Contractor ’ s Corner
the cases being put forward and cross referencing , chairperson may ask questions to clarify statements whereafter evidence is considered , a guilty or not guilty decision is informed , advise on the sanction is delivered to the SAQCC Gas and defendant , and finally an appeal can be lodged if required at the DEL .
SAQCC Gas has recently formulated de-registration sanction guidelines and it is important to understand these . In the past a practitioner would just be de-registered . That approach was changed , and now there are three levels of sanctioning .
The first sanction is to be de-registered for one year , then be under mentorship . The action to this sanction is to provide your license and CoC book to SAQCC Gas and after completion of one year mentorship , to re-apply to SAQCC Gas for re-registration . The next sanction is to work under mentorship for a fixed period as agreed by the association to fulfil agreed requirements such as upskilling , whereafter re-application can be made to SAQCC Gas .
The last and most severe sanction is when a practitioner gets de-registered for life . Actions to this will require return of license and CoC book to SAQCC Gas indefinitely .
This framework that was re-formulated ( approximately two years ago ) is now considered a much better version that the prior , with only de-registration for life as an option . Better remedial actions are now possible .
When considering the hearings that have taken place historically , the main fact to note is a final warning will be against the practitioner like a sword , so they cannot repeat the same offense in the stipulated period . If they do , this can be considered as further aggravating circumstances .
CONCLUSION When considering all the factors mentioned in this article , the practitioner ’ s business is in the middle . The whole compliance framework builds around the business and these statutory and regulatory requirements , quality and environmental requirements , and the safety and health environment require the businesses adherence . Each other element of a business – people , systems and processes play a role in a compliant interrelationship with the framework and tie into the factors in the external disciplinary processes .
Today there are a lot of areas in business one needs to be compliant with , not only from SAQCC Gas but other regulatory bodies as well . Make sure you understand all the compliance frameworks . RACA
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RACA Journal I June 2021 www . hvacronline . co . za