SASO Technical Regulation for Building Materials

The Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization (SASO) has developed a Technical Regulation for Building Materials, which is part of the current Saudi Building Code. The SASO Technical Regulation for Building Materials training course focuses on introducing an overview about regulation that provides the characteristics of building materials and their production methods, including the applicable associated administrative provisions. Besides, assessments and practical examples shall be promoted in an interactive manner to let all attendees realize how to better adopt such standards properly to enhance the building performance and durability in an economical design basis.

This GLOMACS SASO Technical Regulation for Building Materials training course will highlight:

• Sectors of metals and their alloys for buildings and constructions; SASO technical regulation for building materials
• Insulation and building cladding materials; SASO technical regulation for building materials
• Hydraulic links and related products; SASO technical regulation for building materials
• Bricks, tiles, ceramics, sanitary ware and related products; SASO technical regulation for building materials
• Pipes used in water, electricity and gas networks

By the end of this SASO Technical Regulation for Building Materials training course, participants will learn to:

• Understand overview of the technical regulation for building materials developed by SASO
• Enhance the building performance and durability in an economical design basis
• Control work methods, resources and systems to meet technical regulation of materials
• Mitigate potential threats and risks associated with incompliance with mandatory regulations
• Contribute to controlling work quality, progress and cost at construction site
• Develop detailed concise precise item specification and metrics to avoid any ambiguity

Participants to this SASO Technical Regulation for Building Materials training course will receive a thorough training by the Tutor promoting a variety of proven adult highly interactive training and facilitation techniques. Training course methodology includes group discussions and team exercises to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. Discussion of the goals of each participant to ensure their needs are fulfilled. Questions are encouraged throughout which provides opportunities for participants to discuss specific issues and, if possible, find appropriate solutions.

Organization will be able to expand and enhance their capacity and improve quality behavior in the construction and building materials, by:

• Reduce maintenance cost by enhancing quality control for new projects
• Improve quality by knowing up-to-date technology of quality and its practically in real project
• Enlarge the organization investment by have a durable structure along its life time
• Avoid any incompliance with the technical regulation for building materials, which is part of the current Saudi building code
• Mitigating and navigating potential threats, rejection, penalties and challenges associated with the incompliance with mandatory regulations
• Describe clear complete scope with minimum PDRI and reduce risk  
• Recognizing the characteristics of building materials and their production methods including the applicable associated administrative provisions
• Enhance the building performance and durability in an economical design basis
• Upgrade high quality site supervision to ensure seamless coordination and full compliance among technical documents (drawings, BOQ and specification) by various construction parties
• Effective management of complex changes claims and counter claims at construction site

By attending this SASO Technical Regulation for Building Materials training course, delegates will be able to increase their skill sets and competencies in:

• Understating and applying properly the technical regulation for building materials developed by the Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization (SASO)
• Effective site progress reporting and ensuring successful compliance with technical regulation for building materials
• Increase knowledge of up to date of the characteristics of building materials and their production methods, including the applicable associated administrative provisions
• Enhance the capabilities to estimate the cost of each items to a realistic estimate and reduce contingency ratio
• Increase the skill for maintenance approach and quality of all phases of wide scatter of products and projects
• Effective supervision and quality control of various construction site scenarios
• Communicating and dealing with challenging material specifications and difficult stakeholders
• Controlling the Milestones management - planning, scheduling and resourcing at various stages

This GLOMACS SASO Technical Regulation for Building Materials training course is fitting a wide range of professionals who desire to understand SASO Technical Regulation for Building Materials, but will greatly benefit:

• Construction Engineers
• Maintenance Engineers
• Cost Engineers
• Project Management Engineers
• Architectural and Civil Engineers
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control Professionals
• Specification and Bidding Engineers
• Quantity Surveyors
• Construction Managers
• Project Managers

DAY 1

Overview to SASO - Introduction to high performance Building Materials

• Traditional versus innovative materials
• Recycled and low emission Co2 eco-friendly materials
• 2030 Sustainable Development agenda by UN; the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Overview of Saudi Standards, Metrology & Quality Organization (SASO) Technical regulations
• SASO: Objective, scope and regulation
• SASO: General setup
• SASO: Violations and Penalties
• SASO: Transitional Provisions
• SASO Technical Regulation updates, January 14, 2022

DAY 2

SASO - Metals and their Alloys for Buildings and Constructions

• Overview for Part 1 “Metals and their Alloys”; Document No. M.A. 156-16-04-01
• Steel Plates/Sheets
• Structural Steel
• Steel Wire
• Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel
• Bars and rods
• Updates 2022: Added 6 Standards to Annex No. 1-A
• Updates 2022: Updated HS Codes in Annex 1-B

DAY 3

SASO- Insulation and Building Cladding Materials

• Overview for Part 2 “Insulation and Cladding Materials”; Document No. M.A. 156-16-04-02.
• Insulating Panels
• Plastics Polycarbonate and Polyurethane Foam
• Roof Insulation Asphalt Sheets (bitumen)
• proof plastic and rubber
• Building Glass
• Updates 2022; Added 10 Standards to Annex No. 1-A
• Updated 2022; HS Codes in Annex 1-B

DAY 4

SASO- Bricks, Tiles, Ceramics and Sanitary Ware

• Overview; Part 4: Bricks, Tiles, Ceramics, Sanitaryware, & Related Products, Document No. M.A. 161-17-07-03
• Bricks and Tiles
• Vinyl Composition, Polyester Composition, Resilient Floors and self-leveling
• Artificial Stone and Marble
• Sanitary tapware
• Updates 2022; Added 16 Standards to Annex No. 1-Abullet point 6
• Updates 2022; Updated HS Codes in Annex 1-B

DAY 5

SASO- Hydraulic Links, Pipes, Electricity and Gas Networks

• Overview; Part 3: Hydraulic Bonding and Related Products, Document No. M.A. 161-17-07-02
• Cement, its products and Building Mortar
• Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement
• Updates 2022; Added 7 Standards to Annex No. 1-A & Updated HS Codes in Annex 1-B
• Overview; Part 5: Tubes and Pipes used in Water, Electricity, and Gas Networks, Document No. M.A. 161-19-06-03
• Plastic Water and Sewage Pipes- Metal Water and Sewage Pipes
• Updates 2022; Added 16 Standards to Annex No. 1-A and Updated HS Codes in Annex 1-B
• Postponed the implementation of the Technical Regulation for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment

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