“Improving the quality of plan review and inspections,

one step at a time!”

Assessment Overview

Specializing in:

· Developing and Administering Qualification Assessments

· Third-Party Plan Review for AHJ's

· Third-Party Plan Review for Designers

· Review of Technical, Engineering, and Life Safety Reports

· Developing and Administering Assessments for Special Inspections

· Technical Code Seminars for The Design and Review Community

CSA develops tests around the needs of the jurisdiction in addition to offering Standardized national assessments.  We can include local amendments and locally hot items.  If you have a specific assessment need, we can likely accommodate it. 

We can even develop tests for companies to evaluate their service contractors.  This may include site safety, lock-out-tag-out, and more.

Our assessments offer many advantages including:

· Can be taken within days of scheduling, not months

· No detailed applications to complete or delay processing

· No reference forms required to delay processing

· Testing available 6 days a week at some locations and only limited by site scheduling

· Over 220 test locations - generally at least one within one-hours drive of 85% of the population

· On-line payment and scheduling is available 24 hours a day

· On-line schedule changes up to three days before the test

· Contractors know their score at the end of the assessment

· Qualifications are based on what you know, not how long you have done it or where you learned it

· High quality PVC (credit card style) photo ID cards, and certificates upon successful completion

· Assessments are proctored by professionally trained staff

· Assessments are audio and video recorded for security and integrity of tests

· State issued photo ID is required to take assessments and individuals picture is taken for documentation purposes

· Questions are developed, and reviewed by professionals in the field of fire protection with experience in plan review, installation, inspections, and code enforcement.  Oversight of registered fire protection engineers.  Technical advisers actively involved in trade associations and NFPA code development.

· Can include local amendments and the needs of local requirements

 

An example of current and/or assessments under development include, but are not limited to:

· Fire Alarm Competent On-Site Person

· Sprinkler Competent On-Site Person (commercial and residential assessments available)

· Fire Extinguisher Servicing

· Underground Private Fire Mains

· Fire Alarm Designer / Responsible Managing Party

· Sprinkler Designer / Responsible Managing Party

· Commercial Hoods (kitchens)

· Combination Domestic Service and Residential Sprinkler Systems

· Installation of Above Ground and Under Ground Fuel Storage Tanks

Many of the codes already require qualified contractors, detailed drawings, and technical reports for unique designs.  CSA assists the jurisdiction in enforcing their adopted codes.

Compliance Services and Assessments, LC

P.O. Box 723

17 Business Park Dr. #10

Greenbrier, AR 72058

To contact us:

Phone: (501) 679-3345

Fax: (501) 679-3345

E-mail: info@CSAexams.com

Email Plans to: Plans@CSAexams.com

Most of our assessments are delivered through professionally proctored ACT, Inc. assessment centers throughout the United States.  Assessments can also be delivered via the Internet without proctoring based on the users needs.

High quality PVC (credit card quality) ID cards.  Can include multiple qualifications and expirations on a single card.  Background images generally match a feature of the respective State.  The individuals company name is frequently included so the AHJ knows what companies insurance and permit applies to the project.