S.C. Code Regs. § § 8-610

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 8-610 - Alternate Methods and Materials

(1) The provision of these regulations are not intended to prevent the use of any material, appliance, device, system arrangement, or method of construction not specifically prescribed in accepted model codes, provided any such alternate has been approved by the Council.

(2) The Council may approve alternates if it finds that the proposed design is satisfactory and that the material, appliance, device arrangement, method, system, or work offered is at least the equivalent in performance, quality, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, and safety.

(3) Listed or labeled equipment and systems may be disapproved by the Council, if it determines that they are not adequate to serve their intended purposes.

(4) All material submitted by the manufacturer to the Council in the form of plans, engineering data, test results quality control manual etc., will be considered as proprietary information of the applicant.

(5) Requests for alternate methods and materials may be made by a licensed manufacturer and shall be submitted to the Council in writing. Requests by the manufacturer must be reviewed and approved by its approved inspection agency prior to submission, as evidenced by the approved inspection agency's seal affixed to the request.

S.C. Code Regs. § 8-610

Added by State Register Volume 32, Issue No. 6, eff June 27, 2008; State Register Volume 37, Issue No. 5, eff May 24, 2013; State Register Volume 48, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/24/2024.