to:

(a) Inspection reports;

(b) Reviewed and approved plans;

(c) Insignia of compliance records;

(d) Notices to local enforcement agencies;

(e) Test records and reports;

(f) Copies of Division approved alternate methods and materials;

(g) Contracts; and

(h) Continuing education records.

(6) Third-party agencies shall pay all monitoring fees according to OAR 918-674-0155.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 918-674-0300

BCD 7-1996, f. 3-29-96, cert. ef. 4-1-96; BCD 20-1998, f. 9-30-98, cert. ef. 10-1-98

Publications: The publications referred to or incorporated by reference in this rule are available from the agency.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 455.705

Stats. Implemented: ORS 455.705