Building Officials Association of South Carolina

ICC Legal Aspects of Code Administration

Kennesaw, Georgia on September 9, 2010

Please join members of AMPTA (Atlanta Metro Permit Technicians Association) in attending this very important training class.  registration form is attached to the email…

This Class Provides Code officials, Inspectors, Code Enforcement, Permit Technicians and Front Desk Clerks with guidelines for administering the Legal Aspects of Codes with regard to enforcement, prosecution and maintenance. In this course participants will discuss historical consequences of ignoring the regulation of building construction and materials, and learn how to interpret and apply local government, state and federal legislative laws pertaining to the administration and enforcement of a building code. Participants will also be able to define and apply concepts which are legally important to the administration and enforcement of a building code and establish or document rules of procedure used before a board of building code appeals. By using the guidelines presented in the course, participants will learn how to effectively testify in a court of law.

You can also go to amptaontheweb.com for other upcoming training opportunities and other information regarding our association.

If you have any questions  don’t hesitate to contact me at 770-429-4554 or by email at sbaker@kennesaw-ga.gov.

The following training will be available:

Residential Sprinklers from Plan Review to Inspection (code official hours to be determined)

August 3         8:30-5 :00                   Berkeley County ESTC                    $5.00

August 4         8:30-5:00                   York County TC                                 $5.00

August 5         8:30-5:00                   Laurens City FD                                $5.00

August 11       8:30-5:00                   SCFA                                                 $11.00

August 12       8:30-5:00                   SCFA                                                 $11.00

For more info, please contact John Wangles, Training Coordinator, Office of State Fire Marshal at (803) 896-5454 or wanglesj@llr.sc.gov .

Even though the implementation of residential sprinklers is on hold until 2014,  we will begin to see them with greater frequency over the next few years.  This is a great time to get the information and training to review and inspect.

The South Carolina Energy Office will again be offering 2006 IECC training. The course is intended for building code enforcement officials, contractors, architects, and anyone else interested in learning about the newly adopted energy code for South Carolina. The residential code will be discussed in the morning and the commercial code will be discussed in the afternoon.

The 6-hour course will discuss the:

·          structure of the code,

·          key highlights,

·          mandatory requirements, and

·          the three compliance pathways

o         REScheck/COMcheck pathway

o         Prescriptive pathway

o         Simulated performance pathway

Fees for the course are structured as follows:

2006 IECC   Government officials = $100.00

2006 IECC Others (contractors, architects, engineers, private inspectors, etc) = $150.00

The next offering of the course will be July 27^th  at Midlands Technical College, Northeast Campus. Registration is available online at the link below.

http://mtconline.midlandstech.edu/CeClassCatalog/search

If you have questions regarding the course contact Ralph Jenkins rjenkins@energy.sc.gov .

If you would like to add anything to this page, please contact Mike Smith at mikesmith@boasc.org or call (803) 576-2189.