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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Dear Members<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>The SANS 10400-S DSS (AZ
96-10) is out for comment. The closing date for comments is <b><u>13 July 2010.<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>

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document is very large to email (2MB). You can request a copy from the link
below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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href="https://www.sabs.co.za/forms/general/draft_standards.php">https://www.sabs.co.za/forms/general/draft_standards.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&#8220;PLEASE NOTE:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-family:SymbolMT;color:black'>&#8226; </span><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The technical committee,
SABS TC 59: Construction Standards responsible for the preparation of this<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>standard has reached
consensus that the attached document should become a South African<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>standard. It is now made
available by way of public enquiry to all interested and affected parties for<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>public comment, and to the
technical committee members for record purposes. Any comments should<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>be sent by the indicated
closing date, either by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail to<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>SABS Standards Division<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Attention: Compliance and
Development department<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Private Bag X191<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Pretoria<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>0001<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Fax No.: (012) 344-1568
(for attention: dsscomments)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>E-mail: </span></b><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a
href="mailto:dsscomments@sabs.co.za">dsscomments@sabs.co.za</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Any comment on the draft
must contain in its heading the number of the clause/subclause to which it<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>refers. A comment shall be
well motivated and, where applicable, contain the proposed amended text.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-family:SymbolMT;color:black'>&#8226; </span><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The public enquiry stage
will be repeated if the technical committee agrees to significant technical<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>changes to the document as
a result of public comment. Less urgent technical comments will be<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>considered at the time of
the next amendment.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>THIS DOCUMENT IS A DRAFT
CIRCULATED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IT MAY NOT BE REFERRED TO AS A<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>SOUTH AFRICAN STANDARD
UNTIL PUBLISHED AS SUCH.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>IN ADDITION TO THEIR
EVALUATION AS BEING ACCEPTABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>COMMERCIAL AND USER
PURPOSES, DRAFT SOUTH AFRICAN STANDARDS MAY ON OCCASION HAVE TO BE<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>CONSIDERED IN THE LIGHT OF
THEIR POTENTIAL TO BECOME STANDARDS TO WHICH REFERENCE MAY BE MADE IN
LAW.&#8221;</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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