SCDLLR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL INSPECTORS
Any individual offering to perform special inspections or testing shall submit a registration or license issued
by the South Carolina Building Codes Council, the South Carolina Board of Architectural Examiners or the
South Carolina Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, for approval by the building official.
E
xcept for professional engineers and architects registered in the State of South Carolina, special inspectors
shall meet the following criteria. Work experience shall be related to the field for which the inspector is being
qualified and may be obtained by for an engineering firm specializing in the field in which registration is being
sought.
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n individual shall meet a minimum of one of the requirements identified bellow, for each category in which
approval is sought.
R
einforced Concrete (RC)
(A) Current International Code Council (ICC) Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector, or,
(B
) E
ngineer in Training (EIT) with one year related experience under supervision of a Licensed PE
P
restressed Concrete (PC)
Pretension Tendons (PC1)
(A) Current ICC Prestressed Concrete Special Inspector Certificati
on
(B) E
IT with one year related experience including plan reading under supervision of a Licensed PE
Post-Tension Tendons (PC2)
(A) Current Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) Certification Level
1
P
ost-Tension Slabs-on-Ground (PTS)
(A) Current PTI Certification Level
1
W
elding (SW)
(A) Current American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welding Inspector
(B
) C
urrent Canadian Welding Bureau Certified Welding Inspector
N
ondestructive Testing of Welds (SN)
(A) Current Nondestructive Testing Level II and/or Level III (MT, PT & UT)
(1) The applicant must be Level II certified by the American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) to
perform Magnetic Particle Testing (MT) Liquid Penetrant Testing (PT) and Ultrasonic Testing (UT), or
(2) The applicant must be Level II certified by an ASNT Level III examiner to perform MT, PT and UT.
The Level III examiner shall be certified by ASNT and must submit a copy of his certification with the Level II
certification.
Hi
gh-Strength Bolting/ Steel Frame (SS)
(A) Current ICC Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector
S
tructural Masonry (SM)
(A) EIT with one year related experience including plan reading under supervision of a Licensed PE
(B) Current ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspection
S
prayed Fire-Resistant Materials (FP)
(A) Current ICC Spray-Applied Fireproofing Special Inspector