*Note- This is a TWO day workshop
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THIS TSA WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED FOR:
- Housing Management Personnel who conduct periodic inspections of housing
(Annual, Preventive, Regular, HQS, UPCS) - Any staff member who conducts periodic inspections of offices, community
centers and other buildings
Maintaining the interior and exterior of any facility is the single most important component for successful facility maintenance management, and the first line of defense toward that maintenance is… THE INSPECTION. A proper housing or quarters inspection gives the clearest overall picture of the true condition of a property, and it indicates what preventive maintenance and repairs are necessary.
At this training session, workshop participants will learn how to conduct a proper and thorough inspection, as well as how to determine and recommend appropriate repairs. This workshop will also cover suggestions on how to make older buildings more energy efficient. The interactive format of the workshop will involve an extensive group exchange between the participants and the workshop leader on the agenda topics, with the end result being a full understanding of the Inspection Process. TSA certificates will be presented to everyone who attends this training.
AGENDA
Day One: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Day Two: 8:00 am – noon
Major topics that will be covered during the workshop:
- The purpose of inspections
- The process of conducting a thorough inspection
- Site & grounds inspection: driveways, sidewalks, patios, fences, & yard
- Inspecting the exterior of buildings: roofs, flashing & trim, siding,gutters & downspouts, chimneys, windows, exterior doors, foundations
- Inspecting the interior of the building: walls, ceilings, interior doors, stairs, & flooring
- Inspecting utility spaces: attics, basements, carports, & garages
- Inspecting the operation & condition of operating systems: electrical, plumbing, heating, mechanical, water wells, & septic systems
- Safety related to fire prevention, electrical systems, fixtures, slips, trips, & falls
- Inspecting home appliances: ovens, stoves, & refrigerators
- Signs that there is lead-based paint & asbestos in the building
- Special electrical considerations: service entrances, sub-panels, grounding, bonding, fuses & breakers, GFCIs, arc fault breakers, & reversed polarity
- Special plumbing considerations: copper tubing, iron pipe, polybutylene tubing, PVC, and PEX tubing
- Using & completing the variety of inspection forms: paper & computerized
- Using pictures in your reports
- Providing a written inspection report to residents & management
- Follow-up procedures after completion of the inspection
- Using periodic, move-in, pre-vacate, & vacate inspections to minimize resident damage & charges at move-out
- Recommended solutions to problems found during inspections
- Roundtable discussion during the workshop to share information, to network, & to ask questions of the instructor