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- SANS 10142/1 – 2007 as amended
- SANS 10142/2 – 2009
- OHSA 85/ 1993 – Electrical Installation Regulation Amendment 2009
- Certificates of Compliance (packs of 20)
Prices are available at Reception.
Estate Agents and Transferring Attorneys are invited to attend a lecture which will be presented by Peter Smuts of the WCAEIA.
Content of the lectures will cover new Electrical issues requirements affecting the Property Market including the new amended Certificate of Compliance and Test Report etc. This opportunity will be used to clear up any confusion relating to these matters.
Peter Smuts serves on the SABS electrical installation workgroup in Pretoria.
Lectures will be held at the WCAEIA offices in Cape Town. The duration of the seminar will be 2 hours and there is no cost involved.
For more information and lecture dates, kindly contact Cornè at 021 987 3010.
Developers of property are reminded that as from 1 April 2010, proposed developments with five(5) or more units, whether they be vertical or horizontal construction sites, shall appoint an Approved Inspection Authority or a Competent person in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 / 1993, Electrical Installation Regulations 5(6) to ensure compliance from commencement to commissioning and completion of said installation . When an application for an electrical connection is received by the Supply Authority (Municipality, ESKOM etc), enforcement of this regulation will be applied by the officials concerned.
Wiring work associated with the installation of Solar Water Heating Systems shall comply with the SABS 10142 /1 - 2003 Wiring Code of Practice read with Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 / 1993.
A valid Certificate of Compliance including Test Report shall be issued by the Installer on completion of said work. Failure to comply with these clauses is a contravention in terms of these regulations and defaulters may be prosecuted by the Chief Inspector, Department of Labour.
Please contact the WCAEIA on 0219873010 or email info@wcaeia .co.za for further information.
August 18, 2007
The building industry will at last have the support of the Occupational Health and Safety Act to appoint approved electrical inspection authorities or competent people registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (Ecsa), to ensure compliance of new electrical installations, says Peter Smuts of the Western Cape Approved Electrical Inspection Authority (WCAEIA).
New amendments to the existing electrical installation regulations, soon to be gazetted, will place the responsibility on the new owner or user to appoint these persons to ensure compliance from commencement to completion of the electrical installation. In the initial stages before ownership, the responsibility will rest with the developer of a building.
"The current nightmare of taking ownership of new premises with sub-standard electrical installations should be at an end," says Smuts. "The regulations apply to residential developments in complexes, commercial enterprises and other buildings. This amendment has taken many years to publish due to much controversy. However, the safety of the user was paramount when drafting these regulations."
Smuts says the competent persons referred to will either be registered with the Ecsa or the Department Of Labour.
The idea is to ensure competent installations in mass townhouse complexes where there is little or no supervision by skilled people.
• For more information contact the WCAEIA on 021 987 3010, the Engineering Council of South Africa (Ecsa) on 011 607 9500 or the Department of Labour on 012 309 4378.
Electrical Contractors request the WCAEIA to perform audits of their installations before issuing a Certificate of Compliance. By doing so, the Contractor is confident that the installation meets the minimum requirements and therefore avoids possible costly “come-backs” at a later stage.
The WCAEIA has been accredited by ECSA and the ICMEESA to issue CPD (Continuous Performance Development) points / credits for courses given by this institution. NQF credits are also awarded in terms of the South African Quality Association Framework for these courses. July 2010
The WCAEIA has been appointed by the ES/ETQA as the Provincial Co-ordinator in the Western Cape. Emerging training providers and persons wanting to become training providers in the electrical industry may contact this office for further information. March 2007
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Private Company appointed to monitor and re-act to copper theft and illegal connections. Watch this space.
Amendment 6 is currently under review.
Draft submitted to STANSA for editing and voting by sub-committee.
Surge protection under review.
More information available on SABS website: www.sabs.co.za |
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