Inspection Flashcards
What are common reasons for inspections?
Valuation
Purchase
Sale
Leasing
Condition Surve
Business Rates
Estate Management
What should you consider before inspecting?PPE
Reason for inspection
Competence of inspector
Insurance Cover
Risk Assessment
Access Arrangements
Equipment Required
Terms of Appointment
RICS Guidance
What equipment may one need?
PPE
Camera
Notebook
Phone
Disto
Boroscope
Protometer
Dictaphone
What information should be obtained from an inspection?
Address
Names of Attending Parties
Weather Conditions
RAMS
Location (Macro & Micro)
Construction Form
Site Features
Hazards
Condition
Occupiers
Alterations
RICS Surveying Safely - Who is reponsible for safe working?
It is the individual’s responsibility to act appropriately when faced with risk.
RICS Surveying Safely - What is the ‘Safe Person’ Concept?
The ‘Safe Person’ concept means an individual assuming responsibility for their own, their colleagues and other’s H&S at work. It ensures practitioners are capable of adapting to changing sites and hazards.
RICS Surveying Safely - What is the Organisations responsibilities?
Selection of staff
Training
Information
Equipment
Safe Systems of Work
Supervision
PPE Provision
RICS Surveying Safely - What is the Individual’s responsibilities?
Performance
Control
Adaptibility
Vigilance
Awareness
Teamwork
RICS Surveying Safely - What considerations inform a dynamic risk assessment?
Is it safe to continue?
Is the surrounding environment still safe?
Is it within the competence of those working?
What control measures are in place?
Is there a safe means of egress in an emergency?
RICS Surveying Safely - What should a risk assessment involve?
A risk assessment should:
Identify Harm
Identify those at risk of harm
Evaluate the level of risk
Evaluate the appropriate control
Record the assessment
Review/Update the assessment
What documents would you review for a TDD?
Floorplans
O&M Manuals
H&S Files
Certificates
Leases
Land Registry Information
EPC Certificate
