ECSA has placed Atholl Mitchell on precautionary suspension after the collapse in George, Western Cape, killed 33 people.
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“The precautionary suspension by the Council is not a disciplinary action but a temporary removal of and/or restriction on all of the registered person’s rights, privileges, and/or activities associated with professional registration with the ECSA,” the Council said in a statement on Tuesday.ECSA said that this suspension would remain in place until a decision is reached about possible charges against the engineer and/or the completion of any ensuing disciplinary process or appeal.
“At a minimum, the draft design and as-built drawings of the projects must be provided. Within three weeks thereafter, the contractor or accountable party for the project is required to provide an independent engineer’s report concerning the structural integrity of the structure,” ECSA said. The structural integrity and assessment of the engineering-related projects should be covered in the report. The request covers both ongoing and completed projects going back three years from the resolution date.
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