Building Collapse: Surveyor Calls For Regular Audit Of Structures

As part of measures
to check the menace of building collapse, a quantity surveyor, Mr Sylvester Nnaji, has called for regular audit of defective structures for the purpose of demolishing them before they cause havoc.
Making this known to The Tide in Port Harcourt on Friday Nnaji said that a regular audit of such defective structure must be carried out and that structures marked for demolition should be demolished before they cause havoc on lives and property.
He also said that effective monitoring of projects during and after construction, and training as well as retaining of professionals will go a long way in curbing building collapse in the country.
The Quantity Surveyor also called on governments at all levels to provide enabling laws for the training and effective control of artisans and craftmen in the building industry.
“For any structure more than a bungalow, a structural engineer must be involved while construction work should only be carried out by registered contractors and supervised by registered architects, engineers and builders,” he said.
According to him, clients should obtain approvals before they begin construction, and that they should work with the approved drawings and specifications, and any alteration should be approved before the implementation.
He also called for passage into law of the bill for the enforcement of the Nigeria National Building Code by the National Assembly to ensure effective and safe practice in the building sector.

Corlins Walter