WATER RESTORATION EXAM IICRC EXAM QUESTION
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
The lmost lcritical lcourse lof laction lin lrestoration lduring lis lto l an lbegin l as lsoon las
lp lossible l- lcorrect lanswer-respond lquickly l& lmitigation
All lrestorers lshould lfollow lthe lstandard lof lcare lfor lthe lwater lrestoration lprofession ldeveloped lby
lthe lre lstoration lindustry lentitled lthe lIICRC l . l- lcorrect lanswer-s500
to lhelp lprotect ltechnicians lfrom lthe lmany lhazards lassociated lwith lcontaminated lwater llosses
lrestorers lneed lto lhave lready laccess lto lseveral litems. lthese litems lprotect lfor lall l to lthe
lbody.
- lcorrect lanswer-potential lexposures
respiratory lprotection lregulations lstate lthat lthe lemployer lmust lprovide l- lcorrect lanswer-
1. medical levaluations
2. fit ltesting
3. training
the lcontract lclearly lstates lthe lagreement lbetween lthe lbuilding lowner land lthe lrestoration
,lcontractor. lt lhe lform lspecifies lwho lis lresponsible lfor lpayment land lshould lbe lsigned l work
lbegins l-
correct l answer-before
the ltechnicians lfirst lresponsibility lwhen larriving lat la lwater ldamage lsite lis lto lidentify lcommunicate
land leliminate l if lreasonably lpossible l- lcorrect lanswer-safety lhazards
federal lregulations lapply lto lhandling lor ldisturbing lof l based lpaint land lasbestos l- lcorrect
lanswer- llead
After lsafety lconcerns lhave lbeen laddressed land lthe linitial lwater lsource lhas lbeen lstopped, lthe
lrestorer lmust lcomplete lan levaluation lof lthe lwater's lmigration lthrough lthe lstructure. lDuring lthis
lprocess, lthe lre lstorer linspects lall l areas. l- lcorrect lanswer-potentially laffected
, the lultimate lgoal lis lto lfind lthe ledge lof lwater lmigration lwhich lmoves lin la lthree ldimensional lpath
lthrou lghout lthe lstructure. lthis lis laccomplished lacross lcarpeted lsurfaces lusing la l and lacross
lmost lhard ls lurfaces lusing la l (non-penetrating)
lmoisture lmeter. l- lcorrect lanswer-moisture lsensor l, lnon-
invasive
water lfrom la lclean lsource lwith lno lsubstantial lrisk lof lcausing lsickness lor ldiscomfort lis lsaid lto lbe l-
lcorrect lanswer-category l1
water lthat lhas lsignificant ldegree lof lchemical lbiological land lor lphysical lcontamination land lpotential
lto lc lause lsickness lor ldiscomfort lis l - lcorrect lanswer-category l2
cleaning lprocedures lmust lbe lemployed lbefore lthe ldrying lof la lcategory l2 lwater lloss lcan lcontinue.
lat la lminimum laffected l must lbe lremoved land ldisposed lof land lcarpet lmust lbe lthroughly
lcleane ld lusing la lhot lwater lextraction lmethod. l- lcorrect lanswer-carpet lunderlay
When lwater lintrusion lresults lfrom la lgrossly lunsanitary lsource lor lcarries l (disease lcausing)
lagents, lit lis lsaid lto lbe lCategory l3. l- lcorrect lanswer-pathogenic
worker land loccupant l and lsafety lare lthe l1stVpriority lon levery lsewage lloss. lareas laffected lby
lcat legory l3 lwater lintrusion lare lmarked land lposted las lpotentially lhazardous. l- lcorrect lanswer-
health
Various lcleaning land ldecontamination lprocedures lmust lbe lused lon lCategory l3 lwater llosses,
lincluding lt lhe lremoval lof lall l materials laffected lby lthe lwater lintrusion. l- lcorrect lanswer-
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
The lmost lcritical lcourse lof laction lin lrestoration lduring lis lto l an lbegin l as lsoon las
lp lossible l- lcorrect lanswer-respond lquickly l& lmitigation
All lrestorers lshould lfollow lthe lstandard lof lcare lfor lthe lwater lrestoration lprofession ldeveloped lby
lthe lre lstoration lindustry lentitled lthe lIICRC l . l- lcorrect lanswer-s500
to lhelp lprotect ltechnicians lfrom lthe lmany lhazards lassociated lwith lcontaminated lwater llosses
lrestorers lneed lto lhave lready laccess lto lseveral litems. lthese litems lprotect lfor lall l to lthe
lbody.
- lcorrect lanswer-potential lexposures
respiratory lprotection lregulations lstate lthat lthe lemployer lmust lprovide l- lcorrect lanswer-
1. medical levaluations
2. fit ltesting
3. training
the lcontract lclearly lstates lthe lagreement lbetween lthe lbuilding lowner land lthe lrestoration
,lcontractor. lt lhe lform lspecifies lwho lis lresponsible lfor lpayment land lshould lbe lsigned l work
lbegins l-
correct l answer-before
the ltechnicians lfirst lresponsibility lwhen larriving lat la lwater ldamage lsite lis lto lidentify lcommunicate
land leliminate l if lreasonably lpossible l- lcorrect lanswer-safety lhazards
federal lregulations lapply lto lhandling lor ldisturbing lof l based lpaint land lasbestos l- lcorrect
lanswer- llead
After lsafety lconcerns lhave lbeen laddressed land lthe linitial lwater lsource lhas lbeen lstopped, lthe
lrestorer lmust lcomplete lan levaluation lof lthe lwater's lmigration lthrough lthe lstructure. lDuring lthis
lprocess, lthe lre lstorer linspects lall l areas. l- lcorrect lanswer-potentially laffected
, the lultimate lgoal lis lto lfind lthe ledge lof lwater lmigration lwhich lmoves lin la lthree ldimensional lpath
lthrou lghout lthe lstructure. lthis lis laccomplished lacross lcarpeted lsurfaces lusing la l and lacross
lmost lhard ls lurfaces lusing la l (non-penetrating)
lmoisture lmeter. l- lcorrect lanswer-moisture lsensor l, lnon-
invasive
water lfrom la lclean lsource lwith lno lsubstantial lrisk lof lcausing lsickness lor ldiscomfort lis lsaid lto lbe l-
lcorrect lanswer-category l1
water lthat lhas lsignificant ldegree lof lchemical lbiological land lor lphysical lcontamination land lpotential
lto lc lause lsickness lor ldiscomfort lis l - lcorrect lanswer-category l2
cleaning lprocedures lmust lbe lemployed lbefore lthe ldrying lof la lcategory l2 lwater lloss lcan lcontinue.
lat la lminimum laffected l must lbe lremoved land ldisposed lof land lcarpet lmust lbe lthroughly
lcleane ld lusing la lhot lwater lextraction lmethod. l- lcorrect lanswer-carpet lunderlay
When lwater lintrusion lresults lfrom la lgrossly lunsanitary lsource lor lcarries l (disease lcausing)
lagents, lit lis lsaid lto lbe lCategory l3. l- lcorrect lanswer-pathogenic
worker land loccupant l and lsafety lare lthe l1stVpriority lon levery lsewage lloss. lareas laffected lby
lcat legory l3 lwater lintrusion lare lmarked land lposted las lpotentially lhazardous. l- lcorrect lanswer-
health
Various lcleaning land ldecontamination lprocedures lmust lbe lused lon lCategory l3 lwater llosses,
lincluding lt lhe lremoval lof lall l materials laffected lby lthe lwater lintrusion. l- lcorrect lanswer-
