Our mission in this
department is two-fold:
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To develop first hand experience and maintain an expert team of
inspectors in this highly specialized field; thereby ensuring smooth
information exchange that may affect liability or safety on buildings.
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Also, the division must report on safety issues that may affect safety
of the professional high-rise worker and the public.
In order to meet this
mission statement the division pro-actively
promotes annual inspection programs which include deficiency
inspections, compliance inspections and rigging inspections; all supported by
the Ministry of Labour's input through their site inspections and published
guidelines. This collaborative involvement allows the agency (MOL) and all
contractors using the equipment to work more harmoniously, in a safe
manner.
The Inspection/Testing/Engineering
division consists of dozens of professionals including trained inspectors,
compliance specialists, testing technicians and professional engineers. The
division also upgrades existing systems if needed, working closely with system
designers and the operational teams as needed.
The
Inspection/Testing/Engineering division also calls on the expertise of almost
150 skilled members of various divisions which may include AutoCAD designers,
manufacturing and installation as required on a job to job basis.
Besides the general staff
listed above, the Inspection/Testing/Engineering division includes and relies
on five other major components:
1) The Chief Executive
Officer is responsible for formulating policy and providing the Inspection/Testing/Engineering
division with first hand compliance information. This executive direction is
derived from the CEO’s experience dealing with the MOL; personally guiding the
removal of stop work orders on buildings issued by the Ministry of Labour. In addition to direct supervision, the CEO provides
overall executive direction and broad administrative supervision for this division.
2) The compliance
specialist in the Inspection/Testing/Engineering division reviews, routes, and
tracks hazardous or potentially hazardous safety and structural conditions. The
compliance specialist’s staff is on call to respond to stop work orders or
other safety and rigging issues or emergencies. The compliance specialist can
flag system conditions normally sited by MOL inspectors or other sources, such
as building inspectors or technical auditors. The compliance specialist
evaluates all conditions; including review of site conditions, drawings,
inspectors’ reports and photographs of the roof and conditions. Subsequently, a
“flag report packet” may be created; describing the type of upgrade or repair
that may be needed. (This may also include changes to the certified drawings or
may need a response MOL report for removal, review and approval.)
3) The in-house maintenance
technicians and skilled installation personnel of the Inspection/Testing
division perform repairs to address flagged conditions. Flagged repairs may include
structural or other safety issues such as the repair of roof anchors, davit
arms, safety tethers or locks, or other components damaged by corrosion or
accident impact. The maintenance and
installation staff will perform the required corrective repair that will help
to rehabilitate worn or defective components whose failure could affect long
term service (such as heat shrink, mastic, cap flashings or remedial rust
repair work).
4) The Professional
Engineering and Design group provides technical expertise related to normal
engineering practices and principals; including reviewing the structure, preparing
calculations and writing job specific test prescriptions. The team also supplies
invaluable engineering declarations for unsafe conditions that may affect the
system. The Professional Engineering group member will make recommendations for
immediate remediation, thereby assisting the compliance specialist in
facilitating a proper solution. The Professional Engineering group also provides
technical expertise related to the procurement and development of system design
and product development, supporting various areas of the division, including
supervision of installation and inspection services.
5) The Administration Management
and Invoicing group provides essential administrative and inspection process support,
including tracking of each activity within the division. The Senior Administration
and Finance group oversees and administers all administrative functions for the
division, acting as liaison with the inspectors and technicians including, but
not limited to:
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reviewing reports for completeness to ensure compliance and
functionality is clear
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reviewing lists of equipment to ensure they match drawings for quality control purposes
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tracking documents and publishing control documents to our web-based
customer portal
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monitoring staff and supervising repairs flagged by inspectors or
compliance specialists
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scheduling work performed by Pro-Bel installers or other contractors and
producing mandated modification and repair reports on all activities
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managing the status of each warranty claim and ensuring products are
tracked and replaced through our Pro-Bel case system
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ensuring all on-site inspections are preformed on time and that the
field conditions are recorded
The Inspection/Testing/Engineering
division management takes a pro-active approach in the educating of building
owners and property managers, as well as the training of workers and
contractors in the use of equipment to work safely on roofs.
This professional Inspection/Testing/Engineering
group will ensure a smooth yearly inspection process. Each highly-specialized
area is designed to address the essential services that are necessary to
provide the expert service that our clients and industry expect.
In order to provide critical
safety measures and due diligence on your rooftop: contact Pro-Bel for annual
inspections, testing, safety assessments, rigging inspections or site training.
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