Business[edit]

In international trade several destination countries require pre-shipment inspection. The

importer instructs the shipper which inspection company should be used. The inspector makes
pictures and a report to certify that the goods that are being shipped and produced are in
accordance with the accompanying documents.
Commodity inspection is other term that is used between buyers and sellers. The scope of
work for commodity inspection depends to the buyers. Some buyers hire the inspection
agencies only for pre-shipment inspections i.e. visual quality, quantity, packing, marking and
loading inspections and some others request for higher level inspections and ask inspection
agencies to attend in the vendor shops and inspect commodities during manufacturing
processes. Normally inspection is done based on an agreed inspection and test plan (ITP).[6]

Government[edit]
In government and politics, an inspection is the act of a monitoring authority administering an
official review of various criteria (such as documents, facilities, records, and any other assets)
that are deemed by the authority to be related to the inspection. Inspections are used for the
purpose of determining if a body is complying with regulations. The inspector examines the
criteria and talks with involved individuals. A report and evaluation follows such visits.
The Food Safety Inspection Service is charged with ensuring that all meat and egg products in
the United States are safe to consume and accurately labeled. The Meat Inspection Act of
1906 authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to order meat inspections and condemn any found
unfit for human consumption. The United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection
Commission is a regulatory body that inspects for weapons of mass destruction. The Scottish
Commission for the Regulation of Care regulates and inspects care services in Scotland.

An Oregon Air National Guardsmanmakes an inspection of a radio-tower

Road vehicles[edit]
A vehicle inspection, e.g., an annual inspection, is a necessary inspection required on vehicles
to conform with laws regarding safety, emissions, or both. It consists of an examination of a
vehicle's components, usually done by a certified mechanic. Vehicles pass a pre-warranty
inspection, if, and only if, a mechanic provide evidence for the proper working condition of the
vehicle systems specified in the type of inspection.

Engineering, mechanics[edit]
A mechanical inspection is usually undertaken to ensure the safety or reliability of structures or
machinery.[7]
In Europe bodies involved in engineering inspection may be assessed by accreditation bodies
according to ISO 17020 "General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies
performing inspection". This standard defines inspection as "examination of a product, process,
service, or installation or their design and determination of its conformity with specific
requirements or, on the basis of professional judgment, with general requirements".[8]
Main article: nondestructive testing
Non-destructive examination (NDE) or nondestructive testing (NDT) is a family of technologies
used during inspection to analyze materials, components and products for either inherent
defects (such as fractures or cracks), or service induced defects (damage from use). Some
common methods are visual, industrial computed tomography scanning, microscopy, dye
penetrant inspection, magnetic-particle inspection, X-ray or radiographic testing, ultrasonic
testing, eddy-current testing, acoustic emission testing, and thermographic inspection. In
addition, many non-destructive inspections can be performed by a precision scale, or when in
motion, a checkweigher. Stereo microscopes are often used for examining small products
like circuit boards for product defects.
Inspection and technical assistance during turnarounds helps to decrease costly downtime as
well as ensures restart of operations quickly and safely. [9] [2]

Medical[edit]
A medical inspection is the thorough and unhurried visualization of a patient, this requires the
use of the naked eye.

Military[edit]
An examination vessel is a craft used to inspect ships entering or leaving a port during
wartime.

Railroad[edit]
The railroad's inspection locomotive were special types of steam locomotives designed to carry
railroad officials on inspection tours of the railroad property.

Real estate[edit]
A property condition assessment is the examination for purposes of evaluating a commercial or
business property's condition often as a part of a due diligence investigation for a company to
know what it is buying. Building code officials do a building inspection to determine code
compliance in new or altered buildings before issuing a certificate of occupancy. Residential
inspections not for code compliance are called a home inspection. There are numerous types
of more specific real estate and infrastructure inspections such as windstorm
inspection, energy audit, and pipeline video inspection.

Software engineering[edit]
Main article: Software inspection

Software inspection, in software engineering, refers to peer review of any work product by
trained individuals who look for defects using a well defined process.

See also[edit]
 United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS): law enforcement arm of the United
States Postal Service.
 Review: Writings that discuss opinion on something, usually art or entertainment.
 Third-party inspection company: A business complying with ISO 17020.
 Workers and Peasants Inspection: A Soviet government organization.
 Pre-purchase inspection: Process for evaluating road transport vehicle condition before
contracting to buy