Chapter 17 Special Inspections and Tests

California Amendments by OSHPD

Chapter 17 – Special Inspections and Tests

Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development

1705 Required special inspections and tests

Updated and aligned with model code revisions.

1705.2.1 Structural steel

Adopted model code provisions and aligned with current practice. Model code provisions changed significantly and updates to the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) 360 standard created an unintended gap in special inspection requirements. AISC 360 Section N5 Item # 3 and Section N6 are not adopted for consistency with Sections 1704.2 and 1704.2.5.1, respectively (no material change intended). Added a note to explain the difference in terminology used by AISC and the CBC.

1705.2.2 Structural stainless steel

Revised to clarify that quality assurance inspection requirements are also applicable. Added clarifications for OSHPD 1R, 2 and 5 regarding coordinated inspections in AISC 370 Section N5 and N6, which permit transfer of some quality assurance inspections to quality control inspectors.

1705.2.3 Cold-formed steel deck

Added OSHPD 1R, 2 and 5 banners. Amended to require approved agencies and special inspectors to perform special inspections on floor and roof decks. Added clarification that coordinated inspection is not permitted for OSHPD 1R, 2 and 5.

1705.4 Masonry construction

Amended to require that batch plant inspection of grout materials shall be in accordance with Section 1705.3.3.

1710 Off-site construction [OSHPD 1R, 2 & 5]

Added requirements for off-site construction, including modular and panelized systems. For facilities utilizing International Code Council (ICC) Standard 1200, provides minimum requirements in multiple facets of the off-site construction process including: planning, designing, fabricating, transporting, and assembling building elements.