In order to do this inspection one needed the agility of a mountain goat. In the absence of this gene, safety measures are required. You know that you are at high risk when toes begin to tingle. We never ignore this body indicator and we will take appropriate measures to manage the risk associated with the task.
On this particular cottage inspection, we had to first perform a safety review of the situation. The vertical drop was 10 meters onto rocks and water, if one should slip. In this case fall protection was essential to perform the cliff-side structural inspection of the footings, foundations, posts and beams.