Special Inspector Qualifications

What does your jurisdiction require?

Does Your Jurisdiction Require Training for Local/Regional 3rd-Party Firestop Special Insepctors?

Download this summary document explaining why the IFC firestop special inspection education and examination program is unmatched in providing a thorough, accurate and fair evaluation of the competence of proposed firestop special inspectors.

Building Inspector – Requirements Per CH.17 IBC 2012 and Later Editions

Has your jurisdiction adopted IBC 2012, 2015, or 2018? Then you are likely aware of the firestop special inspection requirement in Chapter 17. To view the IFC’s archived 50-minute webinar that fully explains the IBC firestop special inspection requirements. IFC Special Inspection 2012 IBC requirements webinar – YouTube.

​Many areas having adopted IBC 2012/2015/2018 are lacking personnel with the competence required to conduct a knowledgeable and competent special inspection to ASTM standards E2174 and E2393. A poor 3rd party inspection can be worse than no inspection at all – passing installations that just won’t work in the event of a fire, and reporting proper but unusual firestop installations as “fails.”

The IFC can help. We offer an online, self-paced, free education program for people desiring to do firestop special inspection work, or who already do some firestop special inspection work and want to formalize and complete their knowledge. An overview of the online program is here: https://firestop.org/overview/ .

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