How to Perform Wind Mitigation Inspections Course

Welcome to InterNACHI's free, online "How to Perform Wind Mitigation Inspections Course." This course is provided by our tuition-free college, InterNACHI® School. 
View the course approval provided by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR) for twelve (12) hours and the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB) for nine (9) hours. 

Goal:

The goal of this course is to properly perform wind mitigation inspections and complete a wind mitigation inspection form for homeowners and insurers. This is a training and certification course and a resource guide for individuals conducting wind mitigation inspections and learning to properly complete the new Florida Office of Insurance Regulation OIR-B1-1802 form (1802 form or Wind Mitigation inspection form).  

Objective:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: 
  • conceptualize the numerous ways wind affects and reacts with buildings; 
  • inspect and describe house characteristics and features; 
  • inspect the structural features of the building envelope; 
  • communicate what factors are involved in reducing damage to existing buildings; 
  • identify and describe systems and components related to wind mitigation techniques; 
  • refer to building standards and codes and recognize best practices; and 
  • communicate in written form a wind mitigation inspection document. 

The course includes:

  • 16 InterNACHI credit hours;
  • 32,497 words;
  • 26 minutes of video;
  • student book;
  • an inspection and writing assignment;
  • a research and writing assignment;
  • 50 quiz questions in 11 quizzes;
  • a 50-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool);
  • instant grading;
  • a downloadable, printable Certificate of Completion.

You will learn the following topics:

  • Introduction
  • Buildings and Wind
  • Building Envelope Influences Damage
  • Windows
  • Doors
  • Gable End
  • Wall Construction
  • 1. Getting Started
  • 2. Roof Covering:
  • 3. Roof Deck Attachment:
  • 4. Roof to Wall Attachment:
  • 5. Roof Geometry:
  • 6. Secondary Water Resistance:
  • 7. Opening Protection:
  • Photographs Required
  • Suggested Protocols for Inspectors
  • Signatures & Documentation
This course is based on generally accepted standards and practices. These may vary between companies. It is important to keep updated on the changes and trends in the industry. This course is not written with any one company or inspection procedure in mind but is intended to provide the inspector with accurate information about a standard wind mitigation inspection process. 

This course has been approved by:
 

How to Perform Wind Mitigation Inspections Course

Course #0000059

nachi.org/wind-mitigation-inspection-course

Activity

Assignments

Estimated hours for the average student

Academic Engagement

Reading online course instructional material at 140 words per minute

3.8

Watching and listening to instructional video

0.5

Taking quizzes

1.5

Taking the exam

1.5

Conducting a directed and independent inspection study performed according to the Standards of Practice, including the development of an inspection report

4.0

Submitting an inspection and writing assignment

0.5
Submitting a research and writing assignment
0.5

Total

12.2



Preparation


Studying and reviewing instructional material in preparation for taking quizzes and exam 

2.6

Reading the downloaded student course book including taking the quizzes with the book
3.0
Reading, research, and studying related to completing the research and writing assignment
4.0
Studying and preparing for inspection processes according to a Standards of Practice, including capturing and storing digital images with a camera or device, making observations, evaluating conditions, deducing, formulating opinions, communicating observations in written form, attaining competency in performing inspections and using an inspection checklist or software and other inspection tools in producing a report. 
10.0

Total

19.6


Sub Total

31.8

Overall Total


32.0 clock hours
3.2 CEU 

 This course is free to all InterNACHI members and can be taken again and again, without limit. It is the most comprehensive wind mitigation inspection course in existence. 
Upon completion of this course and passing of the 50-question final exam, the student can download and print their own Certificate of Completion, which is auto-generated in their own name.
 
The student's (InterNACHI member's) information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log. 
 
Members will need their username and password. If you have forgotten your password, CLICK HERE (instant response) or email fastreply@internachi.org and request it (don't forget your name). 
 
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Some features that make InterNACHI's courses superior to existing continuing education options:
  • The course is free for all InterNACHI members. 
  • The course is written in pure XHTML code for quick loading. The course loads fine on old computers and loads fast, even with dial-up. 
  • The course is designed using a hierarchal menu coupled with a sequential page navigation. This provides the student with the option to easily repeat areas of weakness. 
  • The course permits the student to start, stop and restart any part of the course as often as desired. 
  • There are a variety of images within the course, including diagrams, illustrations and photos. 
  • The illustrations can be enlarged for clearer viewing by clicking on them. 
  • The text is integrated into InterNACHI's Inspector Glossary. Rolling over blue-colored terms provides their definition. 
  • The final exam uses multiple-choice questions that reference the images. 
  • The course's quizzes and final exam have numerous advantages over traditional exam systems: 
    1. The course, quizzes and final exam incorporate built-in intelligence which identifies and strengthens each student's unique subject weaknesses. 
    2. Not only is each question weighted with regard to score, but each answer is weighted, as well as the correctness of each answer being weighted. 
      1. Answers to easy questions are weighted such that the student is penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly, but rewarded modestly for answering correctly. 
      2. Answers to difficult questions are weighted such that the student is rewarded, in terms of score, for answering correctly, but not penalized for answering incorrectly. 
      3. Answers to questions regarding basic safety, or questions every inspector should know the answer to, are weighted such that the student is severely penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly. 
  • Upon passing the final exam, the student can print out a Certificate of Completion which is auto-generated in their own name.
The student's (InterNACHI member's) information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log.
 
 

InterNACHI® Members:

Take the free, online How to Perform Wind Mitigation Inspections course now (free to InterNACHI members).

Not a member yet?

Join today for access to this and thousands of other InterNACHI® membership benefits.