STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
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Standards,
Regulations
and Consumer
Protection Act
To protect the health and safety of people and the environment
(as amended per SABS website 1st October 2019)
Understand the diff erence:
1. An ACT of Parliament indicates the intention of the
lawmakers
2. A REGULATION provides the function intended in the Act
3. A STANDARD provides the performance required for
functioning and achieving the intent and functionality of
the Act and Regulation respectively.
Every SABS/SANS stand is voluntary until called up by an Act
of Parliament when it becomes a compulsory standard. All
standards involve an inclusive collaboration by all role players in
industry and SABS ensures the writing of the standard and the
process that ends up with a complete standard.
The testing of products and systems is a commercial activity
off ered by a number of test and certifi cation centres. It is
recommended that such centres be registered with SANAS but
this is a voluntary registration.
The Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (Act No 68 of 2008) and all
amendments exists to protect the consumer as follows:
1. Right to fair and honest dealing (sec 40) Unconscionable
conduct by suppliers
2. Right to safe, good quality goods. (Sec 55) particularly
(d) – comply with any applicable standards set under
the Standards Act, 1993 (Act No 29 0f 1993, or any other
public regulation
3. Warning concerning fact and nature of risks. (Sec 58).
Reference is to unsafe and non- compliant goods as
defi ned in Sec 55 (d)
Whilst the onus rests with the consumer as to compliant goods
being installed the Act does provide that the entire supply
chain can and will be held accountable for installation of non-
compliant product.
The onus for installing and specifying safe product and keeping
up to date with standards and amendments rests with the
specifi er and installer.
STANDARD
SANS 10106
TITLE
YEAR
Installation, maintenance, 2014
repair, and replacement
of domestic solar water
heating systems.
SANS 10112
Installation of polyethylene 2011
and polyvinyl chloride
(PVC-U) and PVC-M pipes.
SANS 10120-2 Code of practice for
1982
DB. 2-5 2
use with standardised
DB set
specifi cations for civil
engineering construction
and contract documents.
Part 2: Project
specifi cation. Section
DB: Earthworks (pipe
trenches).
EDITION
4.00
STANDARD
TITLE YEAR EDITION STANDARD SANS 10120-2 Code of practice for
L. 2-5 2 L set use with standardised
specifi cations for civil
engineering construction
and contract documents.
Part 2: Project
specifi cation. Section
L: Medium-pressure
pipelines. 1983 2.00 SANS 10252-1 Water supply and drainage 2016
for buildings. Part 1: Water
supply installations for
buildings. 3.01
SANS 10252-2 Water supply and drainage 1993
for buildings. Part 2:
Drainage installations for
buildings. 1.00
SANS 10120-2 Code of practice for
LB
use with standardised
specifi cations for civil
engineering construction
and contract documents.
Part 2: Project
specifi cation. Section LB:
Bedding (pipes).
SANS 10120-2 Code of practice for
LD. 2-5 LD set use with standardised
specifi cations for civil
engineering construction
and contract documents.
Part 2: Project
specifi cation. Section LD:
Sewers.
SANS 10120-2 Code of practice for
LE. 2-5 LE set use with standardised
specifi cations for civil
engineering construction
and contract documents.
Part 2: Project
specifi cation. Section LE:
Stormwater drainage.
SANS 10120-2 Code of practice for
LF 2-5 LF set use with standardised
specifi cations for civil
engineering construction
and contract documents.
Part 2: Project
specifi cation. Section LF:
Erf connections (water).
SANS 10120-3 Code of practice for
DB
use with standardised
specifi cations for civil
engineering construction
and contract documents.
Part 3: Guidance for
design. Section DB:
Earthworks (pipe
trenches).
SANS 10120- Code of practice for
3 L
use with standardised
specifi cations for civil
engineering construction
and contract documents.
Part 3: Guidance for
design. Section L: Medium-
pressure pipelines. 1983 SANS 10254 Installation, maintenance, 2017
replacement, and repair of
fi xed electric storage water
heating systems. 4.01
Management of potable
2010
water in distribution
systems.
SANS 10400
Application of the National 2016
Building Regulations.
SANS 10400-P Drainage.
2010 1.01
SANS 10400-Q Non-waterborne means of 2017
sanitary disposal.
SANS 10400-R Stormwater disposal.
2012 3.01
SANS 10400-S Facilities for persons with
disabilities.
SANS 10400-T Fire protection. 2011 3.00
2011 3.00
SANS
10400-W
SANS 10400-
XA
SANS 11 Fire installation. 2011 3.00
Energy use in buildings. 2011 1.00
Unplasticised polyvinyl
chloride (uPVC)
components for external
rainwater systems.
Soft solders. 2007 1.02
2008 4.01
Steel pipes. Part 1: Pipes
2013
suitable for threading
and of nominal size not
exceeding 150mm.
Steel pipes. Part 2:
2013
Screwed pieces and pipe
fi ttings of nominal size not
exceeding 150mm. 3.03
Fixed electric storage water
heaters.
Thermostatic controls for
electric storage water
heaters.
Immersion-type
heating units for electric
appliances.
Cast steel gate valves. 2017 8.01
2016 4.00
2013 3.03
2015 2.03
SANS 198 Functional-control valves
and safety valves for
domestic hot and cold
water supply systems. 2012 5.01
SANS 204 Energy effi ciency in
buildings.
Water taps (metallic
bodies).
Drinking water -
microbiological, physical,
aesthetic, and chemical
determinants.
Application of Part 1. 2011 1.00
2016 5.03
2015 2.00
2015 2.00
Stainless steel sinks with
draining boards (for
domestic use). 2003 5.00
2.00
1982
1982
1983
2.00
2.00
1.00
SANS 24
SANS 62-1
1982
2.00
SANS 62-2
SANS 151
1983
2.00
SANS 181
SANS 185
SANS 191
SANS 10120-3 Code of practice for
1982
LD
use with standardised
specifi cations for civil
engineering construction
and contract documents.
Part 3: Guidance for
design. Section LD: Sewers.
2.00
SANS 226
SANS 10120-2 Code of practice for
LG
use with standardised
specifi cations for civil
engineering construction
and contract documents.
Parts 2-5. Section LG: Pipe
jacking.
SANS 10140-3 Identifi cation colour
marking. Part 3: Contents
of pipelines.
TITLE
YEAR
SANS 10306
2.02
2.00
93
1983
1.00
SANS 241-1
SANS 241-2
2017
3.01
SANS 242
EDITION
3.01
3.00
3.00
3.02