Membership Accreditation Criteria
Members of INNSA hold a range of relevant accreditations, licences and certificates as well as invest in appropriate training for the staff to ensure they all deliver the best services to their clients. They must also sign up to the Invasives Code of Practice. To be awarded Accredited Membership company must be able to demonstrate the following:
Accredited Dual Membership – Contractor and Consultants must have:
- ISO 9001 and 14001 accredited
- BASIS Professional Register
- BASIS Spray Operatives Register
- Amenity Assured Scheme
- Employers’ liability insurance – £10 million (minimum)
- Professional indemnity insurance – £2 million any one claim
- Public liability insurance – £5 million (minimum)
- IEEM or IEMA (Dual & Consultant Membership)
- Pesticide operator’s certificate (e.g. PA6a)
- Applying pesticides near water (e.g. PA6w)
- Herbicide store registered with BASIS BACCS [Stores Inspection Scheme]
- BASIS Nominated Storekeeper.
- Waste Carrier’s Licence.
- Registered under the Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020 with Defra.
- Dumper operators (e.g. CPCS)
- Excavator operators (e.g. CPCS)
- Trading history of five years plus
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Complies with INNSA Standards.
Accredited Consultant Member must have:
- Be ISO 9001 and 14001 accredited.
- Employers’ liability insurance – £10 million (minimum)
- Professional indemnity insurance – £2 million any one claim
- Public liability insurance – £5 million (minimum)
- IEEM or IEMA (Dual & Consultant Membership)
Associate Membership
Companies may be awarded Associate Membership on any of the above Membership bands if they don’t meet ALL the membership criteria but are committed to meeting these requirement within a specific time period. This includes:
- ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 within 3 years from application.
- BASIS Registration within 12 months
- Amenity Assured within 12 months
