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What happens when an inspection fails

What happens when an inspection fails. A Fail (Reprobado) result:

The steps, written out

  1. Red-tags the scaffold (status Standing – do not use (red tag)).
  2. Creates a defect for each failed Pass / Fail question that has "Fail creates defect" on, with the question's severity, assigned to the job's foreman, due Critical today, High in 1 day, Medium in 3 days, Low in 7 days.
  3. Notifies Office Managers and sends the customer a "red-tagged" email.
  4. May share the report with the customer automatically (see sharing rules).

Tip

You see: "Inspection failed — scaffold red-tagged, N defect(s) created, operations and customer notified." Fix the defects, then re-inspect. See "What happens when a scaffold is red-tagged…" for clearing it.