Producer statements
Engineers use producer statement documents to:
There are three kinds of producer statements you can use to provide verification at different stages in the design and construction process:
Online producer statements
The revised producer statements will significantly improve engineers’ and consenting authorities’ quality assurance and administrative processes. The documents are hosted online, which means real-time updates, cross-population of fields and greater consistency nationwide.
Check out the online ACE New Zealand and Engineering New Zealand producer statements
A series producer statements
The A series is for an engineer to use for designs where a building consent is not required.
Check out the online ACE New Zealand and Engineering New Zealand A Series Producer Statements
Guidelines
These guidelines are designed to encourage consistent, reasonable and appropriate practice in issuing and accepting producer statements originating from Chartered Professional Engineers (CPEng).
Producer statements – what’s your company policy?
The authors of producer statements, and their employers, can face significant liabilities when the work associated with the producer statement is judged to not be up to acceptable standards.
This guidance note prepared by Adam Thornton, Structural Engineer (emeritus) at Dunning Thornton, details how firms and individuals can navigate issues that may arise as the result of issuing producer statements.
