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| | REQUIREMENT FOR READY-MIXED CONCRETE (RMC) CERTIFICATION FOR STRUCTURAL WORKS |  Posted on Wednesday 06 January 2010 - 22:04:45 by admin | | REQUIREMENT FOR READY-MIXED CONCRETE (RMC) CERTIFICATION FOR
STRUCTURAL WORKS
On 4 May 2009, BCA issued a circular on new standards relating to the
production of structural concrete. These are SS EN 206-1a and its complementary
standard, the SS 544b. These new standards have provisions for third-party
certification of Ready-Mixed Concrete (RMC) producers to ensure the production of
good quality concrete for structural applications.
- The Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC) has recently developed a
Certification Scheme for Ready-Mixed Concrete (RMC) which provides for third-party
certification of RMC producers to SS EN 206-1 and SS 544 standards by certification
bodies (CBs)c. The SAC is now ready to implement the Certification Scheme after a
pilot run of the Scheme was completed successfully.
- BCA will require concrete for building and civil engineering structures to be
supplied by RMC plants which are certified under the SAC’s Certification Scheme for
RMC. This will include on-site batching plants as well as plants supplying concrete
for structural precast elements.
To allow RMC producers sufficient time to prepare and obtain the certification,
there will be grace period of 9 months, effective from 1 Jan 2010, before this
requirement takes effect from 1 Oct 2010. Thereafter, builders and Qualified
Persons (QPs) should ensure that concrete for building and civil engineering
structures should be obtained from RMC plants which have been certified under the
SAC’s Certification Scheme for RMC. QPs are advised to incorporate this
requirement in their technical specifications for all future development projects. The
SAC will be listing certified RMC plants on its website at:
http://www.sac-accreditation.gov.sg/Admin/PCB/Pdt(rmc)CB_clients(website).pdf
Download the related file Here  new_requirement_for_ready-mixed_concrete_rmc_certification_for_structural_works.pdf
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