Structural elements are exposed to the risks such as accidental damage, construction defect, time dependent deprivation, extreme loading conditions, inadequate materials or construction methods, lack of maintenance or storm related damage. Therefore, in terms of the OHSAct, it is a requirement for property owners to conduct regular structural inspections by a registered structural engineering professional, we refer to the Construction Regulations, Cl11, pt 2 and we quote:
“An owner of a structure must ensure that:
a) Inspections of structures are carried out periodically by competent persons to render the structure safe for continued use,”
Structural elements are exposed to the risks such as accidental damage, construction defect, time dependent deprivation, extreme loading conditions, inadequate materials or construction methods, lack of maintenance or storm related damage. Therefore, in terms of the OHSAct, it is a requirement for property owners to conduct regular inspections of your structure by a registered structural engineering professional, we refer to the Construction Regulations, Cl11, pt 2 and we quote:
“An owner of a structure must ensure that:
a) Inspections of structures are carried out periodically by competent persons to render the structure safe for continued use,”
Paul Heeger is a qualified Structural Engineer with many years’ experienced to fulfil all the requirements as stated in the above regulation. This includes structural inspections and rational assessment of building structures, both large and small throughout the greater eThekwini Metropolitan Area and includes Private Residential and Industrial / Commercial / Municipal Buildings and Structures.
No Job is to small, please feel free to call us if you have a simple structural inspection or require a second opinion on a builder’s workmanship, or the site supervision of a structural element under construction or even a structural stability certificate, Paul Heeger; our Structural Engineer will be most happy to give you a free quotation: