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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT & PLANT HIRE

Why you should hire from CHPA members

The plant hire industr y fulfils an essential role for contractors and municipalities that need a shor t-term hire solution for a specific project phase, or a longer-term off-balance-sheet rental option. IMIESA speaks to Clive Wicks, CEO, Contractors Plant Hire Association (CPHA), about how the CPHA sets the standard.

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he fact that the CPHA was formed in 1970 and is still in existence today is testimony to its role and value in promoting an ethical plant hire industry. All members adhere to strict protocols that include mandatory machine operator certification in accordance with South African legislation for the construction and mining sectors. To ensure compliance, the CPHA is currently developing a database of licensed machine operators. In the past, certified courses were listed under the South Africa Qualifications Authority, but will be registered by the Quality

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Council for Trades and Occupations in future. The CPHA is monitoring the transition.

CPD authority On the training front, the CPHA has now been recognised by the Engineering Council of South Africa as a Voluntary Association and invited to become a Continuous Professional Development programme licensing authority. Currently, machine classes, like cranes and earthmoving, require a baseline qualification, but nothing further. The CPHA’s

goal is to introduce more advanced levels of certification. Other plans include future proposals to the Construction Education and Training Authority for possible operator training funding and subsidies.


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Minor concrete defects and their remedies

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pages 50-52

Experts in bespoke culverts

3min
page 53

Construction Law

7min
pages 48-49

Towards a water secure future

3min
page 47

Innovative use of builders’ rubble

2min
page 46

Bell beefs up excavator range

2min
page 43

Constructing for and with the community

5min
pages 44-45

The right equipment, the best support

6min
pages 36-37

Built to keep on performing

1min
page 39

Planers at the cutting edge

3min
page 35

The importance of postclosure management

2min
pages 32-33

Tshwane ready to up its waste game

3min
page 30

Hot Seat

6min
pages 28-29

4IR in the waste sector

2min
page 31

Why you should hire from CHPA members

1min
page 34

Meeting demand for high grade bitumen

2min
page 26

NME innovations for Africa

2min
page 27

Environmental Engineering

4min
pages 24-25

Understanding your water consumption

3min
page 20

Behind the scenes of the Kashimbila Multipurpose Dam

6min
pages 14-15

Financing

5min
pages 10-11

Cover Story

6min
pages 12-13

Editor’s comment

4min
pages 5-6

Automatic control valves regulate the levels

3min
pages 16-17

President’s comment

2min
page 7

Upgrading the Midmar WTP

2min
pages 21-22
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