Please contact us with any complaints

As part of our mandate to regulate suppliers and technicians working within the Fire Industry, the SAQCC-Fire will investigate any complaints against persons registered with our institution.

Kindly download the Complaint Form, complete and return to us either by faxing to 011 455 4126/086 518 4374 or email info@saqccfire.co.za.

Recent hearings

Three Hearings were heard during January 2012

GF Kgeresi – Registration No. 01/568
Found Guilty of serious misconduct in the performance of his duties as a registered competent person.
Sanction: Suspension of his registration until such time as he has successfully completed a full course at one of the accredited centres and a payment of a R1000 fine before re-registration.

DG Nel – Registration No. 0051
Found Guilty of not laying any charges with the SAPS when it became known his SAQCC-Fire registration number was being used fraudulently.  It was agreed his original number would be cancelled and in future – should anyone use his number (old or new), he must lay a charge of fraud with the SAPS and immediately inform SAQCC Fire of the case number.
Sanction: To successfully undertake a full course at one of the accredited centres prior to any re-registration and a new number to be issued upon application for registration.

M Thobye – Registration No. 4022
Found Guilty of not being conversant with all servicing procedures.
Sanction: To successfully undertake a full course at one of the accredited centres prior to re-registration.

Four Hearings have been heard during September/October 2011, the outcomes of which are:

Cape Town: J. Kemp – Registration No. 01/261
Found Guilty of failing to service in accordance with SANS 1475 Part 1.
Sanction: Written warning and fined R1 000 suspended for a period of two years.

Richards Bay: F.A. Groenewald – Registration No. 01/447
Found Guilty of failing to service in accordance with SANS 1475 Part 1 and causing persons in his employ to deviate from the relevant SANS standard.
Sanction: Revocation of his registration and subsequent de-registration as an SAQCC Fire registered competent person – suspended for two years A fine of R3 000, R1 500 to be paid now and R1 500 suspended for a period of two years. Retraining through an SAQCC Fire training course to be taken within the next three months and certificate forwarded to the Administration office.

Pretoria: R.G. Tharratt – Registration No. 3012
Found Guilty of servicing fire equipment whilst not being registered with SAQCC Fire and servicing fire equipment for a company without an SABS 1475 permit.
Sanction: Re-Assessment to take place before being allowed to re-register and a fine of R1 000 to be paid before re-registration.

Klerksdorp: J.J.A. Jacobs – Registration No. 0459
Found Guilty of knowingly giving instructions to non-registered persons to perform services without any registered person present and sanctioning the use of a number of a competent person in his absence.
Sanction: Registration with SAQCC Fire suspended for a period of 12 months. A full course to take place at one of the accredited centres prior to re-registration and a fine of R5 000 to be paid within 12 months prior to re-registration.