Timber iQ October - November 2019 // Issue:46 | Page 15

EVENTS In an effort to boost skills development in South Africa’s roofing industry, the Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA) will be hosting a CPD-accredited workshop on Understanding Roof Inspections in both Johannesburg and Cape Town from 22 to 24 October 2019. Roof inspection workshop Tea/coffee 10:20 Tie-beam and web bracing: Standard bracing details. (Case studies of failures with pictures.) 12:30 Lunch 14:45 Handling, transportation and storage of timber structures. Discussion of paperwork required. Discuss who is responsible for paperwork. Site visit to a timber roof under construction. (On-site guidance and discussion.) 08:30 Second site visit (to a different site) to see a timber roof in distress and the effects of ineffective bracing. 10:00 Tea/coffee 10:20 Discussion of site observations. 11:00 Discussion of ethics regarding roof inspection. 11:30 Q&A session 12:30 Finger lunch 13:00 Slide show of non-compliant roofs and the consequences. 13:30 Assessment Registration Basic roof terminology, including: • Rafters, tiebeams, webs 08:30 10:00 14:00 WORKSHOP AGENDA 08:00 Rafter bracing: Why different systems of bracing are necessary, study standard bracing details. 13:30 A ny person who is interested in expanding their knowledge and expertise in timber roof structures will greatly benefit from this informative workshop, which covers a comprehensive technical overview of prefabricated timber roof structures and the inspection thereof. The workshop aims to enable the individual to execute and apply their knowledge and skills in the interests of public safety, and to execute their work in accordance with general norms and regulations. 08:30 • Gables, hips • Truncated hips, true span • Overhangs, cantilevers The workshop has been CPD accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) for 3 points. ECSA Validation No.: ITCSA-INS0817. All candidates will receive the ITC-SA manuals for roof inspections. On conclusion of the workshop, candidates will receive a certificate of attendance. • Prefabricated/bolted methods 10:00 Tea/coffee 10:20 Basics of timber design, including loading and information on relevant codes. Permissible stress and limit state loading explained. Tributary loading. 12:30 13:30 15:00 Cost: R5800 excl. VAT Date: 22 - 24 October 2019 Time: 8am – 4pm daily Finger lunch Bracing in roofs in general: Difference in lightly versus heavily loaded roofs. (Experience from the field through slides and pictures.) Who is the ITC-SA? Role players and their different responsibilities in the timber structures roofing industry. www.timberiq.co.za Venues: • Cape Town: 32 Stepping Stones Road, Eversdal • Johannesburg: SAFCA Building, 6 Hulley Limited to: 10 candidates per workshop For more information, call [phone], email [email protected] or visit www.itc-sa.org. // OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2019 13