Free independent guide
Map the General Requirements module before you spend time on concrete, steel, masonry, welding, soils, or another trade path. Learn the evidence trail, reporting habits, and role boundaries that make trade knowledge usable in the field.
INDEPENDENT PREPARATION · NOT AN ICC PRODUCT · CONFIRM THE CURRENT BULLETIN
EDITORIAL REVIEW: AUGUST 2026
The study frame
General Requirements is the handoff between a project's approved information and the inspector's record of what was actually observed. Use this guide to rehearse the sequence: identify the source, locate the work, classify the condition, decide whether it is inspectable, and document what must happen next.
Guide modules
What the special inspector is responsible for, what belongs to the approved documents, and where inspection ends and design begins.
How to identify the governing drawing, specification, report, revision, and field direction before recording a condition.
How to capture location, time, observed work, objective evidence, unresolved items, and the people who need the information.
How to write a useful deficiency record, preserve the decision trail, and route a question without inventing a technical disposition.
Choose your next module
Once the inspection role and reporting trail are clear, choose a trade path that matches the work you need to inspect. HoldPoint keeps Codes and Plans practice separate so you can see whether the gap is source navigation, plan reading, field judgment, or pacing.
Straight answers
No. This is an independent HoldPoint study guide. ICC controls the exam, eligibility, fees, reference rules, and certification decision.
No. Use the current ICC exam catalog, candidate bulletin, and reference list as the authority for your appointment. This guide teaches a preparation framework around those sources.
No. HoldPoint keeps General Requirements separate from the Codes and Plans practice modules for concrete and structural steel. That keeps the study path and diagnostics honest.
