28 Tex. Admin. Code § 34.721 - Yellow Tags

(a) If a fire protection sprinkler system is found to be noncompliant with applicable NFPA standards, is not being tested or maintained according to adopted standards, or found to contain equipment that has been recalled by the manufacturer, but the noncompliance or recalled equipment does not constitute an emergency impairment, a completed yellow tag must be attached to the respective riser of each system to permit convenient inspection, to not hamper the system's actuation or operation, and to indicate that corrective action is necessary.

(b) The signature of the service person or inspector on a yellow tag certifies the conditions that caused the system to be out of compliance with NFPA standards.

(c) After attaching a yellow tag, the service person or inspector must notify the building owner or the building owner's representative and the local AHJ in writing of all noncompliant conditions. The notification must be postmarked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered within five business days of the attachment of the yellow tag.

(d) A yellow tag may only be removed by an authorized employee of a registered firm or an authorized representative of a governmental agency with appropriate regulatory authority after the employee or representative completes and attaches a service tag that indicates the noncompliant conditions were corrected. The local AHJ must be notified when corrections are made and a yellow tag is removed or revised. The notification must be postmarked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered within five business days of the date on which the yellow tag is removed.

(e) Yellow tags may be printed for multiple years.

(f) Yellow tags must be the same size as service tags, and must contain the following information in the format of the tag as set forth in subsection (g) of this section:

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

(2) firm's name, address, and phone number;

(3) firm's certificate of registration number;

(4) license number of RME;

(5) printed name of service person or inspector;

(6) signature of service person or inspector;

(7) day, month, and year (to be punched);

(8) name and address of owner or occupant;

(9) building number, location, or system number; and

(10) list of items not compliant with NFPA standards.

(g) Sample yellow tag:

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28 Tex. Admin. Code § 34.721

The provisions of this §34.721 adopted to be effective April 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1716; amended to be effective February 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 662; amended to be effective July 29, 2014, 39 TexReg 5761; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 29, July 15, 2016, TexReg 5194, eff. 7/19/2016