Supervising Installer Status Listing Requirements

Such a company must have sufficient competent staff to approve and run their contracts but the requirement to run contracts outside their own contractual responsibilities is no longer required. This is based on the fact that no current listed Supervising Installer cannot do this.

Additional requirements are:

• Employs two people who hold a numbered Certificate of Competency as issued by the ASIB.
• Employs two other draughts persons capable of designing sprinkler installations to an approved and recognised standard.
• Employs their own erection workforce. This workforce must have a minimum of two sprinkler fitters deemed competent by experience or other recognised qualifications.
• Maintain a suitable staffed, equipped and stocked workshop capable of catering for the company's contractual obligations and emergency repairs.
• Have their own twenty-four hour call out emergency service which would include providing materials, equipment, transport, etcetera.



• Have submitted for the current year the following:

• An auditors certificate
• A bankers "C" rating or better to the value of R500,000.00.
• A letter from their bankers or insurance company showing facilities to provide performance bonds to a minimum of R1,000,000.00.
• Carry a minimum of R5,000,000.00 contractual liability insurance.

• Must have successfully completed ASIB Certified installations for a period of not more than five years which shall include:

• Five independent water supply installations.
• Five in-rack sprinkler installations.
• Five High Hazard sprinkler systems.
• Five Ordinary Hazard sprinkler installations.
• One high rise or life safety installation.
• Note: Listing status is subject to discretionary decision that may be taken by the ASIB.

Installer Status Listing Requirements

This company must comply in most of the respects with a Supervising Installer but generally does not employ adequate staff to approve or run contracts outside their own contractual liabilities. Such companies must comply with the following:

• Employs one person who holds a numbered Certificate of Competency as issued by the ASIB.
• Employs one other draughts persons capable of designing sprinkler installations to an approved and recognised standard.
• Employs their own erection workforce. This workforce must have a minimum of two sprinkler fitters deemed competent by experience or other recognised qualifications.
• Maintains a suitable staffed, equipped and stocked workshop capable of catering for the company's contractual obligations and emergency repairs.
• Have their own twenty-four hour call out emergency service which would include providing materials, equipment, transport, et cetera.

• Have submitted for the current year the following:

• An auditors certificate
• A bankers "C" rating or better to the value of R500,000.00.
• A letter from their bankers or insurance company showing facilities to provide performance bonds to a minimum of R500,000.00.
• Carry a minimum of R5,000,000.00 contractual liability insurance.

• Must have successfully completed ASIB Certified installations for a period of not more than five years which shall include:

• Three independent water supply installations.
• Three High Hazard sprinkler systems.
• Three in-rack sprinkler installations.
• Three Ordinary Hazard sprinkler installations.
• One high rise or life safety installation.
• Note: Listing status is subject to discretionary decision that may be taken by the ASIB.

Conditional Installer Status Listing Requirements

This company generally does not comply with the requirements of an Installer and is usually limited in abilities regarding design and interpretation of fixed fire protection requirements. Potential clients or users of the services of these companies must be aware of the limiting factors that move a company into this category. Such companies must comply with the following:

• Employs one person who holds a numbered Certificate of Competency as issued by the ASIB who may also be classed as the draughts person capable of designing sprinkler installations to an approved and recognised standard or who has sent a company employee to attend all ASIB courses with the intent of completing the courses and writing the examination for Competency.
• Employs their own erection workforce. This workforce must have a minimum of one sprinkler fitter deemed competent by experience or other recognised qualifications.
• Maintains a suitable staffed, equipped and stocked workshop capable of catering for the company's contractual obligations and emergency repairs.
• Have their own twenty-four hour call out emergency service which would include providing materials, equipment, transport, etcetera.
• Note: This company, in the absence of employing a Competent Person, must submit all drawings and calculations to the ASIB, (irrespective of the person who carried out the design and calculations), for checking and approval prior to fabrication or erection.

• Have submitted for the current year the following:

• An auditors certificate
• A bankers "C" rating or better to the value of R250,000.00.
• A letter from their bankers or insurance company showing facilities to provide performance bonds to a minimum of R250,000.00.
• Carry a minimum of R5,000,000.00 contractual liability insurance.

• Must have successfully completed ASIB Certified installations for a period of not more than three years which shall include:

• One independent water supply installations.
• One High Hazard hydraulically calculated sprinkler systems.
• One in-rack sprinkler installations.
• One Ordinary Hazard sprinkler installations.
• One high rise or life safety installations.
• Note: Listing status is subject to discretionary decision that may be taken by the ASIB.

Provisional Installer

Although the ASIB makes every effort to thoroughly screen every new applicant, we cannot guarantee work from a company that we have little experience of, and have decided on a trial listing before any company moves to a more permanent level.
In addition to newly listed companies, any companies that have failed to submit any substantive work for inspection during the preceding year and up to five years of registration and have therefore failed to meet the requirements set out for their level of registration.
These companies are used at the sole discretion of the client and at their risk. Until such time as a proven track record is achieved, the company remains in this category.

