Chimney Safety Institute of America
Inspections and Report Writing
July 8-10, 2009
CSIA Technology Center • Near Indianapolis

Registration Rate: $849 ($649/NCSG members) per person.

Includes: Over 20 hours of classroom and hands-on education.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This session is subject to minimum attendance requirements. Please call Sara at (317) 837-5362 to express interest and to register.
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CSIA’s Inspections and Report Writing is a three-day program designed to enhance your inspection process. During this session, our instructors will concentrate on helping you build the narrative-style reports your customers demand.

Topics covered:
• Different styles of writing including performance-based, real estate inspection and proposal language.
• Data collection detail using the NFPA 211 Level 1 and 2 inspection standards and the best ways to systemize data collected. Simply put, you’ll learn how to do a thorough and professional inspection in the field. 
• Understanding the similarities between IRC 2006 and NFPA211. 
• Which photos to take and why. You’ll learn proper photo progression techniques.
• Photography skills and how to interpret photos from video scanners.
• Using your computer; how to archive your photos, short cuts and templates to make the process easier.

Inspections and Report Writing is a fast-paced 3-day session to be held at the CSIA Technology Center near Indianapolis on July 8-10, 2009. Instructors, Our instructors will walk you though inspections of the Tech Center’s chimneys and will then teach you how to put the photos from the field into a professional narrative report. When you attend CSIA’s Inspections and Report Writing, you’ll design at least three complete reports. 

CSIA Certified Chimney Sweeps earn 16 CEUs: 8 Technical and 8 Communication & Liability.