Inspection - Level 3 Flashcards
What is the basic process you should follow for an inspection?
- Consider your personal safety
- Inspection of the local area
- External inspection
- Internal inspection
What should you take on an inspection?
- Mobile
- Camera
- Tape measure
- Plans/reports
- PPE
- Pen and paper
What should you consider in the immediate area?
- Location/facilities/public transport
- hazards
- assets and access
What are your inspecting on the externals of a property?
- Method of construction
- Repair/condition of exterior
- Defects/structural movement
- Health and safety hazards
What is the method of construction for Carlton Mansions?
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What are your inspection on the externals of a property?
- Layout
- Repair and maintenance
- Defects
- Assets - age/condition
- Statutory compliance - asbestos, building regulations, Equality Act 2010
- Compliance with lease obligations
What are the different types of brickwork?
- Solid wall construction
- Cavity wall construction
- Stretchers
- Headers
What is efflorescence?
White marks appearing on the brickwork when the water reacts with salts
What is an inherent defect?
A defect in the design or material which has always been present
What should you do if you notice a building defect during your inspection?
- Take photographs
- Try to establish the cause of the cracking
- Inform your client of the investigations
- Recommend specialist advice
What are three common causes of defects?
- Movement
- Water
- Deterioration of building materials/assets
What is subsidence ?
the vertical downwards movement of a building foundation caused by loss of support of the site beneath the foundations
What is heave?
the expansion of ground beneath part/all of the building
What are different types of movement?
- Subsidence
- Heave
- Horizontal cracking
- Thermal expansion
What are the different types of damp?
- Wet rot
- Dry rot
- Rising Damp
- Condensation
What is the RICS Guidance Note on ‘Contamination, the Environment and Sustainability 2010’ state about polluters?
- States that the polluter pays for the remediation
What are the signs of contamination?
- chemicals
- oils
- oil drums
- subsidence
- underground tanks
What are deleterious materials?
Materials that can degrade with age and cause structural problems
What is Japanese knotweed?
It is an invasive plant that can affect the structure and foundations of buildings
What is the RICS guidance relating to Japanese Knotweed?
RICS Information Paper: Japanese Knotweed and Residential Property 2015.
What should you do when if you find Japanese Knotweed?
It needs to be disposed of legally
- use a chemical treatment
- dig it out and remove it to a licensed landfill
How do you identify japanese knotweed?
It has a purple/green steam and large green leaves
What are Hazardous Materials?
- Asbestos
- Lead piping/paint
- Radon gas
- Cleaning materials (COSHH)
What is COSHH?
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
What are the key principles of HWSA 1974?
- This legislation covers occupational health and safety in GB.
- It sets out the duties of ‘responsible persons’ in regarding to health and safety.
- Duty to carry out a risk assessment in common parts.
- Working at heights, electrical safety, legionella, COSHH, RIDDOR, Asbestos.
What are the key principles of Housing Act 2004?
Ensuring all landlords provide housing fit for human habitation. E.g. Repair, damp, water, ventilation, drainage.
What has been updated in the Housing Act 2018?
In the Housing Act 2004 an offence by a landlord was only committed if an Improvement Notice was issued by the local authority. Under the 2018 Act, tenants can take direct legal action against their landlord if they do not comply.
If on an inspection, for health and safety compliance what do you do?
Internally 1. Check the lift alarm 2. Check fire pane for faults 3. Check EML green lights 4. Check appropriate records are on site - asbestos record/FA weekly testing records Externally 1. Cracking 2. Trip Hazards
What is the diffference between OLA 1984 and 1957?
trespassers
Why do you need to carry out a FRA?
A duty under the RR (FS) Order 2005
What are your main duties under the RR (FS) Order 2005?
- Carry out a FRA
- Rid or reduce risk
- take actions to reduce risk from flammable/explosive materials
