Inspection, Testing, and Documentation
Inspection, Testing, and Documentation
This domain tests the paperwork and field verification that prove an interior installation complies: inspection and test plans, submittals, mockups, field tests, nonconformance reports, and closeout records.
Core rules
- An inspection and test plan (ITP) identifies what will be inspected, the acceptance criteria, the responsible party, and the hold points. Hold points require sign-off before work proceeds.
- Submittals must show the product, system number, and tested configuration-not just a catalog cut. "Or equal" substitutions require approval before installation.
- Firestop, fire door, damper, and sprinkler inspections need the listed system or label number, location, installer, date, and photos. A missing label is a nonconformance.
- Field tests must use calibrated instruments and recorded methods. For moisture tests, record the test method, location, depth, and date.
- Closeout documents include as-builts, warranties, operation and maintenance data, and inspection records. They are part of the evidence that the work met the contract.
Worked example
An inspector reviews a firestop installation in a 2-hour wall. The contractor's log lists "firestop installed" but gives no system number, no pipe diameter, and no photo of the annular space. The inspector should not accept the log as proof. The correct record identifies the listed system, the penetrating item, the wall type, the installer, the date, and a photo before concealment. Without that link, the installation cannot be verified against the listing, and the wall may need to be opened.
Traps
- Accepting a product data sheet as a substitute for a listed system.
- Recording a test result without instrument calibration or location.
- Closing a wall before inspection hold points are signed.
- Using a generic "or equal" without a written approval.