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Legislation : what civil engineers and their clients should be aware of

The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) was established in 1969 with the purpose, among other things, of providing for the registration of professionals, candidates and specified categories in the engineering profession. ECSA is a statutory body which regulates the engineering profession thro...

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Published in:Civil Engineering : Magazine of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering 2019-03, Vol.27 (2), p.7-12
Main Author: Watermeyer, Ron
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) was established in 1969 with the purpose, among other things, of providing for the registration of professionals, candidates and specified categories in the engineering profession. ECSA is a statutory body which regulates the engineering profession through a register and a code of conduct. A person who demonstrates his or her competence, against standards determined by ECSA at an entry level to the engineering profession within one of the basic disciplines of engineering, is eligible to be registered. Registration as such confirms that a person is capable of working independently. ECSA thereafter relies on the integrity of the registered persons (self-regulation) not to take on work that they are not competent to perform, and to perform work within the “norms of the profession”.
ISSN:1021-2000
DOI:10.10520/EJC-14e3890ad1