SECTION 74.69. Responsibilities of the Owner--Accidents and Reportable Conditions

(a) The owner must report all accidents, as defined in Texas Health and Safety Code, §754.011, involving equipment to the department, using a department-approved form, within 24 hours of the accident.

(b) For an accident reported under this section, the equipment shall be removed from service and shall not be moved (except as necessary to extricate an injured party), used, or returned to service until a representative of the department completes an investigation and issues an approval to return the unit to service.

(c) If any equipment is determined to have a reportable condition by inspection or other means, the owner must notify the department in writing within 24 hours, and must place the unsafe equipment out of operation until repairs to correct the reportable condition(s) are completed. After repairs have been completed, the owner must have the equipment re-inspected and re-certified and submit written verification to the department that the reportable condition has been corrected before returning the equipment to service.

Source Note: The provisions of this §74.69 adopted to be effective November 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 7949; amended to be effective February 15, 2016, 41 TexReg 962