BECOME A CERTIFIED FIRE SAFETY CONSULTANT
Fire safety consultants can be certified for fire classes 2-4 and third party inspection. The certification is personal and follows the certified fire consultant regardless of employment.
Fire safety consultants can be certified for fire classes 2-4 and third party inspection. The certification is personal and follows the certified fire consultant regardless of employment.
You can become a certified fire consultant if:
- An education level of at least 180 ECTS credits within construction
- Knowledge of fire
- Experience within construction design
You can apply for certification as a fire safety consultant by submitting an application form, together with documents that verify your qualifications.
Your qualifications are assessed by a multiple choice test for fire class 2, while for fire class 3/4 and third party inspection you must submit a relevant project which must be presented and defended orally.
Always included:
The documentation must be adequate, clear and transparent.
If the application contains a project, the project must be sufficient for assessing your competences and complying with the building regulations requirements.
Further requirements for compliance with the fire classes can be found in the application forms.
Application.
The application and the assessment language may be Danish or English
If you have questions concerning the certification process, please email;
Cert_brand@dbicertification.dk
Att.: Certification of fire safety consultants
DBI Certification A/S assesses whether the application is relevant and complete and in case a project is submitted, if the documentation for the project is sufficient for assessment.
The application material must verify that your qualifications meet the requirements in the certification scheme and in BR18.
You may be asked to submit additional material if the application is not adequate.
DBI Certification A/S will form a committee that reviews the application, including the submitted project.
If the Multiple Choice test has not been passed within 3 months of the applicant being set to participate in the test, DBI Certification A/S reserves the right to cancel the application.
If certification is required at a later date, the applicant must reapply.
DBI Certification A/S uses external professional assessors who have been appointed due to their qualifications, experience and impartiality in relation to the applicant and the project in question. Thus the external assessors ensure impartiality and eliminates the risk of conflict of interest.
Based on the application material and the assessors' recommendation, it is decided whether there is a basis for granting you certification. You will be notified whether the conditions for certification are met or not.
You will, hereafter, undergo regular- and random review to maintain your certification as a certified fire consultant. For class 2-4, and for third party inspection, the certification is valid for 5 years.
The certification is personal and follows the certified fire safety consultant regardless of employment.
If it is found that the conditions for certification are not fulfilled, refusal is given together with the assessment committee's justification for the refusal. The decision can be appealed to DBI Certification A/S.
Get an overview of the certification process – step by step from application to certification.
As a certified fire safety consultant, you are required to maintain your qualifications. There will be random sampling of your work and you will need to be recertified every five years in fire class 2-4 and for third party inspection.
Once a year, you must submit an overview of the projects you have worked on as a certified fire safety consultant. The overview must reveal if you meet the requirements of the certification scheme and will be used in connection with the selection of a project for random inspection and recertification.
DBI Certification A/S must sample every 10th project of the total quantity of submitted construction projects. If your project is selected for random sampling, you will be asked to submit documentation on that project. Should the conditions for compliance with the building regulations not be fulfilled, the consequence may be suspension or withdrawal of the certification.
When you need to be recertified, one of your projects is selected to assess whether you still meet the requirements of the certification scheme's executive order 1616 and BR18. If the conditions are met, a new certificate is issued. Otherwise, recertification is not achieved and it is evaluated whether suspension should be given.
Fire class 2 - Application
Minimum price: 17.620 Kr.
Initial case processing
2.810
Kr.
Certification process
14.810
Kr.
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Aditional cost
Extended Multiple Choice Test
3.370
Kr.
Retest - Multiple Choice
1.360
Kr.
The aditional costs must only be paid if necessary, e.g. in connection with: Retesting
with MC test
Fire class3/4 - Application
Minimum price: 57.740 Kr.
Initial case processing
2.810
Kr.
Certification process
54.930
Kr.
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Aditional cost
There are no aditional costs for Fire Class 3/4
There are no aditional costs for Fire Class 3/4
The aditional costs must only be paid if necessary, e.g. in connection with: Retesting
with MC test
Third party - Application
Minimum price: 62.600 Kr.
Initial case processing
2.810
Kr.
Certification process
59.790
Kr.
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Aditional cost
Upgrade from fire class 3-4 to Third Party, assessment without new project
5.450
Kr.
The aditional costs must only be paid if necessary, e.g. in connection with: Upgrade to Third Party
Fire class 2 - 48 Hours
Certification in fire class 2 within 48 hours
Price: 35.000 Kr.
Initial case processing
2.810
Kr.
Certification process
32.190
Kr.
The price for Fire class 2 - 48 Hours includes up to 3 MC tests.
Fire class 2 - 48 Hours
Certification in fire class 2 within 48 hours
Price: 35.000 Kr.
Initial case processing
2.810
Kr.
Certification process
32.190
Kr.
The price for Fire class 2 - 48 Hours includes up to 3 MC tests.
Fire class 2 - 48 Hours
Certification in fire class 2 within 48 hours
Price: 35.000 Kr.
