The Property Manager’s 5-Minute Vendor Check: Training, Anchors, Paper

priority_high The squeeze PMs are in

Property managers sit in the squeeze: the board expects the facade cleaned and the building painted, and every vendor swears they’re ‘fully certified.’ But when OSHA or a plaintiff’s attorney shows up after an incident, the first two documents requested are the crew’s scaffold training records (§1926.454) and the building’s anchorage certification (§1910.27(b)). The vendor holds the first; the building holds the second — and that’s the one that’s almost never on file. A PM who can produce both in five minutes has done more risk management than most do in a year.

fact_check The 5-minute check

The five-minute check, before keys or roof access are handed over: Ask for the training doc — who trained each worker, when, on what equipment; a card with no date or trainer name is a red flag. Pull your anchor certification — if the last load test is more than a year old (inspection) or ten years (certification), or the roof was replaced since, the anchorage is not compliant no matter how trained the crew is. Match the COI — the entity on the certificate must be the association, not just the vendor. Log all three in the building file with the work order.

school Closing the gaps in one call

If either half is missing, we close it fast: certified training through an independent qualified trainer for the crew, and same-mobilization anchor load-testing with a PE-sealed certificate for the building. One call, both boxes checked, and the PM’s file is inspection-proof.

The Property Manager’s 5-Minute Vendor Check: Training, Anchors, Paper

priority_high The squeeze PMs are in

fact_check The 5-minute check

school Closing the gaps in one call

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