SON to conduct tests on building blocks

9japroperty — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 10:31:04 +0000

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has announced that it will soon commence standards testing of sandcrete blocks across the country as one of the ways to tackle building collapse and construction failures.

The organisation said it had started deploying block testing machines in all its offices across the country.

The Director-General, SON, Mr. Anthony Aboloma, was quoted to have said during a visit by block moulders to his office that they played a critical role in economic development, adding that the organisation was strengthening its collaboration with the moulders by rolling out machines in large numbers to give them the opportunity to test their blocks, while also complying with standards.

Aboloma said the move would checkmate the production of substandard blocks across the country.

He said, “We believe their job is very important and we cannot tolerate the incidence of substandard blocks that will lead to building collapse in the country. The menace is a threat to any society, a drain to the economy and danger to the lives of people and property.

“We have a programme to train the block moulders in the six geographical zones; we have done three, we have three more to complete, and in addition to that, we have just inaugurated a made-in-Nigeria block testing machine, which will be deployed soon. There is no doubt that the economy is in recession, but at the same time, we must not compromise standards and anybody that falls short of the standards will have to face the wrath of the law.”

The President, National Association of Block Moulders of Nigeria, Rasheed Adebowale, said the synergy between the body and SON would address building collapse in the country.

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Lagos begins integrity tests on Lekki Gardens buildings

9japroperty — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:24:07 +0000

The Lagos State Government says stability tests on buildings constructed by the Lekki Gardens to ascertain their structural integrity have commenced.

A building constructed by Lekki Gardens had recently collapsed in the Lekki area, killing no fewer than 35 persons.

The state government had subsequently ordered that other buildings constructed by Lekki Gardens be made to undergo integrity tests to avoid another collapse.

The acting General Manager of the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory, Rasheed Balogun, according to a statement on Sunday, says tests will be conducted on some buildings without sending away the occupants in the Lekki Gardens Estate in order not to cause them discomfort.

Balogun said the decision to embark on the tests was in line with the directive given by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to ascertain the “liveability status” of all buildings constructed by Lekki Gardens.

Balogun, an engineer, said the tests would be a “non-destructive test and partial destructive in some cases”.

He added that the tests would be extended to other construction sites and estates within and around the Lekki area to confirm their status.

He said, “There is a test called coring test, which has a partial destructive tendency, while we are also carrying out another test on some buildings called pundit test, which will not cause any damage or make any mark on the buildings.

“The concluding part of the tests will be completed in our laboratory before we now determine the state of these buildings.

“The position of the state government is that any building that is defective and structurally unfit for habitation should be demolished.”

Balogun noted that vacating the structures was, however, the best option and would speed up the testing process.

He urged the occupiers of structures within the Lekki Gardens Estate, to comply with the vacation order of the governor, and vacate the buildings until investigations were completed.

“The life of every Lagosian is important to the government,” he added.

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