SA Roofing Jan-Feb 2019 // Issue 107 | Page 9

ASSOCIATIONS component, practical or workplace experience, a board examination or competency assessment. A certified timber engineer is defined as a practicing professional who will traditionally come from the built environment, must have three years’ prior experience in roof design and construction and already be registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a professional engineer or professional engineering technologist. A certified roof inspector is defined as a practicing professional who will traditionally come from the built environment, must have prior experience in roof design and construction and should preferably have a recognised qualification (NQF level 5) in the built environment. A certified roof inspector can be registered in this designation, but may only inspect roofs within the specified category, as per below and depending on his / her proven competencies: • Category A (high risk): very complex roofs; • Category B (medium risk): complex domestic and simple industrial and commercial roofs, including up to 10m spans; • Category C (low risk): Simple roofs up to and including 8.5m span with standard loadings; and • Category D (low risk). Course information The ITC-SA’s Roof Inspection Training Course has been accredited for 3 CPD points by ECSA. The cost of the course is R5 800 excluding VAT and is payable upfront upon application. The amount includes the following value- adding items: ITC-SA Bracing Manual Volume 1, ITC-SA Bracing Manual Volume 2, a notepad and pen, a hard hat and reflector vest. Delegates must wear safety shoes for the site visits. Only 18 candidates are admitted for each course. The Roof Inspection Training Course will be hosted at the ITC-SA’s head office at SAFCA Building, 6 Hulley Road, Isando from 21 to 23 May 2019. While every attempt will be made to give attendees a thorough education in roof inspection, the ITC-SA does not commit to employ anyone as a roof inspector. For bookings and to request a VAT invoice, email Jessica Hope at [email protected]. The ITC-SA is South Africa’s professional body for the engineered timber construction sector, mandated 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.