Home Inspector Continuing Education
OREP and Working RE Home Inspector Magazine are dedicated to providing quality service to home inspectors, not only through comprehensive and affordable E&O policies, but also through providing stories to help keep you safe. Staying up-to-date and educated on new requirements and getting a refresher on some older ones is vital to maintaining success in your business.
OREP members qualify for 1-Year Free Membership with the All American Association of Home Inspectors (AAAHI), a leading home inspector association nationwide. The membership gives you access to all of their Member Education and you can access a variety of online coursework depending on your needs. This benefit alone provides you with over $300 in value. Email info@orep.org to request access to home inspector education.
Member benefits provided as part of the OREP Risk Purchasing Group, Minimum Membership fee of $60.
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Related Stories
Here are a few relevant stories from Working RE Home Inspector concerning home inspector continuing education as well as a few more tips and lessons for free!
Home Inspection Safety: Going Home Safe
Through discussion of safety clothing and equipment and proper procedures, inspectors can learn the preventative measures necessary for daily operations. The online course Home Inspection Safety, and others like it, focus on safety precautions for home inspectors, according to the author, inspector Peter Hawley, CRI. In this course, inspectors learn how to stay safe by knowing what protective clothing to wear, how to recognize safety equipment and understand its limitations and exclusions, how to recognize lead paint, asbestos, etc., electrical safety, heating and air conditioning precautions, how to recognize un-permitted additions and other safety issues …Read more of this Home Inspector Continuing Education story
Home Inspection– Staying Safe Out There
A few years ago, in my hometown, I was surprised to learn that a home inspector friend of mine had died. It was shocking and surprising because he was a fairly young man and still in good health. When I asked what he passed away from, I was expecting an answer like a car accident or an unexpected and sudden health issue, imagine my amazement when I was told he died on the job as a home inspector because of a failure to maintain routine safety measures. Pete Hawley is author of the online course Home Inspection Safety, offered by Mckissock Education ($45/3 hrs. ASHI, NAHI, NACHI approved and by 15 states). The course is available at administrative costs to OREP.org insureds ($5.74- varies by state) …Read more of this Home Inspector Continuing Education story
Surviving Recession: Expand Services – Energy Auditing
Steve Baden, executive director of RESNET, and Kelly Parker, then president of RESNET, taught the first course for home inspectors to become Home Energy Survey Professionals at January’s ASHI 2009 InspectionWorld conference. The course was based on the recently adopted Standard and prepared the attendees to take the online, open book certification exam. Home inspectors can easily augment their skills with energy audit skills with this RESNET course, designed for energy surveys of existing homes. Energy inspection equipment, such as infra-red cameras and blower door test apparatus, are becoming more affordable …Read more of this Home Inspector Continuing Education story
Diversifying with Environmental Reports
Today, consumers can eliminate frustration and save time by ordering an EDR Neighborhood Environmental Report through a local EDR-Certified inspector. To become EDR-Certified, home inspectors complete a convenient online training course provided by EDR. ASHI and NAHI members are eligible to receive five continuing education credits for completing the program, and some states have also approved the course for credit …Read more of this Home Inspector Continuing Education story
Diagnosing Structural Problems
Serious structural problems in houses are not very common but when they occur they are never cheap to fix. Some can’t be fixed at all. This report won’t turn you into an expert but it does provide some of the common indicators. The following story is used with permission of Carson Dunlop, providing inspection services and home inspector training, education and reporting systems …Read more of this Home Inspector Continuing Education story
Mold: Finding the Water
This is the second of a two part mold “primer” by leading expert Laurence Lee, CIH, on what mold is, how and why it grows and where to look for it. Laurence Lee, CIH, is a partner in the Seattle-based industrial hygiene consulting firm Argus Pacific, Inc. He is a certified industrial hygienist who practices extensively on mold issues for commercial and residential property managers and owners, healthcare facilities and school districts. He provides expert witness testimony regarding mold in indoor air quality and construction defect cases. He developed the nation’s first Mold in Construction course for construction and remediation contractors and consultants …Read more of this Home Inspector Continuing Education story