Please read this notice carefully and tick the Accept
box before
continuing
with your registration.
The EWS-1 forms enable five different options to be selected comprising
A1,
A2
and A3 and B1 and B2.
Based
on advice from RICS, the competency requirements of the assessor differ depending on whether the
building is
designated as A1-3 or B1-2.
The EWS-1 form states that for A1-3 forms, ‘the signatory would need the expertise to
identify
the
relevant materials within the external wall and attachments and whether fire resisting
cavity
barriers and fire stopping have been installed correctly. However, this would not
necessarily
include the need for expertise in fire engineering.’
For B1-2 forms,
’the
signatory would need expertise in the assessment of the fire risk presented by external
wall
materials and should be a member of a relevant professional body that deals with fire
safety
in the
built environment. This could be a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Fire
Engineers
or
equivalent.'
For the submission of forms featuring buildings designated A1-3, the assessor must be a member
of at
least
one of the professional bodies under Option A and applicants must provide evidence of
this.
OPTION A -
Professional Bodies
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
(RICS)
Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE)
Architects Registration Board (ARB)
Association of Consultant Approved
Inspectors (ACAI)
Chartered Association of Building
Engineers (CABE)
Chartered Institute of Architectural
Technologists (CIAT)
Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Chartered Institution of Building
Services Engineers (CIBSE)
Construction Industry Council Approver
Inspectors Register (CICAIR)
Institute of Clerks of Works and
Construction Inspectorate (ICWCI)
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
Institution of Structural Engineers
(IStructE)
Local Authority Building Control (LABC)
Royal Institute of British Architects
(RIBA)
Society of Façade Engineers (SFE)
For the submission of forms featuring buildings designated B1-2, the assessor must be a
Chartered
Engineer
[CEng] with the IFE or equivalent* and applicants must provide evidence of this under Option B.
*As noted above, equivalence would refer to membership of a relevant professional body that
deals
with fire
safety in the built environment. We strongly recommend that any equivalent memberships on which
your
application depend should be made known to portal@fia.uk.com before proceeding with your
application. Please
note that if you complete and pay for your registration without meeting the
membership/qualifications
criteria as listed, your registration will not be approved and you will not be entitled to
reimbursement.
In order to submit EWS-1 forms on this portal you must be registered and confirm that you have
the
appropriate
professional indemnity insurance in place. Registration costs £200 + VAT and the
upload fee for an EWS-1 form is £100 + VAT for an online form, or £150 + VAT for a PDF copy.
Checks
will be
carried out annually to establish that all of your registration details are valid and hence a
nominal fee of
£25 + VAT will be applied for annual renewal of your registration. Those registering
successfully
under
Option A would be entitled to submit only those forms featuring buildings designated A1-3; any
B1-2
forms
submitted by these assessors would not be accepted. Those registering successfully under Option
B
would be
entitled to submit both A1-3 and B1-2 forms. Please note that any EWS-1 forms that you submit
will,
upon
approval, enter the public domain and the signatory must gain approval from the building owner
that
public
access to the form is permitted.
If any of the details of your registration change, you must make this change immediately by
updating
your
details under My Account on the portal's home page. The information you have entered will be
held
for the
sole purpose of maintaining your registration as an EWS-1 form signatory and will not be shared
with
a third
party.
If you are in any doubt concerning this, please write to us at portal@fia.uk.com before
proceeding
with your
registration.