Certified TIA-942 Lead Auditor (CTLA®)

The CTLA® is a 3-day course designed to provide the knowledge and skills to become a lead auditor who is able to independently conduct ANSI/TIA-942 conformity audits.

The course contains lectures and a variety of business cases and testing the aspiring auditor for his/her auditing capabilities. 

Lead auditors will determine the conformity or nonconformity of a data center to the requirements of the ANSI/TIA-942. As such, the examination is one of the toughest exams in the data center industry.

1. A valid CTDC® – Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant Certificate

AND

2.A valid CTIA® – Certified TIA-942 Internal Auditor Certificate or a valid ISO-9001 or ISO-27001 Lead Auditor Certificate

• Describe the ANSI/TIA-942 audit scheme
• Describe the different certification programs
• Define an ANSI/TIA-942 audit program
• Review design drawings for conformity to the standard
• Judge audit evidence to be a CAT-1, CAT-2, OFI, RFI
• Create an audit report that conforms to TIA requirements
• Review a CAR – Corrective Action Report
• Understand the requirements and process for issuing certificates
• Describe the requirements for certification maintenance

The audience for this course is any professional who aspires to become a TIA-942 Lead Auditor.

Please note that the CTLA® certification does not allow the person to conduct a third-party audit and issue statements/letters/certificates unless he/she works for a TIA Accredited Licensed Certification Body and meets the other obligations as laid down in the auditor accreditation rules of TIA.

TIA-942 Accreditation Scheme

• The ANSI/TIA-942 accreditation scheme
• Standards
• SDO – Standards Development Organization
• TC/SC – Technical Committee / Sub Committee
• Standards Development Process
• Scheme Owner
• Audit Organizations (RCB, CB, CAB)
• Accreditation Body (AB, NAB)
• Roles within a CB

Audit and Certification Process

• Overview of audit process
• Initiate audit
• Prepare for audit
• DCDV – Data Center Design Validation
• DCCC – Data Center Conformity Certification
• Report writing
• CAR – Corrective Action Report
• Issuance of certificates
• ANSI/TIA-942 certification for data centers
• Certificate maintenance
• Audit steps duration overview

Audit Planning

• The audit program
• Planning the schedule
• Audit preparation
• Opening Meeting
• Exercise: Creating an audit program, opening meeting presentation

Rating Levels Audit Criteria

• High-level audit criteria considerations
• High-level design requirements (Architectural, Electrical,
• Mechanical, Telecommunication)
• Rated-1
• Rated-2
• Rated-3
• Rated-4

Recap on Nonconformity Classification

• Nonconformity classi­cation
• Major nonconformity
• Minor nonconformity
• OFI – Observation Form Improvement
• RFI – Request For Information
• Grading of nonconformity

Site Location & Architectural Audit

• Key considerations

Fire Safety Audit

• Key considerations

Physical Security Audit

• Key considerations
• Exercise: Review site planning, floor planning, physical security, ­fire safety

Electrical Audit

• Key considerations
• Exercise: Review SLD – Single Line Diagram

Mechanical Audit

• Key considerations
• Exercise: Review SLPD – Single Line Piping Diagram, fuel supply

Telecommunications Audit

• Key considerations
• Exercise: Network routing review

Closing Meeting

• Closing meeting
• Exercise: Closing meeting presentation

Preparing and Distributing the Audit Report

• Audit report requirements
• Audit report distribution
• Retention of documents
• Exercise: Creation of audit report

CAR Management

• Follow-up action on audit report
• History log of nonconformity
• Criteria for issuing a conformance certificate
• Review of a CAR
• Exercise: Review CAR response

Certification and Certification Maintenance

• The full audit cycle
• Surveillance audit
• Recertification audits
• Issuing of the TIA-942 DCDV/DCCC Certificate
• Requirements of the certificate
• Registration of the certificate