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Ontario Building Officials Association Journal, December, pp. 20-21, 1998-12-01

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in Canada, eh?

By Luc Saint- M artin

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uilding officials in Ontario do not always follow very closely what is happening at the national level because Ontario has its own code development process and its own code, even though it is based on the National Building Code of Canada. However, there is strong support at many levels of government and industry in Ontario for a new and improved code review and development system that has been proposed by a jo int task gro up o f the Canad ian Co mmissio n o n Build ing and Fire Co d es (CCBFC) and the Provincial/ Territorial Committee on Building Standards (PTCFB). This could change the way codes are developed and reviewed in Ontario.

The proposed system will be designed to better meet the needs of the provinces and territories, while at the same time retaining the best features of the present systems. It will provide Canada’s construction industry with more uniform codes featuring broader participation by code users as well as a coordinated public consultation procedure. Differences among codes across Canada w ill be greatly reduced, or eliminated, and new code provisions will be developed and come into use within a shorter time frame.

With a view towards achieving these goals, the task group held meetings across Canada, with many presentations by (or briefs from) individuals, regulators and industry. The study is now complete, and the results were presented to the CCBFC and the PTCBS for their consideration,

Currently, the national model codes are prepared by the CCBFC and then adopted by the provinces and territories. Under this system, it can take as long as eight years from the time a change is initiated until it comes into effect. The new system w ill shorten this process as a result of greater, more in-depth participation by the provinces and territories at every stage.

Among those making submissions to the task group, there was strong support for the concept of “ core codes.” These codes would contain all necessary requirements for widely agreed-upon issues (e.g., health and safety) and consequently would not likely require amendment by the provinces and territories. Issues with less widespread support would be dealt with in separate documents. Subject areas beyond the scope of the core codes would remain the responsibility of the provinces and territories.

There was remarkable concurrence among the participants on the attributes of a proper core-code development system, which include:

Technical excellence

An opportunity for all to participate and be heard

Consideration of the economic impacts of code requirements Flexible and clear code requirements

Responsiveness and timeliness An open, transparent process Elimination of duplication of effort Clear accountability

The task group made the following recommendations:

There should be a single, coordinated public review of proposed changes to the core codes, and of changes and additions made by the provinces and territories.

This should ease the burden on reviewers, and reduce local variations and the time of adoption.

The provinces and territories should participate at critical stages of development, thus providing

them

w ith the opportunity to raise their concerns and those of their stakeholders.

All proposed changes recommended by standing committees, before and after public review, should be circulated to the provincial and territorial departments responsible for building standards.

Current technical differences among the national and prov incial/ territorial codes should be examined and resolved.

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The CCBFC, appointed by NRC, should continue to oversee the process and make final decisions co ncerning the sco p e, fo rmat, and co ntent o f the co re co d es, w ith ad v ice and guid ance fro m provincial/ territorial committees (one committee for each of the building, fire and plumbing codes).

The provinces and territories should also assist in identifying candidates for the CCBFC.

Proponents recommending

changes to the

core codes

should

have the choice of submitting these at the provincial and territorial level, as w ell as at the national level.

All proposals received, regardless of source, should be circulated to all the provinces and territories. The technical review of proposals by broad- based committees of experts, such as those presently operating under

the

auspices of

the CCBFC,

should continue. Provinces and territories should play a role in assisting the CCBFC on the selection process for technical committee members.

Any changes made to the existing process must also account for the transition to objective-based codes. The task group therefore recommends that the new development and review system be used for this transition.

The Task Group Final Report is available from the Canadian Codes Centre at IRC. The report, together w ith agend as, p ro ceed ings and p a p e r s , i s also a v a i l a b l e o n the In te r n e t a t http:/ / www.ccbfc/ lgs/ review/ index_E.shtml

Luc Saint- M artin is w ith the Canadian Codes Centre at NRC’s Institute for Research in Construction. He is secretary of the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes.

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