matablog: February 2011

Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Hazard Identification

23/02/11 HAZARD

Rusty roof gutters.
Damage wire hanging from roof.
Damage fence with nails sticking out of timber.
Wraps nests outside classroom.
Cracked windows at the toilets entry door.
Overfull rubbish bin in classroom.

Monday, 21 February 2011

dbh

Research Assingment Department of Builing and housing.

dbh.govt.com

Describe the three building categories for builing licencing?
Category 1: A single household dwellings with low-or medium-risk
envelop desing.
Category 2: A signle household dwellings with high-risk envelop design
or other builings with a builing height* less than 10m.
Category 3: All builing 10m or greater in builing height* except signle household dwelling.
List the seven licencing classes?
SITE
DESIGN
BRICKLAYING & BLOCKLAYING
CARPENTRY
EXTERNAL PLASTERING
FOUNDATION
ROOFING
When was the LBP scheme introduced and from what date do builders have to be licenced?
The LBP scheme is one of the changes in the builing act 2004 to encourage better builing
design construction.
licensing began on 1 November 2007 with the introduction of the design, site and
carpentry classes. Licensing for roofing, bricklaying, blocklaying and external plastering
began on 1 November 2008. A licence class for foundation is expected to open April 2010.
What is the difference between the builing Act, builing regulations and the builing code?
BUILING ACT: aims to improved control of, and encourage better pratices in builing desing and construction.
BUILING REGULATION: form an importana part of New Zealands builing controls.
BUILING CODE: It is a performance-base code, which means it states how a builing
and its components must perform as opposed to describing how the builing must be desiged and constructed.
In relation to weather tightness, what are the 4 D`s?

·         Deflection – keeping water away from potential entry points
·         Drainage – providing means of removing water that does enter.
·         Drying – allowing any remaining moisture to be removed by ventilation or diffusion.
·         Durability – providing materials with appropriate durability