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104.2.3 Residential inspectors

Ohio Residential Code 2013 > 1 Administration > 104 Duties and Responsibilities > 104.2 Residential building department personnel duties and responsibilities > 104.2.3 Residential inspectors

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A residential inspector is responsible for performing inspections and determining that work, for which they are certified to make inspections, is performed in compliance with the approved residential construction documents. All residential inspectors shall inspect the work to the extent of the approval given when residential construction documents were approved by the residential building official and for which the inspection was requested. All residential inspectors shall effectively communicate the results of their inspections as required by Section 108, and shall conduct themselves in a professional, courteous, impartial, responsive, and cooperative manner.

104.2.3.1 Residential building inspector

A residential building inspector is responsible to determine compliance with the approved residential construction documents in accordance with Section 108.

A residential building inspector trainee is designated to determine compliance with approved residential construction documents, in accordance with Section 108, under the direct supervision of an individual holding a residential building inspector certification.

104.2.3.2 Residential plumbing inspector

A residential plumbing inspector is responsible to determine plumbing system compliance with approved residential construction documents in accordance with Section 108.

A residential plumbing inspector trainee is designated to determine plumbing system compliance with approved residential construction documents, in accordance with Section 108, under the direct supervision of an individual holding a residential plumbing inspector certification.

104.2.3.3 Electrical safety inspector

An electrical safety inspector is responsible to determine electrical systems compliance with approved construction documents in accordance with Section 108.

An electrical safety inspector trainee is designated to determine electrical systems compliance with approved construction documents, in accordance with Section 108, under the direct supervision of an individual holding an electrical safety inspector certification.

104.2.3.4 Elective inspectors

Residential building departments may elect to employ inspectors designated as responsible for making inspections to determine that work is performed in compliance with approved construction documents certified as follows:

104.2.3.4.1 Residential mechanical inspector

A residential mechanical inspector is responsible to determine compliance with the approved residential construction documents for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and the associated refrigeration, fuel gas, and heating piping systems in accordance with Section 108.

If the residential department does not have in its employ or under contract persons holding the residential mechanical inspector certification, then the enforcement of the mechanical provisions shall be done by the residential building inspector;

A residential mechanical inspector trainee is designated to determine compliance with the approved residential construction documents for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and the associated refrigeration, fuel gas, and heating piping systems, in accordance with Section 108, under the direct supervision of an individual holding a residential mechanical inspector certification.

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