By: Brent Bronner

During a recent company training we pre-planned a local strip-mall.  When we were looking at the back of the building we noticed that the mortar holding the bricks together at the bottom of the parapet wall was missing.  After snapping a couple quick photos we came up with a few questions for you to use.

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• How are you spotting parapet walls?  Are you using building features such as scupper drains, throwing a ladder and taking a look for your self, surveying the area from an aerial device, or just using the knowledge of a veteran?
• Are you studying the building on your 360, checking for missing mortar in this case, or just looking for the obvious?
• Are you thinking about keeping people out of collapse zones with the areas in question, as well as down the line incase of a domino effect?
• Could you have the possibility of utilities being pulled down, or other parts of the building?
• How tall is the parapet wall and will you need another ladder to get down the other side?

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