Building inspectors

Umfiorm Building Code, International Conference of Building Inspectors, Whittier, Calif., 1994. 

Interview an electrician or a building inspector who reviews the wiring in new or remodeled buildings. Ask what the codes are for the wires used and how the diameter of a wire affects its ability to safely conduct electricity. Ask to see a wiring diagram. 

Nail inspection- An inspection made by a municipal building inspector after the dry wall material is hung with nails and screws (and before taping). 

Do building inspectors have a reputation for honesty and integrity ... 

Only two weeks after the decision to go ahead was made, construction work began. Most of the labour came from volunteer citizens, directed by the supervisor . Plans of the arena were never submitted to the building inspector for examination and the site work was not examined by him. Because the building committee had been set up by the council, the inspector thought that there were people involved with the project who were more qualified to assess the work than he. The building byelaws, according to the inspector, did not have anything in them to control the erection of the arena. 

Twin-axis tests are not intended for measuring strengths, but to establish the compensation data and to determine the moduli of elasticity. For this reason it is only necessary to carry out the tests in the applicable load range, which thus has to be defined. Here it is only possible to provide general data and each individual case is the responsibility of the engineering consultancy and the building inspectorate. In general a safety factor of five is used, but this should always be discussed and may deviate in individual... 

Referrals from other agencies Referrals from local building inspectors, EPA inspectors, etc. Approx. 10,000 per year... 

In addition it states [T]he exception would apply where an employee goes onto a roof in need of repair to inspect the roof and to estimate what work is needed. The intent of the provision is also to recognize that after all work has been completed, and workers have left the area, there may be a need for building inspectors, owners, etc. to inspect the work. ... 

Employees and contractors who work full time at the site or workplace are the most obvious groups at risk and it will be necessary check that they are competent to perform their particular tasks. However, there may be other groups who spend time in or around the workplace. These include young workers, trainees, new and expectant mothers, cleaners, contractor and maintenance workers and members of the public. Members of the public will include visitors, patients, students or customers as well as passers by. On a construction site, the persons at risk could be site operatives, surveyors, transport drivers, building inspectors, other visitors and the general public. 

Site-based council/parent-teacher organization representative Local government officials Public utilities official Transportation official Code enforcement/building inspector Private sector representative State department of education representative... 

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