Special Inspection Approval Program
Assessment Process
IAS provides thorough and ongoing assessments of the special inspection agency’s inspection procedures, the competence of its inspection staff, and its reporting procedures. Based on requirements in IBC, Chapter 17, the IAS uses Accreditation Criteria (AC 291) to assess the special inspection agencies. The following is a summary of the assessment process.
- Review the SIA’s quality management system.
- On-site assessment at the agency’s office.
- Field assessments at construction sites are conducted by one or more IAS technical assessors or subject matter experts (SMEs), to evaluate technical competence of the agency’s inspection staff. ICC Special Inspector Certification is one of the requirements for becoming accredited by IAS.
- Once an inspection agency has satisfied IAS accreditation requirements, an accreditation certificate is issued.
- Continual evaluation of the agency’s quality system is done through periodic on-site surveillance assessments.
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