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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
SEPTEMBER
2017
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It has come to the attention of the ITC-SA that with regards to the implementation of
the National Building Regulations SANS 10400 Part L: Roofs, which covers SANS 10243
(Manufacture and Erection of Timber Trusses), SANS 10163 (Structural use of Timber),
SANS 1783 sections 1 and 2 (Sawn Softwood Timber) and SANS 10005 (The Preservative
Treatment of Timber), a large percentage of buildings do not comply with the law.
A factor contributing to this phenomenon is a measure of ignorance in the sector around
the responsibilities associated with each function in the building process. There are many
misconceptions held among some professional practitioners and contractors in the built
environment about the scope of their involvement up to project completion in ensuring the
conditions of the relevant regulations are met.
The municipal building control office relies on the knowledge and integrity of the
professional team responsible for designing, overseeing and final inspection of the roof
structures to ensure conformance to the regulations by issuing a certificate of compliance.
Why, then, are so many buildings not conforming to the code?
To address this controversial issue, the ITC-SA, with the assistance of
the SALGA, explained the roles and responsibilities of the professional
practitioners in the built environment with respect to implementing SANS
10400 Part L: Roofs.
The purpose of the workshop was to sensitise all the role players in the
built environment who are tasked with submitting building applications
to the local authorities about their legal responsibilities and to clarify any
misconceptions about their accountability and responsibility in the process.
National Building Regulations’ workshop on roofing
The Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA), SAQA-registered
Professional Body for the engineered timber construction industry, hosted
a free CPD-accredited workshop in Pietermaritzburg on 31 August with the
assistance of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on the
practical and legal aspects of the National Building Regulations with specific
reference to SANS 10400 Part L: Roofs.
About the Institute for Timber
Construction
The ITC-SA was established more
than 40 years ago to regulate the
engineered timber roof structure
industry and to provide design,
manufacturing, erection, inspection
and certification for compliance with
inter alia SANS 10400 and SANS
10082, where engineering rational
designs are applicable.
The ITC-SA is a South African
Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
accredited professional body with
a professional membership and
therefore has to comply with the
requirements as set out in the National
Qualifications Framework Act (NQF
Act 67 of 2008 – as amended).
The ITC-SA is also a Recognised
Voluntary Association in terms of the
Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act
46 of 2000).
In 2014, the Institute
for Timber Frame Builders
(ITFB) was incorporated
into the ITC-SA to ensure
a better and more uniform
representation of the timber
engineered practitioners in
the built environment.
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