COVER FEATURE
ACRS CERTIFICATION OF WELDED STEEL SECTIONS TO AS/NZS 5131
EXPLODING THE MYTHS PHILIP SANDERS, CEO, ACRS
With growing use of structural steels, it is understandable that misconceptions might arise about different types of certification, the role of product certification in particular, and comparative acceptability of steel and steelwork certified by different schemes applicable to structural steelwork construction. ACRS is receiving an increasing number of inquiries about ACRS 2-stage certification system and its role in steel fabrication. Here Philip Sanders, CEO of ACRS, explodes four dangerous myths recently encountered in the supply of structural steels and structural welded sections misstating ACRS certification to AS/NZS 5131, which has resulted in unverified and nonconforming steels arriving on construction sites.
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Construction Engineering Australia • Jul/Aug 2020