Provisional Installer Status Listing Requirements:

• Any company listed as a Provisional Installer is under review by the ASIB based on the fact that they:
  Are newly listed,
  or;
  They have failed to meet the requirements as per the companies listing status.
• A company shall not be listed as a provisional installer for a period of more than 3 years.
  The company shall be reviewed annually and shall either become a conditional installer within the
  allocated 3 year period or will be removed from the ASIB list.
• This company must have proven access to an acceptable level of draughtsman or designer. The name of the person to be used must be declared and the undertaking of this person in respect of the service offered must be in legal contract form.
• This company must have in its employ a fitter with a proven level of knowledge and experience of fixed fire protection.
• This company may employ a person who holds a numbered Certificate of Competency as issued by the ASIB if they have failed to maintain their listing but if newly listed probably does not employ such a person.
• This company must send representation to attend the ASIB courses with the intent of completing such courses and writing their competency examination.
• Maintains a suitable staffed, equipped and stocked workshop capable of catering for the company's contractual obligations and emergency repairs.
• Have their own twenty-four hour call out emergency service which would include providing materials, equipment, transport, etcetera.
• Note: If any of any item which is subcontracted, the company must, by legal and binding agreement, have exclusive access to the subcontractor.

• Have submitted for the year of listing or previous year, the following:

• An auditors certificate
• A bankers "C" rating or better to the value of R250,000.00.
• A letter from their bankers or insurance company showing facilities to provide performance bonds to a minimum of R250,000.00.
• Carry a minimum of R5,000,000.00 contractual liability insurance.
• Note: Listing status is subject to discretionary decision that may be taken by the ASIB.
• A period of leniency as far as current listing status shall be given until February 2010 to February 2011 in order for all existing registered companies to ensure that the necessary requirements are met for their particular circumstances.
• We will move companies that have failed to submit any work over the past 12 month period into the Provisional Installer category in 2009.

Special Risks Listing

While we are aware that some Consultants and Engineers will punt systems that are unproven or insist systems installed in an incorrect application, the installer will not be held accountable by the ASIB for the installation of poor design as long as they can prove that they have advised their client correctly and their client has chosen to ignore good minimum advice.

The ASIB will not accept installers promoting systems or equipment that has not been tested and approved to a recognised international standard.

While a Special Risks Installer need not necessarily submit all work on the special risks installations for inspection, it is essential that the company submit designs and calculations for approval and comment. The submissions will determine the level of listing as a Special Risks Installer.

Supervising Special Risks Status Listing Requirements

Such a company must have sufficient competent staff to approve and run their contracts but the requirement to run contracts outside their own contractual responsibilities is no longer required.

Additional requirements are:

• Employs two people who hold a numbered Certificate of Competency as issued by the ASIB.
• Employs two other draughts persons capable of designing special risks installations to an approved and recognised standard.
• Employs their own erection workforce. This workforce must have a minimum of two sprinkler fitters deemed competent by experience or other recognised qualifications.
• Maintain a suitable staffed, equipped and stocked workshop capable of catering for the company's contractual obligations and emergency repairs.
• Have their own twenty-four hour call out emergency service which would include providing materials, equipment, transport, etcetera.

Have submitted for the current year the following:

• An auditors certificate
• A bankers "C" rating or better to the value of R500,000.00.
• A letter from their bankers or insurance company showing facilities to provide performance bonds to a minimum of R1,000,000.00.
• Carry a minimum of R5,000,000.00 contractual liability insurance.
• Must have successfully submitted designs for special risk installation to the ASIB for a period of five years, subject to a minimum of 25 designs.
• Note: Listing status is subject to discretionary decision that may be taken by the ASIB.

Special Risks Installer Status Listing Requirements

Such a company must have sufficient competent staff to approve and run their contracts but the requirement to run contracts outside their own contractual responsibilities is no longer required.

Additional requirements are:

• Employs one person who hold a numbered Certificate of Competency as issued by the ASIB.
• Employs one other draughts person capable of designing special risks installations to an approved and recognised standard.
• Employs their own erection workforce. This workforce must have a minimum of two sprinkler fitters deemed competent by experience or other recognised qualifications.
• Maintain a suitable staffed, equipped and stocked workshop capable of catering for the company's contractual obligations and emergency repairs.
• Have their own twenty-four hour call out emergency service which would include providing materials, equipment, transport, etcetera.

Have submitted for the current year the following:

• An auditors certificate
• A bankers "C" rating or better to the value of R500,000.00.
• A letter from their bankers or insurance company showing facilities to provide performance bonds to a minimum of R1,000,000.00.
• Carry a minimum of R5,000,000.00 contractual liability insurance.
• Must have successfully submitted designs for special risk installation to the ASIB for a period of three years, subject to a minimum of 15 designs.
• Note: Listing status is subject to discretionary decision that may be taken by the ASIB.

Special Risks Conditional Installer Status Listing Requirements

Such a company must have sufficient competent staff to approve and run their contracts but the requirement to run contracts outside their own contractual responsibilities is no longer required.

