Visual Assessment Training

Is There Anything Else You Should Look For?

When performing a visual assessment, you should also look for:

	Paint chips or dust from painting activities that were not cleaned up
	Paint residue on the floors (this paint might be a hazard for small children)
	Evidence of paint chips in the soil near driplines on exterior surfaces

Practical exercise

Take a look at the photo to the right. Is the paint deteriorated?

Yes! It is easy to determine many surfaces that are deteriorated. This training will help you identify deterioration that is much smaller than what you see here.

Should this paint be considered deteriorated?

Ask this question. Is the paint peeling, chipping, chalking, cracking, or damaged?

1. If the answer is YES, then the paint should be considered deteriorated.
2. If the paint is deteriorated, it must be repaired. Additionally, if the substrate is damaged it too must be repaired.

Note: You will not be asked to identify tack or nail holes, small hairline cracks or other surface imperfections that are stable. However, for areas larger than hairline cracks, you should consider the paint to be deteriorated.

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