Initial case processing
2.810
Kr.
Certification process
32.190
Kr.
The price for Fire class 2 - 48 Hours includes up to 3 MC tests.
Annual inspection, fire class 2
Minimum price: 19.600 Kr.
Annual fee for registering projects
5.510
Kr.
Annual control, fire class 2
14.090
Kr.
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Recertification (every 5. year)
Annual fee for registering projects
5.510
Kr.
Project review
15.090
Kr.
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Aditional cost
Extended/annual check - Multiple Choice Test
3.370
Kr.
Retest - Multiple Choice
1.360
Kr.
Annual control during further project review, fire class 2
12.260
Kr.
Interview at obscurity - Annual follow-up and Recertification.
2.490
Kr.
The aditional costs must only be paid if necessary, e.g. in connection with: Need for interview
Annual inspection, fire class 3/4
Minimum price: 21.310 Kr.
Annual fee for registering projects
5.510
Kr.
Årlig kontrol, brandklasse 3/4
15.800
Kr.
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Recertification (every 5. year)
Annual fee for registering projects
5.510
Kr.
Project review
55.930
Kr.
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Aditional cost
Extended/annual check - Multiple Choice Test
3.370
Kr.
Retest - Multiple Choice
1.360
Kr.
Annual control during further project review, fire class 3-4
13.620
Kr.
Interview at obscurity - Annual follow-up and Recertification.
2.490
Kr.
The aditional costs must only be paid if necessary, e.g. in connection with: Need for interview
Annual inspection, third-party
Minimum price: 24.580 Kr.
Annual fee for registering projects
5.510
Kr.
Årlig kontrol, tredjepartskontrol
19.070
Kr.
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Recertification (every 5. year)
Annual fee for registering projects
5.510
Kr.
Project review
60.930
Kr.
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Aditional cost
Extended/annual check - Multiple Choice Test
3.370
Kr.
Retest - Multiple Choice
1.360
Kr.
Annual control during further project review, fire class 3-4
16.890
Kr.
Interview at obscurity - Annual follow-up and Recertification.
2.490
Kr.
The aditional costs must only be paid if necessary, e.g. in connection with: Need for interview
Various prices:
Adm. upon job change for the certified person
1.130
Kr.
Adm. when changing the certification body
5.000
Kr.
Extraordinary handling processing, per hour
1.350
Kr.
Handling of appeals
1.650
Kr.**
Handling of complaint
Elapsed time
In the event of the applicant's cancellation of the "Oral presentation", the applicant will be invoiced for the time taken, provided that the presentation is not completed within 3 months.
Elapsed time
**When submitting an appeal, an appeal fee must be paid. Provided that there is a team in appeal, the appeal fee will be refunded. Further case processing will be invoiced after approval time, and is charged to the certified fire advisor
All prices are exclusive of VAT.
The prices assume that DBI Certification receives sufficient documentation for your qualifications i form of education certificates, application projects, annual lists, projects for annual follow-up, etc. By failure to obtain certification / recertification, refunds cannot be made after Certification process.
In the event that you cannot document your professional knowledge when applying, cf. BEK 1304, §19, subsection 1 no. 2-5, will you will be set to take the extended Multiple Choice test (MC test).
If you are in doubt about which documentation is required, or if you have any questions Certification processsen, you are welcome to fill out this contact form. We will then contact you as soon as possible and at the latest within five working days.
Annual follow-up is not carried out in the year in which Recertification is carried out.
Footnote: MC test = Multiple Choice test
A certified fire safety consultant may have his/her certification revoked if the conditions for certification are no longer met.
This applies if:
A certified fire safety consultant is obliged to notify DBI Certification A/S without undue delay if:
DBIC may decide that a certified fire safety consultant does not have his/her certification revoked if the failure to fulfil the conditions for certification is due to circumstances that cannot be attributed to the certified fire safety consultant.
This applies, for example, for maternity leave, leave, military service and similar. A new deadline for compliance is set by DBIC.
The validity of the certification may be limited if:
If the certified fire safety consultant does not wish to be downgraded to a lower fire class, the certification will be revoked. The certification will expire from the date of notification.
If you wish to appeal or complain about activities regarding DBI Certification A/S in connection with certification of persons, this may be done by written inquiry to DBI Certification, Cert_brand@DBICertification.dk, labelled "certification of persons".
It is possible to apply for dispensation if the purpose is to equate the applicant with special needs to other applicants in the multiple choice test. Applicants cannot be exempted from meeting the required competence requirements.
The applicant must submit a reasoned application to DBIC, where it is assessed if the application can be complied with. Special needs can, for example, be dyslexia or access for wheelchair users.
DBI Certification A/S places great emphasis on documenting impartiality when carrying out activities in the field of certification of fire safety consultants.
If you have any questions about your application or the certification process, you are very welcome to contact DBI Certification A/S. Please, fill out our contact form and we will contact you within three business days.