Department of Consumer and Business Services
Building Codes Division - Chapter 918
Division 480
ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLING SPECIALTY CODE
918-480-0150
Low Volume Window Label Program
(1) As used in this rule:
(a) “Exempt fenestration product” means a skylight or solarium that is exempt from the thermal performance standards established in the Oregon Residential Specialty Code.
(b) “Manufacturer” has the definition provided in Chapter 11 of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code.
(c) “Window produced in low volume” has the definition provided in Chapter 11 of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code.
(2) Manufacturers of windows produced in low volume or exempt fenestration products must participate in a labeling program administered by the Division. Participating manufacturers must:
(a) Print their own labels, subject to standards established in the Oregon Residential Specialty Code;
(b) Attach an appropriate label to each window produced in low volume or exempt fenestration product produced for installation in Oregon;
(c) Comply with any other applicable labeling requirements established in Chapter 11 of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code; and
(d) Maintain a log in which the attachment of each label is recorded.
(3) A manufacturer participating in the Division’s labeling program must obtain, from the Division, a log for recording the attachment of labels to either windows produced in low volume or exempt fenestration products. A participating manufacturer must record in its log the type of window produced in low volume or exempt fenestration product that was labeled, the label’s production number, and the date the label was attached. A copy of a manufacturer’s labeling program log for the previous year must be sent to the Division by no later than January 31st of each year. The log must also be made available to the Division upon request.
(4) Participating manufacturers may not:
(a) Sell, exchange, or transfer their labels to another manufacturer;
(b) Purchase or obtain labels produced by another manufacturer; or
(c) Produce or use labels in excess of the maximum established by Chapter 11 of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 455.525
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 455.525
History:
BCD 11-2017, f. 9-14-17, cert. ef. 10-1-17
BCD 13-2011, f. 5-13-11, cert. ef. 7-1-11
BCD 36-2008, f. 12-31-08, cert. ef. 1-1-09
BCD 26-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-3-08 thru 5-1-09