Given the high population and development density in Hong Kong, building failures can result in catastrophic consequences. It is thus worthwhile identifying those dilapidated buildings, and this explains why the Hong Kong government has considered launching a mandatory building inspection scheme in the city. Apart from the measurement of building…

This guide's primary focus is to recommend good health and safety practices to helpensure safer schools in Washington state. Some of the safety practices that are recommended affect school operationand maintenance, repairs and minor construction, as well as the school's administrative organization and lines of communication. The guide also focuses…

The 1997 Virginia General Assembly passed legislation directing school boards to require all schools to conduct safety audits. This audit is designed to assess the safety conditions in each public school to: (1) identify and, if necessary, develop solutions for physical safety concerns, including building security issues; and (2) identify and…

Presents insights into the preparation needed for an inspection by OFSTED (Office For STandards in EDucation). Discusses the work and the use of OFSTED. (JRH)

Outlines the process that OFSTED (Office for STandards in EDucation) inspection teams use to form judgments. Encourages schools to consider the inspection as an opportunity to recognize their strengths. (JRH)

States that examination results for 3000+ Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) inspected secondary schools, offering General Certificate of Secondary Education student examinations during the 1992 1997 inspection cycle, were modeled statistically. Finds that schools currently with higher or lower achievement averages saw slight improvement.…

Discusses how comprehensive site surveys can help schools identify security deficiencies and develop a security plan. (EV)

Explores the planning and testing involved in successfully replacing windows in a corporate office building converted into an academic building. Inspection procedures and performance testing are examined. (GR)

"Pre-Trip Inspection" of the truck and trailer is one of the components of the current Commercial Driver's License (CDL) test. This part of the CDL test checks the ability of the student to identify the important parts of the commercial vehicle and their potential defects. The "Virtual Check Ride System" (VCRS), a…

This study examined the effects of adding perspective sentences to Social Stories[TM] on improving the adaptive behaviors of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related disabilities. In Study 1, two students with ASD read two different types of Social Stories: Social Story without perspective sentences (SS without PS) and Social…

Preventive school bus maintenance to reduce long-term costs should include daily visual inspections by drivers, frequent checks by mechanics, and comprehensive inspections every 5,000 miles. Mechanics recommend checking tail lights, batteries, brakes, lug nuts, leaf springs, tail pipes, and exhaust pipe hangers. (RW)

The sanitarian often spends much of his working day performing, reviewing, or supervising inspections. It is important that the sanitarian realize the legal implications of inspections and be prepared to perform them in accordance with the law. (RE)

Analyzes the complete cohort of published inspection reports of providers of secondary mathematics initial teacher education post-graduate certificate of education courses carried out by the Office for Standards in Education Initial Teacher Education Training team during 1996-1998. Finds considerable variation as to word length, criteria…

Discusses the quality controls imposed on text and image data that is currently being converted from paper to digital images by the Patent and Trademark Office. The methods of inspection used on text and on images are described, and the quality of the data delivered thus far is discussed. (CLB)