To be registered as a Building Inspector (Pool Safety) in Victoria, you will need to satisfy certain requirements before you can apply through the Victorian Building Authority (VBA).
VBA Approved Pool Safety Inspectors Course (VBAISP2020)
This VBA approved course specifies the skills and knowledge a person registered in the Victorian class of Building inspector (Pool Safety) requires to carry out the functions of a swimming pool and spa inspector under the Building Act 1993 and Building Regulations 2018.
The following activities are required to be completed in a competent manner and to a professional standard on pool barriers (excluding newly constructed pool barriers for which a mandatory inspection must be conducted):
- Undertaking inspections of swimming pool and spa barriers to determine compliance with the applicable barrier standard
- Issuing certificates of pool and spa barrier compliance
- Issuing certificates of pool and spa barrier non-compliance
- Lodging certificates of pool and spa barrier non-compliance with the relevant council
Under the Victorian Building Regulations 2018, individuals wishing to seek registration in the class of Building Inspector (Pool Safety) are required to hold the following:
- successful completion of a pool and spa barrier inspection course approved by the VBA and delivered by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
COURSE COMPLETION – VBA REGISTRATION
What Experience is Required
You must demonstrate experience that involves the required breadth, responsibility and application of relevant knowledge to undertake pool barrier inspection work.
You are required to hold at least six months of experience in pool inspection work. Typically, this would include evidence of having participated in at least 25 home pool and/or spa barrier safety compliance inspections, under the supervision of a person registered to undertake pool barrier inspection work, in the last 7 years.
Note: The VBA have advised that students who have successfully completed 25 Inspections (this includes 15 in-class simulated inspections and then obtain 10 live inspections) after completion of the course under the supervision of an inspector) will be deemed to have the equivalent of six months of experience in pool inspection work
The inspections must be of sufficient range and as a guideline include at least:
- Inspection of a range of pools and spas (including relocatable pools and spas)
- Five or more inspections against each applicable Australian Standard
- A range of construction materials (including glass, metal, masonry, etc.)
- A range of barrier types (including barriers that include a property boundary fence and or a building as part of the barrier)
- A range of landscaping within the climbable zones (such as rocks, garden beds, shrubs and trees, BBQs and furniture, etc.)
- A range of latches, latching mechanisms and hinges
- Other barrier compliance elements (such as barrier height, gap under barrier, etc.)
- Barriers that are found to be compliant and those that are not
Experience gained more than 7 years ago and experience in the inspection of commercial swimming pools barriers may also assist in demonstrating the breadth of your experience.
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HOW TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION – Building Inspector
Registered building inspectors perform an important role in monitoring building standards in Victoria.
They carry out inspections of building work on behalf of the relevant building surveyor.
There are three classes in which you can apply to register:
- Building Inspector (Limited)
- Building Inspector (Unlimited)
- Building Inspector (Pool safety)
Application forms – Building Inspector (Pool safety)
Download: Registration Application Form – Building Inspector (Pool Safety)
As well as the Application Form, you must complete a Technical Referee Report.
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LIVE INSPECTIONS INFORMATION
Portfolio of Evidence Guide – (10 Live Inspections)
The Portfolio of Evidence Guide is provided by IRLearning to assist the students who have completed the VBA approved course – VBAISP2020 – Course in swimming pool and spa barrier inspection.
This Portfolio Evidence Guide attached to the Technical Referee Report – Building Inspector (Pool Safety) should be submitted by applicants when seeking to register with the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) to become a registered Building Inspector – Pool safety.
Download: Technical Referee Report – Building Inspector (Pool Safety)
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ASSISTANCE ONLY
IRLearning is providing the Portfolio of Evidence Guide to assist students to compile the necessary portfolios required when applying to be registered with the VBA.
The Portfolio of Evidence Guide is a VBA requirement for registration. By providing this Portfolio of Evidence Guide, IRLearning is by no means guaranteeing that the registration application will be accepted by the VBA.
THIRD-PARTY LIVE INSPECTION PROVIDERS
IRLearning and its agents, trainers and accredited Inspectors are solely engaged to assist students complete the actual VBA Pool Barrier Inspection course. The cost of the course includes everything except the required 10 live inspections that are required by the VBA for registration after course completion.
Any solicitation by third-party providers to students for further training, live inspections, or other services by anyone are beyond the IRLearning course requirements and are not endorsed or under the control of IRLearning.
Third-Party providers may offer the opportunity for students to undertake live inspections under their own terms and conditions. As an example, some third-party providers who offer live inspection services (under the direct supervision of a VBA accredited inspector) may require students to do several pre-inspections before they are able to undertake their actual live inspection
Students who wish to engage their-party providers do so on the understanding that IRLearning has no commercial or other financial interest with those providers.
Students are encouraged to contact IRLearning on 1800 802 482 if they are not sure or there is any confusion.
More Information: Email: training@irlearning.com or Ph:1800 802 482.
Thank you to Protector Aluminium and SafeTech Hardware for their support in sponsoring the simulated fencing environments.
