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Aerial Inspection

Dropped Object Inspection

Finding objects that have detached or dropped from a structure before they fall onto someone. Aerial inspection of roofs, plant, cladding and tower elements, documented to a standard that satisfies the records an inspection regime has to keep.

Typical accuracy · Location of a specific item to within a stated grid reference on the structure, with imagery evidence retained.

Crane and structural inspection from the air
MEDWAY · STRUCTURAL INSPECTION

When you need it

  • →A site has a dropped object history and needs a programme in place.
  • →A tower, mast or high-level structure needs periodic inspection.
  • →Insurance or a client procedure requires documented inspection evidence.
  • →A specific item is believed to have detached and needs locating.

What you get

  • Inspection record with date, inspector and coverage
  • Annotated imagery of every element inspected
  • Defect and loose-item register with locations
  • Priority classification for each finding
  • Aerial imagery archive retained as evidence

How it runs

  1. 01

    Scope, access and safety plan agreed, including any permits to work.

  2. 02

    Inspection conducted with a recorded coverage plan.

  3. 03

    Findings logged with imagery reference for each.

  4. 04

    Record issued and retained for the client's inspection regime.

Horizontal control
±10mm typical
Vertical control
±8mm typical
Datum
OSGB36 · EPSG:27700
Area covered
Norfolk base · 6 regions

Questions we get asked

Does this replace a rope access inspection?

It replaces it for aerial-reachable elements and identification of defects requiring hands-on access. Close-up and hands-on inspection is still needed to confirm the root cause of anything found.

Where we cover

Norfolk based, working nationwide. Site-based surveying, so distance is rarely the constraint.

Available across every region we cover.

Every town, district and borough we cover is listed in full on each region page. See the full service area.

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info@prospaplans.com · Norfolk, Kent, London, East Anglia and the Midlands

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