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1. Crawlspaces: If you smell a gas leak Don't go in or get out!
what should you do?
2. What safety equipment (or PPE) Bump cap, coveralls, safety glasses, RESPIRATOR,
should you wear when in crawlspaces? and knee pads
3. Why is excess moisture in crawl spaces Facilitates an environment for pests that can
such a big deal to our customers? cause structural and health concerns in addition
to being nuisances.
4. T/F: Do customers breath the air from True!
the crawlspace?
5. What are some ways to remedy water Install a new gutter that slopes down and away
in the crawl space? from the house (following the grade) OR a sump
pump
6. Are there ventilation standards in No!
crawl spaces for sub termites?
7. Are there ventilation standards in Yes!
crawl spaces for wood-destroying bee-
tles and fungi?
8. All ventilation materials (ex: vents, va- International Building Code
por barriers, etc must meet the stan-
dard of the
code
9. How thick should your vapor barrier 4-6mm
be?
10. If a home has an infestation of wood You do not need to treat the crawlspace or apply
boring beetles on the outside of the vapor barrier. Wood on the outside should be
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home what are the requirements to treated with a pesticide for wood boring beetles
treat the crawlspace? per the label.
11. If conducive conditions are discovered 90 days
within days of treatment and
a WDI report to remedy pests or fungi
in a crawl space the PMP must return
and remedy the issues free of charge
to the customer.
12. If less than 90% of the soil in the crawl divide the sq. ft. of soil in the crawl by 150...and
is covered with a Class 1 vapor barrier that equals
(4 or 6 ml poly).... the square footage of ventilation that is required
to meet the Building Code.
13. If 90% or > of the soil of the crawl space divide the sq. ft. of soil in the crawl by 1,500...and
is covered with a Class 1 vapor barrier that equals
(4 or 6 ml poly)... the square footage of ventilation that is required
to meet the Building Code.
14. What are the minimum treatment If the PPB infestation is in the crawl space, at
standards for the prevention or con- least 70% of the soil of the crawl space must be
trol covered with a vapor barrier and the under-floor
of powder post beetles? space must meet the ventilation standards of the
International Residential Building Code of 1 & 2
Family Homes.
The application of a pesticide registered by EPA
and the Georgia Department of Agriculture, in
strict accordance with the product's registered
directions for use.
15. When wood decay fungi are present in the crawl
space, at least 70% of the soil of the crawl space
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What are the minimum standards for must be covered with a vapor barrier and the
the prevention or control of wood under-floor space must meet the ventilation stan-
decay fungi? dards of the International Residential Building
Code of 1 & 2 Family Homes.
16. If the wood decay fungus in the crawl 1. Cut the visible rhizomorphs and scrape visible
space is water-conducting rot (Poria fungal growth from the
incrassata), the additonal treatment foundation walls.
measures must be met:
2. Removal of all wooden contacts between build-
ings and inside crawl space
soil, other than those wooden supports which
have been treated with
preservatives to a minimum preservative reten-
tion designed for ground
contact.
17. T/F: Is inadequate ventilation a con- Yes! (True)
ducive condition on the Georgia WDI
form?
18. Question #1 - How many standard 1. 65*30 = 1950 (square footage of crawl space)
vents (8" x 16") would be needed 2. 1950/150 (since the crawlspace has less than
to meet the International Residential 70% vapor barrier) = 13
Building Code for a residential crawl 3. 13 * 144 (square inches in a foot) = 1,872
space structure that is 65' long by 30' 4. 1,872/128 (size of the 8X16 vent) = 14.625
wide without a vapor barrier? 5. Since you can't have .625 of a vent you round
2 up to 15
10
15
20
19.
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Question #2 - If that structure in Ques- Why NO? Well...remember that in order for it meet
tion #1 had 15 standard vents with the treatment standard for Powder Post Beetles in
a vent within 3' of each corner of the Rules of the Structural Pest Control Commis-
the structure, no vapor barrier and sion, at least 70% of the soil in the crawl space
the wood was treated with a prod- would need to be covered by a Class 1 vapor
uct that is labeled for control of Pow- barrier (4 mm), ventilation would have to meet
der Post Beetles, would that meet the the requirements of the International Residential
treatment standard in the Rules of Building Code and the wood of the crawl would
the Structural Pest Control Commis- have to be treated with a product that is labeled
sion for control of Powder Post Bee- for the control of Powder Post Beetles. It met the
tles? standard for the International Residential Build-
YES ing Code, the wood of the crawl was treated with
NO a product that was labeled for control of PPBs, but
the crawl space had no vapor barrier. If a vapor
barrier covered at least 70% of the soil of the
crawl, then it would have met the standards.
20. How many standard vents would be 0!
needed to meet the International Res-
idential Building Code for a 1,500
square foot residential crawl space
structure that has a 4 mm vapor bar-
rier that overlaps by 6" and is taped,
provides 100% coverage of the soil of
the crawl space, and extends up the
exterior foundation walls by at least 6"
and is taped and secured to the exteri-
or foundation walls and has mechan-
ical exhaust ventilation that meets
the International Residential Building
Code?
0
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1. Crawlspaces: If you smell a gas leak Don't go in or get out!
what should you do?
