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TEST, INSPECTION, AND OBSERVATION PROGRAM (TIO)
INSTRUCTIONS:
• The TIO Program is a part of the OSHPD approved construction documents.
• The “Professional of Record” (POR) is responsible for the development and administration of a project specific TIO
program.
• The “Professional of Record” shall coordinate with all design professionals assigned to the project to establish the
scope of the testing and inspections.
• The “Professional of Record” in coordination with the “Inspector of Record” (IOR) shall be responsible for the
distribution and gathering of all required “Verified Compliance Reports” and “Test and Special Inspection Forms”.
• A copy of the approved TIO form will be distributed when the building permit and IOR application have been
approved by OSHPD.
• A copy should be kept with the approved plans at the job site throughout construction.
• A copy of the TIO program shall be maintained at the project site by the Inspector of Record (IOR) and serve as a
“job card” throughout the course of construction.
• Certifications of all special inspectors are required to be collected by the IOR.
• They will be reviewed and approved by the IOR and OSHPD field staff and will be forwarded to the OSHPD Office
by the IOR in accordance with Title 24, Part 1, Section 7-155(d) and Section 7-145(a).
• All design professionals, the general contractor and the project inspector of record must submit Verified Compliance
Reports (VCR’s) at the progress milestones (or intervals) identified in this TIO program.
• When the field conditions disclose the need for additional tests, special inspections, and / or observations, the TIO
program may be amended by the “Professional of Record”.
• The new amended TIO must be submitted to the office if there are “Material Alterations” to the approved plans,
specifications, and /or code required tests or inspections.
• When an “Amended Construction Document” revises the scope of a project and additional tests are required, a
revised TIO program will be submitted to OSHPD
• After the tests and inspections identified on the Approved TIO form are completed, verified and accepted, it shall be
submitted to “Professional of Record” and will become part of the required project closure documentation.
Responsible Personnel
Successful projects include a full complement of required personnel whom are fully engaged in
the process and communicate often and deliberately regarding the various TIO issues. Included
within this group are Owners, Design Professionals, Inspectors, OSHPD Staff, and Contractors.
Each of these participants and their contact information should be clearly presented in a Directory
on the TIO Program. A Directory is optional. Although the forms OSH-FD-303A and
OSH-FD-303S1 that are posted to the OSHPD Website are acceptable instruments to use for the
TIO Program development, they do not include a Directory of TIO participants.
Relative to the TIO Program, each must be responsible for certain aspects of the quality
assurance and controls as follows:
EXAMPLE:
(OSHPD Best Practices) Page 76 DRAFT FINAL, Sept. 2011