The cost of waiting
A structural integrity audit costs a fraction of a single day of stopped production. Yet most facility owners only call an engineer after visible distress, which is the most expensive time to intervene.
Eight signals
- Visible deflection in primary roof or floor framing beyond serviceability limits.
- Cracks in connection regions — end plates, gusset plates, base plates.
- Corrosion in coastal or chemical-exposure environments.
- Change of use — adding cranes, mezzanines, additional floors or heavier equipment.
- Fire or impact incident, even if no visible damage remains.
- Insurance review or change in occupancy class.
- Approach to design life — typically 25 years for industrial steel, 50 for RC.
- Acquisition / divestiture due diligence.
What an MEC integrity audit covers
- On-site visual inspection and member-level survey.
- Member capacity verification against current applicable codes.
- Retrofit and strengthening recommendations.
- Engineering report suitable for insurance, regulatory or owner review.
- Re-engineering options for capacity enhancement.
Lead-magnet download: Our Structural Integrity Self-Audit Checklist — a 26-point inspection sheet you can run with in-house EHS staff before commissioning an external audit. Request the checklist and we will email it within two working days.