Inspection · Reporting language
What is the difference between an observation and a compliance conclusion?
An observation is what the inspector can see, measure or confirm from records. A compliance conclusion compares the actual condition against the applicable requirement and the evidence behind it, and may need information a visual inspection cannot supply. Reporting the second as though it were the first is how a register becomes unsafe to rely on.
What to do next
Send the tag, the schedule reference, the drawings you have and photographs of the actual condition. We will tell you what they show, what they cannot, and what else is needed before anyone gives a conclusion.
General information only. A conclusion about a specific condition requires the actual construction, the evidence behind it and the site condition to be reviewed.