Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for the inspection
- Applicable work health and safety (WHS), legislative and organisational requirements relevant to the inspection of timber flooring are verified and complied with
- WHS requirements, including personal protection needs, are observed throughout the work
- The purpose, scope, formality and reporting requirements for the inspection are identified, clarified and agreed
- The need for, and liability associated with, the outcome of invasive inspection techniques are documented and agreed
- Tools, equipment and materials required for the inspection are selected and checked prior to use to ensure that they are appropriate for the work and in a safe condition
- Sequence of work is planned to ensure efficiency and quality of outcome
- Conduct the inspection
- Initial visual and other non-invasive inspections are completed to identify and isolate further inspection needs
- Finishing faults and remedial options are identified and analysed
- Structural faults and remedial options are identified and analysed
- Material faults, including infestation and moisture effects, and remedial options are identified and analysed
- Sub-floor faults, their impacts and remedial options are identified and analysed
- Areas invasively inspected are made safe
- Report on the inspection