Program Provides Third-party Inspectors with High Training, Competency
WASHINGTON — The International Firestop Council (IFC) developed a comprehensive online firestop inspection training and education program for code officials, inspectors, and all building trades professionals associated with commercial building firestopping from design through installation.
The “IFC Recommended Training and Education for Third-Party Firestop Inspectors” program is a free, 40-60-hour firestopping self-study program that educates via recommended outsourced videos, PowerPoint presentations, and documents, all available via 22 Internet website links from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), International Code Council (ICC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM), the IFC, and other industry-leading sites.