Approval is available to any FIA Corporate Member that has demonstrated and continues to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the scheme.

The Application Form shall be completed together with appropriate payment.

Approval is awarded to the Installer via a nominated Qualifying Supervisor who is deemed responsible for the ongoing safety, quality and technical aspects of the work performed by the Installer.

The Qualifying Supervisor is the primary contact of the AIS for all FIA matters and shall be present during the initial assessment process, any subsequent reviews and any on-site inspections.

The initial assessment is essentially identical to that of ECA-ITEC Approval. Therefore, if the applicant already has that approval the Part 1 assessment is waived and only the Part 2 assessment is required.

NOTE: the Part 2 assessment is not chargegable and there is no assessment charge for applicants that are already ECA-ITEC Approved. This is a result of co-operation between the FIA and ECA-ITEC within the TIA-B environment.

The Part 1 assessment process shall confirm that the applicant has:
a current, documented Health & Safety
policy or equivalent "statement of
intent";
evidence of safe working practices
such as pre- and post-project Risk
Assessment and Method Statements
(RAMS);
a Personal Protective Equipment
register;
a continuous improvement programme;
a continuous staff training provision;
access to the AIS Tools
a current Technical Library containing,
as a minimum:
BS 6701 and BIP 0007
BS EN 50174 series
BS EN 50310
BS EN 50173 series
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a test equipment calibration register;
a test cord (and test fixtures) register.

The Part 2 assessment process shall confirm that the applicant has copies of: BS 7718 (withdrawn)
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all current FIA TSDs
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