ITC-SA to host roofing CPD-accredited workshop in Maritzburg

The workshop will be held with the assistance of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), covering the practical and legal aspects of the National Building Regulations with specific reference to SANS 10400 Part L: Roofs.

According to ITC-SA, 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 (preservative treatment of timber), a large percentage of buildings do not comply with the law.

A factor contributing to this phenomenon, says ITC-SA, 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 are so many buildings not conforming to the code?

To address this controversial issue, ITC-SA, with the assistance of the SALGA, will explain 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 is 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.

For more info on the workshop, email gro.as-cti@adnama or gro.as-cti@innej.