Regulating Building Construction
Category: Regulation
Area of Effect: Safety
Strength: Strong
The World Assembly,
Recognising that the building quality of buildings varies immensely across WA member nations,
Concerned that in many WA member nations either through lack of government, lack of government intervention, wilful neglect or sheer ignorance, regulation of the construction of buildings either doesn’t exist or is woefully insufficient,
Anxious that this lack of regulation is leading to serious building collapses with resulting injuries and fatalities,
Maintaining the belief that greater regulation of the construction of buildings will bring many benefits to the wider architectural community by increasing public confidence in the safety of all buildings,
1. Defines, for the purposes of this resolution:a. a 'building' as a structure that has a roof or walls which either permanently or semi-permanently remains in a single position;
b. an 'independent building assessor' as an individual appointed independently and acting independently from the personnel and organisations responsible for the construction of buildings to objectively assess the construction quality of the building;
c. 'hazardous material' as being any substance used in the construction of buildings that is generally considered to be harmful to the health and well-being of any individual;
d. 'negligent construction work' as construction work that fails to take the adequate steps or care to prevent harm from occurring to any individual.
2. Requires:a. the construction of all buildings to be performed in a safe and non-hazardous manner with the greatest possible steps taken to limit harm to construction workers;
b. the construction of all buildings to be reviewed by an independent building assessor as determined by the national and subnational governments of WA member nations;
c. the independent building assessor to compile an objective appraisal of the quality of the construction work of all buildings and provide this information to the responsible government or authority of each WA member nation;
d. construction work found to be faulty by the objective appraisal is required to immediately cease until structural and safety improvements are made as determined by the independent assessor;
e. citizens and organisations who suffer from the negligent construction work of personnel and organisations responsible for the construction of buildings to have the right to sue for damages under the law of each WA member nation;
f. the greatest possible steps be taken to ensure that the materials used in the construction of buildings will not cause harm to any individual who uses buildings;
3. Prohibits:a. personnel and organisations responsible for constructing buildings in WA member nations from offering inducements, payments, gifts or bribes to independent building assessors in order to secure a positive appraisal;
b. the use of hazardous materials in the construction of buildings;
Co-authored by The Crowned Republic.
Alright, my first GA resolution draft. What do you think?