Inspections - The Movie

The Intro

We talk about commercial inspections and how it is different from residential surveys.  You will hear me refer to my favorite tool of Pictometry, since bought by EagleView and today we use Google Earth as a free vs. paid tool.

Interview

Rather than interview the actual insured, we do a mock interview and I think it is a very standard interview....almost classic.  This is the MOST effective way to get your interview information.  It is worth pushing to make this happen.  As we state in the video, you can always catch more interviewing when you are on site.  

Note that Tom had done good web research BEFORE he called for the interview.

Interior

In this survey you will see we broke it down into the interior, exterior and the kitchen operations.  Pretty standard approach.  Very interchangeable.  I think it is very efficient to group them together.  Much easier to get your input or notes organized and captured.

The Kitchen

Tom breaks down the cookline exposures and watch how he notices all the little things that add up to his ending conclussions about the risk.  A very organized walk through with focus on items that basically follow the report structure.  Just use the app to guide you through just like Tom

APD

This is where you have to be VERY precise and capture the critical items of type of system, UL 300, nozzle placement, tags, and more.  Take plenty of photos and look for defects.

Non Cookline

Not as hazardous but just as important as the cookline area.  Food prep, storage and cleaning all are key indicators of the overall quality and probably, risk exposure of the restaurant.

Interior

The front of the house is a critical area as this is where most of your public, liability exposure is.  Take your time here and don't buzz thru.  

Exterior

This risk especially has plenty of exterior exposures and operations that Tom identified as early as the interview stage.  Make sure you walk the parking lots, go slow around the exterior.  Don't just keep your head down as you roto wheel the risk, pause, look around.  We aware.