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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Plan and prepare to inspect site preparation and foundations and footings.
  2. Inspect and report on site preparation, foundations and footings.
  3. Plan and prepare to inspect framing.
  4. Inspect and report on framing.
  5. Plan and prepare to inspect wet areas.
  6. Inspect and report on wet areas.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Site classification must include:

advice from relevant authority or experts, especially where site classification is not defined by the BCA

determination of soil type, including arrangements for soil testing as required

identification of soil properties and characteristics and effects on site stability, including potential for:

collapsing soil

ground movement due to moisture change

land slips

mine subsidence

soil erosion.

Compliance requirements for site preparation, foundations and footings must include:

AS2870 Residential slabs and footings

BCA:

deemed-to-satisfy specifications

performance requirements for alternative solutions

building control legislation and regulations

requirements for concrete, steel or timber stumps specified in:

AS3600 Concrete structures

AS4100 Steel structures

AS1684 Timber framing code

requirements for stormwater drainage and connections to street gutter and easements

requirements relating to:

excavations

filling under concrete slabs

pest risk management

requirements specified by relevant authority or experts.

Compliance requirements for sub-floor ventilation must include:

AS1684 Timber framing code

BCA:

deemed-to-satisfy specifications

performance requirements for alternative solutions

building control legislation and regulations

requirements specified by relevant authority or experts.

Compliance requirements for steel framing and structural steel members must include:

AS4100 Steel structures

AS/NZS4600 Cold-formed steel structures

BCA:

deemed-to-satisfy specifications

performance requirements for alternative solutions

building control legislation and regulations

corrosion protection requirements

National Association of Steel-Framed Housing (NASH) standards

service penetration requirements

requirements specified by relevant authority or experts.

Compliance requirements for timber framing must include:

AS1684 Timber framing code

BCA:

deemed-to-satisfy specifications

performance requirements for alternative solutions

building control legislation and regulations

requirements specified by relevant authority or experts

requirements in high wind areas

specific requirements for use in conjunction with:

concrete floors

steel members

timber species scheduled for structural use.

Compliance requirements for waterproofing must include:

AS3740 Waterproofing of wet areas within residential buildings

BCA:

deemed-to-satisfy specifications

performance requirements for alternative solutions

building control legislation and regulations

requirements specified by relevant authority or experts.