2. What safety equipment (or PPE) Bump cap, coveralls, safety glasses, RESPIRATOR,
should you wear when in crawlspaces? and knee pads
3. Why is excess moisture in crawl spaces Facilitates an environment for pests that can
such a big deal to our customers? cause structural and health concerns in addition
to being nuisances.
4. T/F: Do customers breath the air from True!
the crawlspace?
5. What are some ways to remedy water Install a new gutter that slopes down and away
in the crawl space? from the house (following the grade) OR a sump
pump
6. Are there ventilation standards in No!
crawl spaces for sub termites?
7. Are there ventilation standards in Yes!
crawl spaces for wood-destroying bee-
tles and fungi?
8. All ventilation materials (ex: vents, va- International Building Code
por barriers, etc must meet the stan-
dard of the
code
9. How thick should your vapor barrier 4-6mm
be?
10. If a home has an infestation of wood You do not need to treat the crawlspace or apply
boring beetles on the outside of the vapor barrier. Wood on the outside should be
, Georgia CO Exam - WDO Exam Tested Questions
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home what are the requirements to treated with a pesticide for wood boring beetles
treat the crawlspace? per the label.
11. If conducive conditions are discovered 90 days
within days of treatment and
a WDI report to remedy pests or fungi
in a crawl space the PMP must return
and remedy the issues free of charge
to the customer.
12. If less than 90% of the soil in the crawl divide the sq. ft. of soil in the crawl by 150...and
is covered with a Class 1 vapor barrier that equals
(4 or 6 ml poly).... the square footage of ventilation that is required
to meet the Building Code.
13. If 90% or > of the soil of the crawl space divide the sq. ft. of soil in the crawl by 1,500...and
is covered with a Class 1 vapor barrier that equals
(4 or 6 ml poly)... the square footage of ventilation that is required
to meet the Building Code.
14. What are the minimum treatment If the PPB infestation is in the crawl space, at
standards for the prevention or con- least 70% of the soil of the crawl space must be
trol covered with a vapor barrier and the under-floor
of powder post beetles? space must meet the ventilation standards of the
International Residential Building Code of 1 & 2
Family Homes.
The application of a pesticide registered by EPA
and the Georgia Department of Agriculture, in
strict accordance with the product's registered
directions for use.
15. When wood decay fungi are present in the crawl
space, at least 70% of the soil of the crawl space
, Georgia CO Exam - WDO Exam Tested Questions
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What are the minimum standards for must be covered with a vapor barrier and the
the prevention or control of wood under-floor space must meet the ventilation stan-
decay fungi? dards of the International Residential Building
Code of 1 & 2 Family Homes.
16. If the wood decay fungus in the crawl 1. Cut the visible rhizomorphs and scrape visible
space is water-conducting rot (Poria fungal growth from the
incrassata), the additonal treatment foundation walls.
measures must be met:
2. Removal of all wooden contacts between build-
ings and inside crawl space
soil, other than those wooden supports which
have been treated with
preservatives to a minimum preservative reten-
tion designed for ground
contact.
17. T/F: Is inadequate ventilation a con- Yes! (True)
ducive condition on the Georgia WDI
form?
18. Question #1 - How many standard 1. 65*30 = 1950 (square footage of crawl space)
vents (8" x 16") would be needed 2. 1950/150 (since the crawlspace has less than
to meet the International Residential 70% vapor barrier) = 13
Building Code for a residential crawl 3. 13 * 144 (square inches in a foot) = 1,872
space structure that is 65' long by 30' 4. 1,872/128 (size of the 8X16 vent) = 14.625
wide without a vapor barrier? 5. Since you can't have .625 of a vent you round
2 up to 15
10
15
20
19.
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Question #2 - If that structure in Ques- Why NO? Well...remember that in order for it meet
tion #1 had 15 standard vents with the treatment standard for Powder Post Beetles in
a vent within 3' of each corner of the Rules of the Structural Pest Control Commis-
the structure, no vapor barrier and sion, at least 70% of the soil in the crawl space
the wood was treated with a prod- would need to be covered by a Class 1 vapor
uct that is labeled for control of Pow- barrier (4 mm), ventilation would have to meet
der Post Beetles, would that meet the the requirements of the International Residential
treatment standard in the Rules of Building Code and the wood of the crawl would
the Structural Pest Control Commis- have to be treated with a product that is labeled
sion for control of Powder Post Bee- for the control of Powder Post Beetles. It met the
tles? standard for the International Residential Build-
YES ing Code, the wood of the crawl was treated with
NO a product that was labeled for control of PPBs, but
the crawl space had no vapor barrier. If a vapor
barrier covered at least 70% of the soil of the
crawl, then it would have met the standards.
20. How many standard vents would be 0!
needed to meet the International Res-
idential Building Code for a 1,500
square foot residential crawl space
structure that has a 4 mm vapor bar-
rier that overlaps by 6" and is taped,
provides 100% coverage of the soil of
the crawl space, and extends up the
exterior foundation walls by at least 6"
and is taped and secured to the exteri-
or foundation walls and has mechan-
ical exhaust ventilation that meets
the International Residential Building
Code?
0
