Inspection (Level 3) Flashcards
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What are the principles of Surveying Safely 2018?
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- best practice for surveyors relating to health and safety.
- Introduces the ‘safe person concept’ where each individual assumes responsibility for their own health and safety at work and how their actions impact others safety.
- Guidance to provide a safe working environment and equipment.
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What is the key legislation relating to Health and Safety?
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- The Health and Safety Act 1974
- Places a duty on employers to ensure that the health and safety of employees is not put at risk when at work.
- Non-compliance is a criminal act and can be subject to an unlimited fine.
3
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What responsibilities does your firm have in relation to H&S?
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- Clear policies and procedures in place
- Risk assessments
- Staff training
- Adequate resources in place
- Accident reporting policy
4
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How do you undertake a risk assessment?
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- Examine actions in your work could cause harm
- how to prevent these from happening.
- Identify all potential risks and hazards.
- Decide who may be harmed and what the severity might be
- Decide how these risks can be avoided or prevented
- Review and update.
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What are your responsibilities on health and safety?
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- You have a responsibility for yourself but also anyone under your supervision.
- Report H&S breaches
- Carry out risk assessments and report any potential risks
- Wear PPE
- Undertake staff training
- Follow company policies
6
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What types of risks do you consider?
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- Lone working
- Asbestos
- Working at height
- Hazards associated with derelict properties
- Driving for work
7
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How do you ensure your safety when surveying?
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- If I am inspecting alone, I ensure my calendar is up to date with the relevant details along with informing a colleague where I am going and when I have left.
- Take a charged mobile phone
- Wear appropriate PPE
- Follow site rules if on a construction site
- Have a safe word system to call back to the office
8
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Explain how you undertake an inspection?
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- Prior: Due diligence, floor plans, google maps, flood risk, asbestos register, title plans, if necessary undertake a risk assessment.
- Organise the inspection with relevant person
- On site: External - top down, internal inspection
- Inspect the local area
9
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What do you take on an inspection?
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- Mobile phone
- Disto with spare batteries
- Plans
- PPE (boots, Hi vis, hard hart, goggles)
- Pen and paper
10
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What do you consider when inspecting the local area?
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- Proximity to transport links such as motorways
- Connection of public transport (train stations)
- Business vibrancy
- Environmental factors, flooding, contaminated uses nearby
- Look for comparable evidence and agents boards
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What do you consider when inspecting externally?
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- Method of construction - brick built, steel portal frame, pre-fabricated
- Condition, repair, defects (maintained?)
- Car Parking, Access, Loading
- Boundary lines
- ## Age Approximate date (Planning, Style, Land Reg, Historical Records).
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What do you consider when inspecting internally?
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- Specification (Dated or Refurb)
- Layout
- Defects
- Services - Age and Condition
- Statutory Compliance - Asbestos, Equality Act 2010, Fire Safety, Building Regs
- Fixtures and fittings (plus improvements)
- Compliance and lease obligations.
13
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What are some foundation types?
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- Trench - (Resi usually)
- Raft - Slab foundation
- Piled - reinforced concrete cylinders
- Pad - Slab under columns.
14
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Brickwork construction methods?
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- Solid brick wall - brickwork with headers (brick laid flat with short end exposed)
- Cavity Wall - two layers of brick with space between which can be filled with insulation.. No Headers.
15
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Brick defects?
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- Efflorescence – salt in bricks coming to the surface
- Spalling – Damaged brickwork from freeze/thaw
16
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Institutional specification of offices?
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- Steel or concrete frame
- Raised floor with floor boxes
- Ceiling height of 2.6m and 2.8m
- Ceiling Void 350mm and Raised Floor Void 150mm
- Maximised daylight
- Floor Loading - 2.5 to 3 kN/sq m
- Air conditioning and double glazed windows
- Passenger lift
- Cycle spaces
- 8m^2 to 10m^2 general workspace density
17
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What are some types of fit out? (offices)
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- Shell and core – common parts have been completed but office areas are left as a blank canvas concrete walls and floors.
- Cat A – Services are in place and including lighting, air conditioning, fire detection, raised floors but none of the fixtures and fittings.
- Cat A+ - New fit-out where landlord will put in some of the basic fit-out including kitchen area, portioning for meeting rooms, coms room on a generic design
- Cat B – Full fitted space with furniture to the occupier’s specific requirements including branding etc.
18
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Institutional specification for industrial?
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- Steel portal frame with insulated profile metal sheeting
- 8m eaves (minimum)
- Minimum 10% roof lights
- 30kn/sqm floor loading
- Electric Roller Shutter Doors
- 3-phase
- 5-10% office content
- 40% site coverage
19
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What are building defects?
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- Something that is wrong with the building
- Inherent or latent
- Start from roof and work down.
20
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What do you do if you spot a defect?
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- Photograph
- Try to establish the cause
- Inform client
- Advice from specialist if necessary.
21
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Common defects?
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- Rot and damp
- Roof damage and leaks
- Cracks
- Damaged Guttering
- Peeling Paint work
- Poor mortar joints
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Causes of defects?
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- movement or subsidence
- Water
- Deterioration of materials
- Poor workmanship
23
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How do you identify damp?
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- Calcium carbide test
- moisture meter (protimeter)
24
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What causes contamination and how can it be assessed?
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- Exists due to issues from oils, chemicals, landfills, pollutants and gases.
- Contamination Surveys
- Phase 1 - Desktop (Previous uses, local and planning histories)
- Phase 2 - Investigation. Bore hole samples and testing.
- Phase 3 - Remediation report, to resolve contamination issue.
25
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How would you adjust your development appraisal for a contaminated site?
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- If a specialist report is provided use the costs of the associated remediation works to deduct
- If no report then increase general remediation works.
26
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What are deleterious materials?
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- Asbestos, High alumia content, calcium chloride, lead painting
- Asbestos register. Look at age of building common in corrugated roof sheeting.
- tend to fail in practice or can be susceptible to change over the lifetime of the material
27
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What is Japanese Knotweed?
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- Invasive plant which can damage foundations or tarmac
- Not easy to control, requires a specialist
- Purple/green hollow stem with large broad green leaves.
- Allowing it to spread is a criminal offence (fine or prison).
28
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What is the PPE regulations?
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PPE at Work Regulations 2022
29
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Inherent vs Latent
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- Inherent - defect in design or build
- Latent - Hidden Defect
