An inspection body provides inspection of electrical installations (items inspected). In general, the inspection item (electrical installation) consists of various electrical equipment (for example switchboards). This means that the inspection body also inspects switchboards and its documentation as a part of installation.
ILAC P15:05/2020 3.1n1 The term “installation” may be defined as “a collection of components assembled to jointly achieve a purpose not achievable by the components separately”.
The accredited inspection body forms a part of bigger legal entity. The other part of the same legal entity is engaged in the manufacturing of electrical equipment (e.g switchboard) to be included to electrical installations. Electrical installations have been built by another legal entity, which is not related to the inspection body. However electrical equipment included to the installations can be produced by the legal entity that is an accredited inspection body.
Can such accredited inspection body be Type A?
March 2015
Referring to Annex A, A.1 c) of the ISO 17020:2012: “An inspection body shall not be a part of a legal entity that is engaged in design, manufacture, supply, installation, purchase, ownership, use or maintenance of the items inspected”
Items inspected are the installation and its components. If an IB is a part of a legal entity engaged in the manufacture of the items inspected, it cannot be a Type A inspection body.