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Inspection Flashcards

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RICS doc

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RICS Surveying Safely Guidance Note 2018

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Aim of the RICS doc

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Ensure RICS Regulated Firms and members are responsible for ensuring health and safety procedures are being adhered to

Provides guidance of different health and safety issues

Main guidance- safe person, PPE, risk assessments, lone working

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Safe Person

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Each individual assumes individual behavioural responsibility for their own their colleagues and other’s health and safety whilst at work

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Risk assessment

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Tool used to cover eventualities of job

Can’t cover all eventualities but provides steps to minimise greatest risk

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Surveying Safely advises that risks should be…

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Understood, managed and minimised

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What is important to note when undertaking risk assessments?

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Every persons perception of risk is different

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Guidance on risk assessments

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Identify hazards
Decide who might be harmed and how
Evaluate risks and decide on precautions
Record findings
Regularly review
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Dynamic risk assessment

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Changes to assessed risks on the day/ whilst working on the job

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Types of inspection tools

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Measuring- tape measure/ laser
Discovery- hammer/ chisel
Recording- pen/ paper/ camera
H&S- phone/ PPE

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Types of inspections

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Valuation
Pre-acquisition
Condition
Dilapidation

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What information would you obtain on a desktop search?

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Locational info (google maps)
Environmental issues
Land registry (site boundary)
Organise H&S for site visit
Obtain plans
Gather equipment
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What information would you obtain from a locality search?

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Neighbouring properties/ occupiers
Nature of local area
Local transport infrastructure
Advertising boards
Nearby watercourses/ contamination
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What would you look for when inspecting the property?

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Layout
Condition (defects?)
Check if tenant is complying with leasehold obligations 
Type of construction
Age
Spec
Facilities
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Types of defects

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Movement - subsidence/ heave/ horizontal cracking
Damp - rising/ penetrating/ condensation
Defective/ non performance- roof leaks to roof lights/ blocked valley gutters/ efflorescence

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Rising damp

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Stops 1.5 m above ground level

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Penetrating damp

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Caused by water ingress abs evidenced by staining/ damp patches

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Condensation

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Caused by lack of ventilation or heating

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Covid 19 - RICS Guidance

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Follow government guidance
Wear suitable PPE
Maintain social distancing

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Covid 19- AY protocols

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Complete Covid 19 checklist
Get contact details from those meeting on site
24hr confirmation of no symptoms
Wear PPE

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Types of roof coverings

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Clay tiled
Slate
Profile steel clad
Asphalt

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Types of roofs

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Flat
Pitched
Mono-pitched
Double pitched

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Types of windows

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Double and single glazed

Timber framed
Aluminium cassette
uPVC

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Advantages and disadvantages of roof lights

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+ provide natural light/ better distribution of natural light

  • sunlight could harm products being stored/ potential for leakages from roof lights/ difficult to maintain
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Eaves vs haunch

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Eaves - highest point from metal frame to rafters

Haunch- lowest point from where frame intersects steel column

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Why do we obtain eaves and haunch?

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To help determine cubic capacity of unit

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Construction types

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Steel
Concrete
Timber
Brick and block

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Benefits of steel frame construction

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Flexible
Quick to install
Good for longer spans
Lightweight

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Issues with steel frame

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Corrosion

Sulphate attack from atmosphere or groundwater

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What is asbestos?

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Hazardous fibrous material

Banned in 1999

Found in buildings constructed between 1950 and 1990

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Fibrous material

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Heat resistant properties

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Three types of asbestos

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Blue
Brown
White

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How do you know if asbestos is present?

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Age

Check asbestos register

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Typical places to find asbestos

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Roof
Guttering/ piping
Ceilings (tiles and artex textured)
Stairwells
Lift shafts
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Asbestos legislation

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Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012

Implements:
If asbestos in good condition, can be left
If responsible for maintenance, have a duty of care to manage asbestos
Any works in property with asbestos must be recorded and managed

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Institutional spec of a shop

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Steel or concrete frame
Services capped off
Shell condition to allow occupier to fit out

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Institutional spec of office

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Steel portal frame or concrete construction

British Council for Offices

Full access raised floors
Air conditioning and double glazing
Passenger lifts
Open plan
8sqm to 10sqm workspace density
Parking - 1 space per 250sqft (OOT)/ 1 space per 500-1000sqft (CC)
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Institutional spec of industrial

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Steel portal frame construction

Minimum 8m eaves
10% roof lights
Minimum 30KN/sqm floor loading
Profile steel and brick (up to 2m) cladding
Full height electric loading doors
5-10% office content 
Mains coverage capped off
40% site coverage
Loading bay depth - 35m to 50m
1 loading door for every 10,000 sqft
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Factors of inspection that may affect value

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Condition
Layout- suitable for current use?
Proximity to local transport infrastructure
Specification

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Hazardous vs deleterious materials

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Hazardous - harmful to health

Deleterious - degrade with age causing structural problems

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Example of deleterious material

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High alumina cement

Widely used in 1950-70s
Prone to chemical attack when exposed to water for long period

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