The FIA AIS Database contains a series of risk elements. Additions and changes to the actual risk elements is managed by the AIS Directorate with the involvement and agreement of the Approved Installers.

Each of the risk elements is supported by the On-Line Assistance. The FIA AIS Index groups the risk elements into the sections in which they appear in the AIS Database.

The On-Line Assistance for each risk element comprises three sections:
“the risk element explained” - explanation of the risk element;
“what the published standards say” - details (requirement and recommendations) of published referenced
standards;
"what the future standards are expected to say" - details of changes in proposed revisions of published referenced
standards.

NOTE: the "published referenced standards" are the currently available versions of BS 6701, BS EN 50174-1, -2 and -3 and BS EN 50346.

The text of “the risk element explained” sections is maintained by continuous upgrade by members of the FIA Council and employees of FIA Approved Installers. A Comments Sheet exists to allow them to submit proposed changes.

Changes to the other two sections are the responsibility of the FIA Technical Directorate and will be undertaken on a continuous basis as standards develop and revisions are proposed.

The current issue of the On-Line Assistance may contain instances where not all, or none, of the sections for the risk element contain text. Where the "what the published standards say" section is blank it is because there is no applicable text. Where the "what the future standards are expected to say" section is blank it is because either there is no applicable text or that section need further work.

A few specific notes are applicable to this issue of the On-Line Assistance:
jumpers are not treated separately from cords;
pointers are given to the sections within the “published referenced standards” covering segregation between
telecommunications/information technology cabling and mains power cables but the specific requirements are
not quoted;
the current issue of the "what the published standards say" section excludes coverage of the following:
surge protection devices;
electrical isolation components;
filtering:
lightning protection:
batteries;
maintenance and repair (including spares and support services);
ancillary equipment;
atmospheric control for equipment;
EMC considerations relating to earthing of screens and cable containment;
earthing related to mains powers systems except requirements for BS 7671 and EN 50310;
protection against low frequency fields;
aerial cabling on poles;
special installation environments (clause 8 of EN 50174-3).

USING THE ON-LINE ASSISTANCE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR DETAILED READING OF THE PUBLISHED REFERENCED STANDARDS.