This advanced course is designed to be taken after the ISCA Foundation SPCT course. It is ideal for:

• Professionals responsible for the safe operation, maintenance or cleaning of photovoltaic systems

• Solar O&M and maintenance teams

• Business owners who need to prove they take PV fire risk seriously to insurers and clients

• Health & Safety managers responsible for working-at-height and live electricity tasks

What you’ll be able to do after PVFS

After completing PVFS, you will be able to:

• Communicate how PV fires start and the real-world causes behind them (not just the theory).

• Assess common fire risks on rooftops, carports and ground-mount arrays before they turn into incidents.

• Implement safer working methods around live DC when cleaning and maintaining arrays.

• Communicate clearly with clients, insurers and fire services about PV fire risk and your control measures.

• Build PV fire safety into your JHAs, RAMS and method statements so they stand up to scrutiny after an incident.

Risk & Insurance Benefits

Solar arrays don’t just represent a fire risk to buildings – they also put your staff, firefighting crews and the public at risk if they’re not understood properly.

PVFS helps you:

• Perform a root cause analysis on possible solar fires on the properties of your clients
• Meet insurer expectations by proving your competency to work on live electrical equipment
• Avoid civil liability, should a claim against you occur for a PV fire, even months after you have left site
• Prove yourself and your staff to be competent should there be a regulatory investigation for a PV fire on a system that you clean and maintain

• Reduce the likelihood of fire caused by damage, poor routing, birds, contamination and poor maintenance.

• Document your PV fire safety controls in a way that insurers and investigators understand.

• Show clients that you’re not “just a window cleaner on a roof” – you’re trained to work safely around live DC and elevated fire risk.

What You Get

Your PVFS enrollment includes:

• Two-year ISCA Professional Certification

• Inclusion within the ISCA certification framework

• Digital verification

• Continuing Professional Development recognition

• Eligibility for future advanced programmes
• Peace of mind in the event of a health and safety audit of you or your company

Why Now?

PV fire incidents are increasing as systems age, get dirtier and suffer more physical damage over time. In some leading solar powered countries, firefighters are being called on average, to 1 PV fire every 2 days! If your name is on the invoice, your name is in the frame when something goes wrong. PVFS gives you the knowledge and language to show that you took fire risk seriously before an incident – not after.

ISCA’s guidance has been developed from real incident investigations, international best practice, firefighter experience and thousands of hours working on photovoltaic systems.

FAQs

Q: How quickly do I get my PVFS certificate?

Standard: within 5–7 working days of completing the course. Need it faster? Add the Express Certification Pack and we’ll send your documents within 1 working day.

Q: Who recognises ISCA training?

All ISCA training courses are designed to fulfil training requirements from the major health and safety bodies from around the world, including OSHA, HSE, EU-OSHA & SWA. None endorse specific training companies or courses. The requirement to train always rests with the operative and employee. Amazon, BMW, IKEA, Rolls Royce and many others use companies who have their staff ISCA-certified.

Q: Does PVFS help with insurers and tenders?

Yes. Many clients and insurers now expect evidence that you understand PV fire risk. PVFS gives you a recognised certificate plus wording you can add to your paperwork to show that you’ve trained for PV fire safety specifically, not just generic working at height.