When Congress reasonably decides that warrantless administrative inspections are necessary to effectuate its acts, and the acts provide privacy safeguards as effective as those provided by a judicially issued administrative search warrant, Congress's decision should be respected. Available from Arkansas Law Review, School of Law, University of…

Four distinct classes of cases are the recognized exceptions to the requirement of warrants for searches: emergency inspections, plain view, consensual, and the "Colonnade-Biswell" exception for pervasively regulated industries. Available from the Ohio State University School of Law, 1659 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43210; $3.50…

Discusses improvements since the early 1970s in roof construction and advises an inspection program for existing roofs. (MLF)

At site visits to approximately 2,800 family day care homes in Texas, assessed indices of caregiver competency (attainment of high school diploma, attendance at training and orientation sessions, and participation in elective professional activities) and facility compliance to 116 Texas family day care standards. Found that increased caregiver…

Offers ideas for locating a roof leak. Discusses why many leaks originate in the roof's base flashings and the importance of knowing the roof's material makeup. Advocates keeping a roof-leak history and gives advice on performing inspections to check for leaks. Discusses how to find small holes in roofs. (RJM)

Background: All schools in England are subject to regular national inspection by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), using published and transparent criteria. The resultant reports are in the public domain. Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to analyse and evaluate the comments on attendance issues within inspection reports. Sample:…

School self-evaluation is receiving increasing attention in England, partly as a result of changes in the Ofsted inspection framework giving greater prominence to what schools can do to speak for themselves. The relationship between internal self-evaluation and external inspection was a theme in a high profile policy speech made by the Schools…

This paper looks at Ofsted and particularly special measures regimes as part of a disciplinary mechanism. It examines issues such as school effectiveness theories, the increasing powers of Ofsted, and life under special measures and links it to performativity, discipline and surveillance using the metaphor of the panopticon. The change in…

Despite its position as a key mechanism for ensuring accountability to the government and to the public, and as a perceived tool to improve standards and outcomes, the inspection of education--and in particular of the post-compulsory sector--has been under-researched. This paper contributes to the field through an exploration of the twin…

To date, LIS studies of workplace information practices have primarily focused on occupations that require a university education, and, consequently, little is known about the information practices of blue-collar workers. This study uses a qualitative case study approach to examine the workplace information practices of a blue-collar worker--a…

In this paper I explore the emotional impact of inspection on the staff of a school in the two years between Ofsted inspections. Using data from one school undergoing inspection, I argue that the negative emotional impact of inspection of teachers goes beyond the oft-reported issues of stress and overwork. Teachers experience a loss of power and…

Describes procedures used to evaluate foodborne disease hazards that exist in food service establishments, lists the factors that have contributed to foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States, and presents a form that has been devised to facilitate the evaluation of these factors. (JR)

This technical specialty course is one of thirty-five courses designed for use by two-year postsecondary institutions in five nuclear technician curriculum areas: (1) radiation protection technician, (2) nuclear instrumentation and control technician, (3) nuclear materials processing technician, (4) nuclear quality-assurance/quality-control…

It is noted that supervision of construction by school district inspectors is a twofold task--first, to provide a safe structure, and second, to insure that all phases of construction are performed in conformance with plans, specifications and other applicable codes, regulations, and directions. Within this context, guidelines are presented for…

The report describes most of the field procedures of the Arkansas Highway Department's maintenance management system. The material is specifically designed for area foremen and job superintendents. Included are work scheduling, management tools, procedures, and reporting. The format is suitable for use as a self-instructional text. (Author)