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State of the Building Code Awareness & Enforcement

Explore the historical roots of Fiji's building codes from the 1885 Suva Medical School to present-day regulations. Learn about key sections, enforcement powers, and the transition to the National Building Code of Fiji. Discover how the Public Health Act has influenced building inspections and urban development.

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State of the Building Code Awareness & Enforcement

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  1. State of the Building Code Awareness & Enforcement Presentedby: Stephen Hallacy CIC Conference June 2019

  2. Fiji Building Code

  3. Home Building Manual 1990

  4. FBC – TRACING ITS ROOTS 1885 SUVA MEDICAL SCHOOL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES 1900’S CUMMING ST. FIRE 1922 FIJI CYCLONE 1952 SUVA EARTHQUAKE 1953 CYLCONES INCREASING INTENSITY

  5. General Post Office Suva 1935 Public Health Act 1935

  6. Public Health Act 1935Ministry of Health • Divided Fiji into Urban and Rural Sanitary Districts • Created the Central Board of Health • Established Local Authorities • Sec. 140 – Fijian Villages exempt

  7. KEY SECTIONS WATER SUPPLY DRAINAGE SEWAGE DISPOSAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES FOOD HANDLING

  8. POWERS OF ENFORCEMENT • DUTY TO INSPECT & ABATE NUISANCES and THREATS TO PUBLIC HEALTH • EMPOWERED TO ENTER PREMISES, BUSINESSES & SHIPS • EMPOWERED TO ISOLATE & CAUSE TREATMENT OF INFECTED PERSONS • ORDER REPAIR, CLOSING AND DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS • SUPPORTED BY THE FIJI POLICE

  9. Local Government Act 1972 • TOWN CLERK • HEALTH INSPECTOR • BUILDING SURVEYOR

  10. BUILDING INSPECTION – REGULATION PHA 11,125 “IT SHALL BE A CONDITION OF EVERY PERMIT ISSUED…THE BUILDING SURVEYOR SHALL BE ENTITLED AT ALL TIME DURING DAY OF WHILE WORK IS BEING DONE….TO ENTER THE PREMISES AND INSPECT THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE WORK.”

  11. CYCLONES IN FIJI BEBE 1972 CAT 3 $20M MELI 1979 CAT 3 SEVERE OSCAR 1983 CAT 4 $140M YASI 2011 CAT 5 $2.5B PAM 2014 CAT 5 $360M WINSTON 2016 CAT 5 $1.4B GITA 2018 CAT 5 $225M

  12. TODAY’S BUILDING CODE

  13. WRITING A BUILDING CODE • UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATION OF FIJI • FIJI BUILDING STANDARDS COMMITTEE • PACIFIC BUILDING STANDARDS PROJECT • ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, BUILDERS, FIRE, INSURERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT • AIDAB FUNDING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  14. NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF FIJI • PUBLISHED 1990 • PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS • DEEMED-TO SATISFY PROVISIONS • STRUCTURE, FIRE, ACCESS, VENTILATION, LIFTS & SOME ASPECTS OF HEALTH AND AMENITIES • CONTROLLED BY APPROVAL AUTHORITES • PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

  15. ENABLING LEGISLATION? • PLAN SUBMISSION & APPROVAL • ISSUE OF BUILDING PERMITS • FEES & CHARGES • INSPECTIONS • ENFORCEMENT OF STANDARDS • CERTIFICATION OF WORK AND MATERIALS • CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY

  16. PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2004 • FBC BECOMES LAW DECEMBER 2004 • MINISTRY OF HEALTH • ENFORCED / ADMINISTERED BY MUNICAPAL, TOWN AND RURAL LOCAL AUTHORITIES

  17. MANDATORY INSPECTIONS SECTION 51: • EXCAVATION FOR FOOTINGS, SUPPORTS, COLUMNS & PIERS • PRIOR TO COVERING DRAIN OR ANY FOUNDATION

  18. PENALTIES • $200.00 FINE UPON CONVICTION • $4.00 PER DAY FOR NON-COMPLIANCE AFTER CONVICTION

  19. PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2018 • EFFECTIVE 1ST AUGUST 2018 • RURAL LOCAL AUTHORITIES TRANSFERRED TO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS

  20. HOW WILL THIS WORK FOR SOME? • ROTUMA to LABASA • KADAVU to SUVA • TAVEUNI to SAVUSAVU • NAVUA to LAMI

  21. BUILDING INSPECTORS • TRANSITION FROM HEALTH INSPECTOR • COMBINED TECHNICAL & LEGAL TRAINING • CERTIFICATION • CAREER PATH • UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT

  22. FIJI HOME BUILDING MANUAL • REMAINS AN ADVISORY DOCUMENT • RAISE AWARENESS OF SOUND PRACTICE • PUBLISH VERNACULAR VERSIONS • TECHNICAL COLLEGES CURRICULUM • TRANSITION FOR EXEMPT / RURAL AREAS

  23. THANK YOU COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS? hpmfiji@gmail.com

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