(ICC) General Requirements Special Inspector Certification
Exam Preparation Guide: Comprehensive Review with 200
Updated Practice Questions and Verified Correct Answers
Who should NOT hire the special inspector?
a) The Building Official
b) The Contractor
c) The Owner
d) The RDP - Answer - b) The Contractor
Whose job is it to ensure that the special inspector has an approved set of plans?
a) The Building Official
b) The Contractor
c) The Owner
d) The RDP - Answer - b) The Contractor
Who is in charge of giving "approval to proceed"?
a) The Building Official
b) The Contractor
c) The Owner
d) The RDP - Answer - a) The Building Official
Can a material not listed in the IBC be used for construction?
a) Yes
b) No - Answer - a) Yes
,"Materials, equipment, and devices approved by the building official shall be constructed and
installed in accordance with such approval" -Section 104.9, IBC
Who performs a structural observation?
A) the RDP in responsible charge
B) The special inspector
C) The contractor
D) The building official - Answer - A) the RDP in responsible charge
Who prepares the statement of special inspections?
A) The building offficial
B) The contractor
C) The owner
D) The RDP - Answer - D) The RDP
Who is in charge of reviewing and approving reports?
A) The building offficial
B) The contractor
C) The owner
D) The RDP - Answer - D) The RDP
ICC exams are based on which document?
a) ACI
b) IBC
c) ASTM - Answer - B) IBC
Who is in charge of giving "approval to proceed"
,A) The building offficial
B) The contractor
C) The owner
D) The RDP - Answer - A
Who responds to reports of uncorrected discrepancies?
A) The building official
B) the contractor
C) The owner
D) The RDP - Answer - D) The RDP
What does a special inspector's job NOT entail while on the job site?
A) instructing the contractor;s workers on how to do their job
B) Verify means and methods of construction
C) Inform the contractor of arrival
D) Discuss with the contractor any discrepancies as they may come up later in a lawsuit -
Answer - A) Instructing the contractor's workers on how to their job
What should a special inspector NOT do prior to arriving to the jobsite?
A) Attend a preconstruction meeting
B) Review the construction documents
C) Discuss frequency of reports with the building official
D) Ask any questions you may have - Answer - A) Attend a preconstruction meeting
Which of the following should a special inspector contact the contractor about immediately?
A) If the concrete temperature is 80 degrees
B) If the slump calls for a maximum of 4' but is 6'
C) If the air content calls for 6% but is 3%
D) If the steel isn't tied properly - Answer - B and C
, Can a material not listed in the IBC be used for construction?
A) Yes
B) No - Answer - A
Who should NOT hire the special inspector?
A) The building official
B) The contractor
C) The Owner
D) The RDP - Answer - B
Who's job is it to ensure that the special inspector has an approved set of plans?
A) The building offficial
B) The contractor
C) The owner
D) The RDP - Answer - B
Who should the special inspector notify upon arrival to the jobsite?
A) The building offficial
B) The contractor
C) The owner
D) The RDP - Answer - B
A basic knowledge in which subject is NOT required to be a special inspector?
A) Structural design
B) An understanding of construction documents
C) An understanding o the current codes
D) How to perform all test expected of you - Answer - A) Structural design
Exam Preparation Guide: Comprehensive Review with 200
Updated Practice Questions and Verified Correct Answers
Who should NOT hire the special inspector?
a) The Building Official
b) The Contractor
c) The Owner
d) The RDP - Answer - b) The Contractor
Whose job is it to ensure that the special inspector has an approved set of plans?
a) The Building Official
b) The Contractor
c) The Owner
d) The RDP - Answer - b) The Contractor
Who is in charge of giving "approval to proceed"?
a) The Building Official
b) The Contractor
c) The Owner
d) The RDP - Answer - a) The Building Official
Can a material not listed in the IBC be used for construction?
a) Yes
b) No - Answer - a) Yes
,"Materials, equipment, and devices approved by the building official shall be constructed and
installed in accordance with such approval" -Section 104.9, IBC
Who performs a structural observation?
A) the RDP in responsible charge
B) The special inspector
C) The contractor
D) The building official - Answer - A) the RDP in responsible charge
Who prepares the statement of special inspections?
A) The building offficial
B) The contractor
C) The owner
D) The RDP - Answer - D) The RDP
Who is in charge of reviewing and approving reports?
A) The building offficial
B) The contractor
C) The owner
D) The RDP - Answer - D) The RDP
ICC exams are based on which document?
a) ACI
b) IBC
c) ASTM - Answer - B) IBC
Who is in charge of giving "approval to proceed"
,A) The building offficial
B) The contractor
C) The owner
D) The RDP - Answer - A
Who responds to reports of uncorrected discrepancies?
A) The building official
B) the contractor
C) The owner
D) The RDP - Answer - D) The RDP
What does a special inspector's job NOT entail while on the job site?
A) instructing the contractor;s workers on how to do their job
B) Verify means and methods of construction
C) Inform the contractor of arrival
D) Discuss with the contractor any discrepancies as they may come up later in a lawsuit -
Answer - A) Instructing the contractor's workers on how to their job
What should a special inspector NOT do prior to arriving to the jobsite?
A) Attend a preconstruction meeting
B) Review the construction documents
C) Discuss frequency of reports with the building official
D) Ask any questions you may have - Answer - A) Attend a preconstruction meeting
Which of the following should a special inspector contact the contractor about immediately?
A) If the concrete temperature is 80 degrees
B) If the slump calls for a maximum of 4' but is 6'
C) If the air content calls for 6% but is 3%
D) If the steel isn't tied properly - Answer - B and C
, Can a material not listed in the IBC be used for construction?
A) Yes
B) No - Answer - A
Who should NOT hire the special inspector?
A) The building official
B) The contractor
C) The Owner
D) The RDP - Answer - B
Who's job is it to ensure that the special inspector has an approved set of plans?
A) The building offficial
B) The contractor
C) The owner
D) The RDP - Answer - B
Who should the special inspector notify upon arrival to the jobsite?
A) The building offficial
B) The contractor
C) The owner
D) The RDP - Answer - B
A basic knowledge in which subject is NOT required to be a special inspector?
A) Structural design
B) An understanding of construction documents
C) An understanding o the current codes
D) How to perform all test expected of you - Answer - A) Structural design