Additional requirements are:

• Employs one person who holds a numbered Certificate of Competency as issued by the ASIB who may also be classed as the draughts person capable of designing special risks installations to an approved and recognised standard or who has sent a company employee to attend all ASIB courses with the intent of completing the courses and writing the examination for Competency or has sent a person to write the examination of competency, and that person has achieved 70% or above.
• Employs their own erection workforce. This workforce must have a minimum of two sprinkler fitters deemed competent by experience or other recognised qualifications.
• Maintain a suitable staffed, equipped and stocked workshop capable of catering for the company's contractual obligations and emergency repairs.
• Have their own twenty-four hour call out emergency service which would include providing materials, equipment, transport, etcetera.

Have submitted for the current year the following:

• An auditors certificate
• A bankers "C" rating or better to the value of R250,000.00.
• A letter from their bankers or insurance company showing facilities to provide performance bonds to a minimum of R250,000.00.
• Carry a minimum of R5,000,000.00 contractual liability insurance.
• Must have successfully submitted designs for special risk installation to the ASIB for a period of between one and three years, subject to a minimum of 10 designs.
• Note: Listing status is subject to discretionary decision that may be taken by the ASIB.

Special Risks Provisional Installer Status Listing Requirements

Although the ASIB makes every effort to thoroughly screen every new applicant, we cannot guarantee work from a company that we have little experience of, and have decided on a trial listing before any company moves to a more permanent level.

In addition to newly listed companies, any companies that have failed to submit any substantive work for inspection during the preceding year and up to five years of registration and have therefore failed to meet the requirements set out for their level of registration.

These companies are used at the sole discretion of the client and at their risk. Until such time as a proven track record is achieved, the company remains in this category.

Such a company must have sufficient competent staff to approve and run their contracts but the requirement to run contracts outside their own contractual responsibilities is not required.

Additional requirements are:

• This company shall not be listed as a provisional installer for a period of more than 3 years.
• This company shall be reviewed annually and shall either become a conditional installer within the allocated 3 year period or will be removed from the ASIB list.
• This company must have proven access to an acceptable level of draughtsman or designer. The name of the person to be used must be declared and the undertaking of this person in respect of the service offered must be in legal contract form.
• This company must have in its employ a fitter with a proven level of knowledge and experience of fixed fire protection.
• This company may employ a person who holds a numbered Certificate of Competency as issued by the ASIB if they have failed to maintain their listing but if newly listed probably does not employ such a person.
• This company must send representation to attend the ASIB courses with the intent of completing such courses and writing their competency examination.
• Maintains a suitable staffed, equipped and stocked workshop capable of catering for the company's contractual obligations and emergency repairs.
• Have their own twenty-four hour call out emergency service which would include providing materials, equipment, transport, etcetera.
• Note: If any of any item which is subcontracted, the company must, by legal and binding agreement, have exclusive access to the subcontractor.

Have submitted for the year of listing or previous year, the following:

• An auditors certificate
• A bankers "C" rating or better to the value of R250,000.00.
• A letter from their bankers or insurance company showing facilities to provide performance bonds to a minimum of R250,000.00.
• Carry a minimum of R5,000,000.00 contractual liability insurance.
• Note: Listing status is subject to discretionary decision that may be taken by the ASIB.

Suppliers

There is an increased demand from industry in general, (our client base), insurers, installers and end users for a greater spectrum of the industry to be listed and regulated. In order to assist, the ASIB will be starting to list various suppliers which will include, but is not necessarily limited to, fabrication workshops, draughtsmen, consulting engineers and rational designers. All of these people are integral to the functioning of the industry.

• An approved fabrication workshop complies with the following:

• A fabrication manager or owner who has proven to have at least 5 years experience in manufacturing for the sprinkler industry.
• The company has agreed to use or supply materials approved by a recognized authority, (e.g. ASIB approved FM or LPC) when manufacturing for an ASIB member.
• The premises will be inspected by an ASIB representative.
• Carry a minimum of R 1,000,000.00 contractual liability insurance



• An approved contract draughtsman complies with the following:

• Is not in the full time employment of a company as contemplated by the Department of Labour and is therefore not classed as a company employee.
• Has a minimum of 5 years experience in sprinkler design for an ASIB approved installer and known to the ASIB.
• Must submit for consideration 10 completed designs which have been inspected and approved by the ASIB.
• Is classed as a Competent Person or is sending or attending the ASIB courses with the intent of completing such course and writing the competency examination.
• The company/person is not responsible for having an installation inspected, but must submit every design for approval prior to submission to their client.
• Carry a minimum of R 1,000,000.00 suitable liability insurance



• An approved Consultant complies with the following:

• Has not less than 5 years experience as a consultant in fire protection.
• Has, in the 5 years prior to approval, only advised and been responsible for protection in accordance with proven and recognized standards whereby ASIB Clearance Certificates have been issued for projects.
• Has not attempted to prevent the ASIB from inspecting a completed sprinkler installation.
• Is classed as a Competent Person or is sending or attending the ASIB courses with the intent of completing such course and writing the competency examination.
• Has undertaken to only use ASIB approved installers for the installation of fire sprinkler systems.
• Carries a minimum of R3,000,000.00 suitable Professional Liability insurance
• Submits a list of all the sprinkler installations that they have been involved during the course of a registered year