Director Middle East & Asia
Fire Stop Contractors International Association

Abhishek Chhabra has worked for nearly two decades in conformity assessment businesses, with a considerable time spent on fire safety and a focus on Passive Fire Protection. He has worked for testing labs offering compliances across standards from North America, Europe, Britian, ISO, IMO and Indian Standards spanning from electronics (Household, IT, AV,), industrial (Building and Construction, Machinery, Automation, Switchgear, HVAC, Solar, ATEX and Hazloc) as well as consumer goods, food, pharma, chemicals, etc. He has also worked extensively across various stakeholders; educating users like consultants, contractors and manufacturers as well as regulators (Authorities having Jurisdiction) and Accreditation Bodies. He has served on advisory committees of standards development bodies (SDO’s), accreditation bodies to bring about a broad view of challenges faced in the field. He has published papers, countless articles and spoken at several conferences advancing the better usage of standards, codes and compliance regimes.

Currently he is representing two large and growing industry associations of Firestop Contractors International Association, FCIA and National Fireproofing Contractors Association. The bodies are now aiming to expand the understanding and usage of passive fire protection across various stakeholders. He also devotes time to his initiative of tic.guru, where he delivers courses to help professionals better understand assurance or the Testing, Inspection and Certification industry.