Testing & Special Inspection

Testing/Special Inspection Basics contains a brief overview for School Districts California Building Code requirements related to materials testing and special inspection requirements. Report Templates/Forms includes test and Special Inspection Report templates, "Verified Report" forms and other related forms.

List of DSA Accepted Testing Laboratories (DSA Project Tracking) List of materials testing laboratories that have been evaluated and accepted by DSA to perform services on school projects. Click on the name of a facility to view a list of testing and special inspection services for which the facility has been approved.

Testing Laboratories/Special Inspection Publications

• Bulletin 07-03 - Defective Product Alert: Structural Tube Steel (PDF - 35 KB) Revised 03/07/08
  It has come to DSA's attention that there are seam weld issues with some structural tube steel being fabricated for California school construction projects. In an effort to alert concerned parties, and investigate the scope and magnitude of the problem, DSA has issued this Bulletin. Latest information is contained in the 10/29 revision of the Bulletin.
  
  Pictures of some defective welds discovered in DSA's investigation so far are available.

• IR 17-1 - Sampling and Testing of Structural Materials (PDF - 30 KB) Revised 10/15/07
  Interpretations of code requirements for the roles and responsibilities of materials testing laboratories.
• IR 17-2 - Nondestructive Testing (N.D.T.) of Welds (PDF - 33 KB) Revised 10/15/07
  Clarifies the minimum requirements for LEA facilities performing NDT.
• IR 17-3 - Structural Welding Inspection (PDF - 33 KB) Revised 01/02/08
  Clarifies the minimum requirements and responsibilities for personnel conducting structural welding inspection.
• DSA 100-3: Application for Acceptance of Material Testing Facility (PDF - 641 KB) (for Testing Facilities)
  The application, including instructions, for a testing facility to apply for acceptance into the Laboratory Evaluation and Acceptance (LEA) program.

DSA is phasing out the Circular document type and converting existing Circulars to IR's. Circulars CR 17-1 and 17-2 have been converted to IR's 17-1 and 17-2 respectively. Revisions are to add 2007 CBC section references where appropriate. DSA will begin accepting projects under the new code as early as October 15, 2007, per BU 07-01.