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Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage 1994

Steps Required to Peform A Thorough Property Inspection
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Thorough Inspection Needed

 

Sometimes animal damage isn’t visible from a casual ground inspection.

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Thorough inspections can be hazardous. They often require you to work at dangerous heights and in confined spaces.

 

Equipment

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     These slides only provide information on suggested equipment. They don’t tell you how to properly use that equipment.

     We strongly recommend that you read up on inspection procedures or hire a professional.

 

Safety Equipment  Items To Protect From Injury

Skin Protection

  

      Leather Gloves

      Latex/vinyl Gloves

      Durable Work Clothes or tyvek suits

 leather gloves to protect skin during wildlife inspections

     Shoes

  • Comfortable
  • Soft Soled
  • Durable

  

     Fall Harness

  • Chest & Legs
  • Shock Absorbing
  • OSHA Rating
  • Get training!!

 fall protection equipment

     HEPA Filter

Left: Partial face mask provides minimum protection (nose & mouth)
Right: Full-face mask provides more protection (nose, mouth, & eyes)

  • Proper Fit
  • 3 microns or smaller

       

 partial face hepa filter maskfull-face HEPA filter mask

Access Equipment to Help You Get There

  

Images described left to right.

Mechanical Lift

  • Wide Variety
  • Rentals
  • Training

Scaffolds & Attached Ladders

Extension Ladders

  • Choose Type 1 or Type 1A
 Mechanical lift to help with structural inspectionsscaffolding to help with structural inspecitonsExtension ladder

Assessment Equipment Tools to help you ID the problem.

  

Lighting

  • 500,000 Candles minimum
  • Headlamp--great for when hands need to be free
  • Never enter a crawl space or attic without 2 light sources

 High powered flash light for structural inspections

Binoculars

  •  Minimum Req.
  • 20 Degree Angle
  • 7x Power
  • Protective Case
  • Inexpensive-in case you drop it.

 Wildlife damage inspection binoculars

Multi-Tool

  • Minimum Req.
  • Blade
  • Saw
  • Wire snips
  • Pliers
  • Ruler
  • File
  • Screw Driver (Phillips and Regular)

 Multi-tool for inspecting wildlife damage
Optional Equipment  

Black Light

  • Portable
  • Quality Bulb
  • Durable
 Black light for inspecting urine stains

Digital Camera

  • Portable
  • Flash
  • 3x Optical Zoom
  • LCD Viewer

Tips on taking Good Photos

Choosing a Good Digital Camera

 Camera for documenting wildlife damage

 

Remember, you are ONLY inspecting from the outside of the house at this point.

External inspections are

More accurate

Easier to view openings

Next image gives you an overview of where you need to look!!

Places to Inspect

areas of a home that need particular attention

Be Organized/Systematic

Be organized

Check top to bottom or bottom to top but have a system to be sure you look  EVERYWHERE

 

If you are ready to begin: Click Inspect High

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