Certification & Registration Committee

Advancing Professional Standards in Building Safety

Our Mission

To facilitate formulation and maintenance of building construction certification and registration programs in terms of performance and nationally accepted standards.

C & R Committee Overview

Certification & Registration is a committee of the Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) which serves in an advisory and program oversight capacity for the WABO certification programs (e.g. special inspection, weld certification, et al.) The committee is responsible for ensuring the program safeguards public health and safety, maintains quality controls and verifies the SIRP, Fabrication and Weld programs maintains or exceeds nationally accepted standards.

C & R Committee Work Plan

Create new special inspection programs and categories (e.g. Mass Timber, Energy Code Plan Review Certification) as new processes come forward
Review new types of construction (e.g. CLT) for special inspection program needs
Complaint resolution regarding special inspectors, agencies, and welders
Meet regularly with the C&R committee at WABO meeting and with the sub-committees (e.g. SIRP, Weld Advisory Committee, et. al.)
Conduct review of WABO certification and registration programs every three years and provide recommendation to the executive board and certification and registration program manager

Why You Should Volunteer With This Committee

With the introduction of new materials and new methods of construction, it is important to keep up. The Certification and Registration Committee has been able to bring two new special inspection categories (Steel Fabrication Registration and Fire-Resistant Penetrations and Joints Certification) to the members to help bring WABO in line with the IBC requirements. The work of the Welding Advisory Committee, SIRP Committee and the sub-committee for the Fire Stop are the different committees that do the work. With new technologies/materials coming out every year, we need to continue the work to stay ahead. Working on one of these committees will help you to keep up and gain information on what is coming.