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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.