inspections
Formal quality reviews
Inspections are formal examinations to assess condition, quality, or compliance.
Officials conduct building inspections, health inspections, safety inspections.
The word implies authority—someone with power to approve or reject: The restaurant failed its inspection.
Inspections can be routine or triggered by complaints: a surprise inspection of the facility.
Adhering to requirements
- OSHAFederal workplace safety regulator
- NFPAFire safety standards body
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
certification · code · violations · citations · permits · licensing · auditors · enforcement
Relating to money
- accountingMaintaining financial records
- internalSituated within
- externalLocated on outside
- taxMandatory public revenue charge
forensic · compliance · fraud · ledger · reconciliation · discrepancy · records · documentation
Ongoing observation of something
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
oversight · review · supervision · accountability · transparency · independent · third-party · governmental
Faults or imperfections
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
workmanship · flaws · conformance · sampling · acceptance · rejection · batch · consistency
Source of potential harm
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- evacuationRemoval from danger
protocols · precautions · workplace · structural · electrical · occupancy · elevator · boiler
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- OSHAFederal workplace safety regulator
- NFPAFire safety standards body
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
standards · certification · code · violations · citations · permits · licensing · auditors · enforcement · mandatory
financial
Relating to money
- accountingMaintaining financial records
- internalSituated within
- externalLocated on outside
tax · forensic · compliance · fraud · ledger · reconciliation · discrepancy · records · documentation · attestation
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
scrutiny · oversight · review · supervision · accountability · transparency · independent · third-party · governmental · inquiry
defects
Faults or imperfections
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
precision · workmanship · flaws · conformance · sampling · acceptance · rejection · batch · consistency · uniformity
hazard
Source of potential harm
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
- emergencySerious sudden danger
evacuation · protocols · precautions · workplace · structural · electrical · occupancy · elevator · boiler · sprinkler
visual
Of or concerning sight
detailed · close · careful · manual · systematic · preliminary · final · on-site · field · damage
- environmental serviceswaste management, remediation, air quality, water treatment, recycling
- Restaurant Regulationshealth codes, food safety, permits, licenses, hairnets
- Sanitation Codesgarbage disposal, health permits, hygiene standards, water treatment
- asset managementinventory, maintenance, tracking, depreciation, procurement
- home buildingframing, foundations, roofing, foundation, walls
- public servicespolice, police department, police station, police stations, police patrols
inspectionsneglects
Fails to care for
oversights · disregard · negligence · neglect · inattention
inspectionsneglects
Fails to care for
negligence · deregulation · dereliction · laxity · turning a blind eye
- school inspectionFormal educational quality assessment
- health inspectionsOfficial evaluations of hygiene standards
- home inspectionProfessional assessment of property condition
- safety inspectionEvaluation ensuring no hazards
- building inspectionFormal structure safety review
- food inspectionEvaluating consumables for safety