British Assessment Bureau Limited (BAB) is an independent certification body for the provision of Product Certification services against PAS 2030 / MCS to installer organisations wishing to operate under the Green Deal. We operate in compliance with ISO 17065, PAS 2031 and MCS and our procedures are administered in a non-discriminatory manner.
Certification
In order to achieve certification, a fully operational installation specification which meets the requirements of PAS 2030 / MCS must be established including controlled and up to date documents and evidence of vocational competence.
Following a satisfactory initial evaluation (desktop assessment and on-site inspection), verification of the evaluation report, and completion of any corrective actions, we shall issue a certificate. The certificate is issued subject to continued satisfactory performance being achieved through surveillance evaluations, which shall be carried out nominally once a year. In cases of large and/or complex operations additional evaluations may be required.
If a major nonconformity is found during the initial evaluation process a recommendation for certification shall not be made until either corrective action has been verified by a site visit or appropriate documentary evidence of corrective action has been submitted and approved by BAB.
If a major nonconformity is found during surveillance evaluation the client shall be required to carry out corrective action within an agreed timescale, which shall normally be no greater than eight weeks following the evaluation
Nonconformity
There are three grades of nonconformity, namely category 1, major and minor. Certification shall not be granted or continued until all major nonconformities have been corrected and the corrective actions verified.
Category 1 Failure
A failure that significantly reduces the ability of the measure to achieve its intended energy savings or carbon emission reductions. This might involve faulty insulation, a poorly installed boiler, or an issue that prevents the measure from operating efficiently. A category 1 failure requires a 24 hour resolution.
Major Nonconformity
The absence or failure to implement and maintain one or more requirements of PAS 2030 / MCS or a situation which would, based on objective evidence, raise significant doubt as to the capability of the organisation to comply with the standard. A major nonconformity will be raised if the organisation were to breach a legal requirement.
Minor Nonconformity
A nonconformity that, based on the judgment and experience of the auditor, is not likely to result in the failure of the management system or reduce its ability to assure controlled processes or products, that could be corrected with minimal organisational, operational, or technical change and within a reasonable time frame, (as opposed to a major nonconformity where the organisation has not addressed or adequately addressed the criterion).
Appeals
In the event of a dispute or as a result of an unsuccessful application, you have the right of appeal. The appeal must be sent to the BAB Governing Board which shall meet within 90 days of the appeal being lodged.
BAB’s procedure for complaints, disputes and appeals can be made available on request.
PAS 2030 / MCS Record Keeping
It is a requirement of PAS 2030 and MCS that the certification body shall maintain records of:
- All retrofit installers that it has evaluated for compliance with PAS 2030 together with the supporting details of those evaluations including:
- The date on which the retrofit installer claimed to be in compliance with PAS 2030
- A record of the number and type of installations undertaken, notified by retrofit installers to the certification body.
- The address and all relevant details of the properties where a (PAS compliant) measure is going to be or has been installed in accordance with PAS 2030
- A record of a minimum of guarantee period for the specific measure.
- The identity of the retrofit installers certified, in a manner that can be made available to potential clients or other interested parties, in accordance BS EN ISO/IEC 17065 7.8.
- The identity of any certified retrofit installer in relation to which certification has been suspended or withdrawn, together with the date of 7 reason for, that action.
Records of retrofit installer evaluations shall be retained for a minimum of six years and of certification, suspension or withdrawals for a minimum of twenty-five years.
Find out more about the PAS 2030 and MCS certification schemes, and contact us if you have any questions.
