Qualifying Inspections
Prior to publication of a new ICC-ES evaluation report or listing, a qualifying inspection must be conducted of the facilities manufacturing products to be recognized in the evaluation report/listing. The qualifying inspection is intended to verify that the manufactured products are consistent with the products described in the evaluation report, and that the manufacturer has documented and effectively implemented a quality control system that meets all requirements of the ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria for Quality Documentation (AC10).
During the product evaluation process, Appendices A – Information Submittal Requirements and B Quality System Documentation Cross-Reference Matrix, shall be filled out by the report applicant and submitted to ICC-ES, along with a copy of their documented quality system or manual for the product(s) to be recognized in the report/listing. A Qualifying Inspection Report (Q-21) is completed during the factory inspection, by a representative of either ICC-ES or a third-party, accredited and contracted inspection agency. A copy of the Q-21 is provided to the manufacturer’s representative and forwarded to the ICC-ES technical staff for review and approval.
Surveillance Inspections
All report holders are subject to regular, ongoing surveillance inspections. Such inspections will be conducted by a representative of either ICC-ES or a third-party, accredited and contracted inspection agency. The inspection findings will be reported to ICC-ES using the Quality Control Inspection Summary Form (Q-24). A copy of the Q-24 is provided to the manufacturer’s representative and forwarded to the ICC-ES technical staff for review and approval.
In cases where more than 2 surveillance inspections per year are required and a third-party inspection agency is involved, the agency shall also provide a Quality Control Inspection Summary form documenting inspections conducted since the last issuance of the evaluation report.
For any questions please contact inspections@icc-es.org
The rules of procedure for plumbing, mechanical and fuel gas product listings require two types of inspections:
A qualifying (initial) inspection is part of the listing application process. The purpose of the qualifying inspection is to determine whether the manufacturer’s quality system has been successfully implemented and/or to verify that the manufactured product is the same as the product presented for recognition.
Qualifying inspections are required for:
A surveillance inspection, conducted after a listing has been issued, verifies that the listed products are the same as originally recognized.
Surveillance inspections of manufacturing facilities must be conducted, at a minimum, once per year unless otherwise noted in procedures and involve, as applicable:
A listee may request that the inspections be conducted by ICC-ES, or the listee may retain a third-party inspection body that has a contractual agreement with ICC-ES and that is accredited by the International Accreditation Service as meeting the requirements of ISO/IEC Standard 17020, General Criteria for the Operation of Various Types of Bodies Performing Inspection.
Note: The third-party inspection body must complete the ICC-ES inspection form.
For any questions please contact inspections@icc-es.org
