Section 145.60. Insignia of certification

(a) Certified industrialized housing constituting a single dwelling unit must bear insignia of certification for each module. The insignia of certification will be furnished by the Department to the manufacturer under the procedures of § 145.63 (relating to procedures for requesting, controlling and attaching insignia of certification). The manufacturer shall permanently attach the insignia of certification for each module adjacent to the data plate located in a visible location in a cabinet under the kitchen sink, or if this cabinet is not available, the location must be clearly identified on the Site Installation Inspection Report referenced in § 145.91(e) (relating to reports to the Department). Insignias may not be attached to doors or other easily removable features of the home. Each insignia of certification must bear an insignia serial number furnished by the Department and contain the following language:

INSIGNIA OF CERTIFICATION FOR INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING
Serial No.

This insignia certifies that this dwelling unit of industrialized housing has been manufactured from plans, specifications and other related design documents under a compliance assurance program in accordance with the requirements of the Industrialized Housing Act, Title 35 of the Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated, § § 1651.1 to 1651.12, and the regulations issued thereunder by the Department of Community and Economic Development of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(b) Each certified housing component or components comprising a project in a single dwelling unit must bear an insignia of certification for housing components. The insignia of certification must be furnished by the Department to the manufacturer under the procedures of § 145.63. The manufacturer shall permanently attach the insignia of certification to the housing component in a visible location identified in the building system documentation and in the Building System Approval Report. Each insignia of certification must bear an insignia serial number furnished by the Department and contain the following language:

INSIGNIA OF CERTIFICATION FOR HOUSING COMPONENTS
Serial No.

This insignia certifies that this housing component has been manufactured from plans, specifications and other related design documents under a compliance assurance program in accordance with the requirements of the Industrialized Housing Act, Title 35 of the Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated, § § 1651.1 to 1651.12, and the regulations issued thereunder by the Department of Community and Economic Development of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(c) Insignia of certification issued by the Department will be of a size and design and of materials and will provide for the methods of attachment as determined by the Department.

The provisions of this § 145.60 adopted July 12, 1974, effective July 13, 1974, 4 Pa.B. 1403; amended November 5, 2004, effective February 4, 2005, 34 Pa.B. 6024; effective date corrected at 34 Pa.B. 6133; amended May 7, 2010, effective July 7, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 2421. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (307423) to (307424).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 145.60 amended under section 5 of the Industrialized Housing Act (35 P. S. § 1651.5).

Cross References

This section cited in 12 Pa. Code § 145.62 (relating to data plates).