Inspection Body Accreditation

Find the standards, criteria, and key documents needed to gain SAC accreditation as an inspection body.

Last updated 1 September 2026

An inspection body must be fully conversant and comply with the relevant standards and criteria to be accredited. The standards, specific criteria and related documents for the SAC accreditation are as below:

ISO/IEC 17020:2012 - Conformity Assessment-Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection

Cargo Inspection Field

Technical Note CI 01: 30 Mar 2023 - Specific Reqts for the Accreditation of IBs for Cargo (opens in new tab)

Central Alarm Monitoring Stations Inspection Field

Technical Note: CAMS-01: 08 Dec 2025 - Specific Reqts for the Accreditation of IBs for Central Alarm Monitoring Stations (opens in new tab)

Pressure Vessel / Lifting Equipment Inspection Field

Technical Note: PV/LE 01: June 2018 - Specific Reqts for Accreditation of IBs in PVLE Inspection (opens in new tab)

Site Investigation and Instrumentation & Monitoring

Structural Steelwork Inspection Field

Technical Note SS 01: 30 Jan 2026 - Specific Reqts of IBs in Structural Steelwork Inspection (opens in new tab)

Technical Audit of Extension Schemes for Pressure Vessels Field

Technical Note TA 01: Specific Reqts of IBs for Technical Audit of Extension Schemes for PVs (opens in new tab)

Hook-Lift & Container Inspection Field

Technical Note HL 01: Specific Reqts for Accreditation of IBs for Hook-Lift & Container Inspection (opens in new tab)

Building Façade Inspection using Drones

SAC Technical Note : FI 01 – Specific Reqts for the Accreditation of IBs in Building Façade Inspection using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) (opens in new tab)

Lift & Escalator Inspection Field

Technical Note LEI 01: Specific Reqts for Accreditation of IBs for Lift & Escalator Inspection [PDF, 313.54 KB] (opens in new tab)

Site Supervision Firms Field

Technical Note: SSF 01 Specific Regts for The Accreditation of Site Supervision Firms (opens in new tab)