Home Safety Inspections

In a Nutshell

A home safety inspector visits homes and makes a thorugh list of any safety hazards and suggested solutions. This highly responsible task required house visits, followed by a detailed report, and can be very well suited for a home based business.

The Longer Version

Being a home safety inspector requires a keen eye for details and an extensive knowledge of home safety. If you are safety-minded and willing to take the responsibility, this could be a very rewarding business, both financially and emotionally.
Experience in the safety industry can help, as can training in fire safety.  Either way, you will have to keep reading as much as you can about home safety issues and become a regular reader of the Consumer Product Safety Commission publications.
There are several associations you can join as a safety inspector, such as the The International Association of Child Safety and others, but no license is required in most states to start a home safety inspection business. As with any home based business, you should check locally before launching your services.
Your work as a home safety inspector includes visiting your clients' home with a special safety checklist at hand. You will review the home, room by room, looking for potential safety hazards and guiding your clients about home safety. You will then issue a written report, possibly submitted during a follow-up visit, which will cover all of the safety hazards and suggested solutions.
Special services you could offer would be babyproofing, childproofing or petproofing homes. These are often required by new parents or new pet owners.
Home safety inspection business requires you to be strict and precise. Being nice to your clients can never come at the expense of telling them of each and every potential safety hazard in their home. Since you'll be dealing with the safety of lives and property, negligence lawsuits are a real issue and you have to make sure you are properly insured.

What Do You Need?

Your main expenses in setting up a home safety inspecting business are in self-education and insurance.

So... How Much will I Make?

Price for a home safety inspection varies greatly depending on where you live and the kind of clientele you target.