Surveying can be a dangerous job and sometimes some basic PPE is needed. Hazadous parts of the job sometimes include:

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• Climbing and working from scaffold and MEWPS

• Climbing out of windows onto flat roofs

• Inspecting roofspaces, some of which haven't been accessed for tens of years

• Inspecting cellars and crawlspace, again, these may not have been accessed for many years

• Lifting inspection chamber covers and inspecting drainage, septic tanks and pits

• Outbuildings 

• Dealing with animals, be that the owners dog or having a bat or swarm of wasps fly at you

• Poor weather conditions 

• Contractors and plant on building sites

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I try to look for safe ways of approaching these hazards as opposed to putting excuses and exclusions in reports. This is not always possible, but I think I try a lot harder than most. 

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