WATER RESTORATION MAIN EXAMS SET QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔before - ✔✔The contract clearly states the agreement between the building owner
and the restoration contractor.
✔✔safety hazards - ✔✔The technicians first responsibility when arriving at a water
damage site is to identify communicate and eliminate if reasonably possible
✔✔lead - ✔✔Federal regulations apply to handling or disturbing of based paint and
asbestos
✔✔potentially affected - ✔✔After safety concerns have been addressed and the initial
water source has been stopped, the restorer must complete an evaluation of the water's
migration through the structure.
✔✔moisture sensor, non-invasive - ✔✔This is accomplished across carpeted surfaces
using a moisture sensor and across most hard surfaces using a moisture meter.
✔✔category 1 - ✔✔water from a clean source with no substantial risk of causing
sickness or discomfort is said to be
✔✔category 2 - ✔✔water that has significant degree of chemical biological and or
physical contamination and potential to cause sickness or discomfort is
✔✔carpet underlay - ✔✔cleaning procedures must be employed before the drying of a
category 2 water loss can continue.
✔✔pathogenic - ✔✔When water intrusion results from a grossly unsanitary source or
carries (disease causing) agents, it is said to be Category 3.
✔✔health - ✔✔worker and occupant and safety are the 1st priority on every sewage
loss.
✔✔highly porous - ✔✔Various cleaning and decontamination procedures must be used
on Category 3 water losses, including the removal of all intrusion.
✔✔stop work - ✔✔when resistance is encountered and performing proper services in a
category 3 water loss becomes a challenge restorers.
✔✔IEP - ✔✔Third party experts are commonly referred to as Indoor Environmental
Professionals, or
, ✔✔category - ✔✔Losses where regulated or hazardous materials have contaminated
the structure do not change the category of water.
✔✔materially interested - ✔✔pre-existing conditions should be identified documented
and communicated to all parties during the initial inspection.
✔✔primary and secondary - ✔✔when carpet delimitation has occurred, further damage
is very likely.
✔✔improper - ✔✔there are number of causes for carpet delimitation many of them
relates to restoration activities.
✔✔60% - ✔✔Many building materials will absorb excess water vapor and suffer
damage, especially when air is allowed to remain above 60% relative humidity.
✔✔equalize and secondary - ✔✔Hygroscopic materials gain and lose moisture
continually in an effort to equalize with the water content in the surrounding air mass.
✔✔R-Value - ✔✔inspection access holes are used to ensure that blown-in insulation
has not compacted and lost its R-Value.
✔✔removed - ✔✔Wet compressed insulation should be removed.
✔✔ evaporation - ✔✔Rate of drying after water extraction.
✔✔document, take pictures and advise the parties - ✔✔Action to take if pre-existing
damage is found.
✔✔Knee kicker and carpet awl - ✔✔Two tools necessary to disengage the carpet.
✔✔delamination - ✔✔Separation of the primary and secondary bakings of the carpet.
✔✔Improper handling and stretching - ✔✔Causes of delamination.
✔✔Only as a last resort - ✔✔When it is okay to cut carpet seams.
✔✔Ease of installation - ✔✔Purpose of the skin on carpet cushion.
✔✔Medical evaluation and fit testing - ✔✔Requirements before a technician can wear a
respirator.
✔✔Safety - ✔✔First responsibility when arriving at any water loss.
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔before - ✔✔The contract clearly states the agreement between the building owner
and the restoration contractor.
✔✔safety hazards - ✔✔The technicians first responsibility when arriving at a water
damage site is to identify communicate and eliminate if reasonably possible
✔✔lead - ✔✔Federal regulations apply to handling or disturbing of based paint and
asbestos
✔✔potentially affected - ✔✔After safety concerns have been addressed and the initial
water source has been stopped, the restorer must complete an evaluation of the water's
migration through the structure.
✔✔moisture sensor, non-invasive - ✔✔This is accomplished across carpeted surfaces
using a moisture sensor and across most hard surfaces using a moisture meter.
✔✔category 1 - ✔✔water from a clean source with no substantial risk of causing
sickness or discomfort is said to be
✔✔category 2 - ✔✔water that has significant degree of chemical biological and or
physical contamination and potential to cause sickness or discomfort is
✔✔carpet underlay - ✔✔cleaning procedures must be employed before the drying of a
category 2 water loss can continue.
✔✔pathogenic - ✔✔When water intrusion results from a grossly unsanitary source or
carries (disease causing) agents, it is said to be Category 3.
✔✔health - ✔✔worker and occupant and safety are the 1st priority on every sewage
loss.
✔✔highly porous - ✔✔Various cleaning and decontamination procedures must be used
on Category 3 water losses, including the removal of all intrusion.
✔✔stop work - ✔✔when resistance is encountered and performing proper services in a
category 3 water loss becomes a challenge restorers.
✔✔IEP - ✔✔Third party experts are commonly referred to as Indoor Environmental
Professionals, or
, ✔✔category - ✔✔Losses where regulated or hazardous materials have contaminated
the structure do not change the category of water.
✔✔materially interested - ✔✔pre-existing conditions should be identified documented
and communicated to all parties during the initial inspection.
✔✔primary and secondary - ✔✔when carpet delimitation has occurred, further damage
is very likely.
✔✔improper - ✔✔there are number of causes for carpet delimitation many of them
relates to restoration activities.
✔✔60% - ✔✔Many building materials will absorb excess water vapor and suffer
damage, especially when air is allowed to remain above 60% relative humidity.
✔✔equalize and secondary - ✔✔Hygroscopic materials gain and lose moisture
continually in an effort to equalize with the water content in the surrounding air mass.
✔✔R-Value - ✔✔inspection access holes are used to ensure that blown-in insulation
has not compacted and lost its R-Value.
✔✔removed - ✔✔Wet compressed insulation should be removed.
✔✔ evaporation - ✔✔Rate of drying after water extraction.
✔✔document, take pictures and advise the parties - ✔✔Action to take if pre-existing
damage is found.
✔✔Knee kicker and carpet awl - ✔✔Two tools necessary to disengage the carpet.
✔✔delamination - ✔✔Separation of the primary and secondary bakings of the carpet.
✔✔Improper handling and stretching - ✔✔Causes of delamination.
✔✔Only as a last resort - ✔✔When it is okay to cut carpet seams.
✔✔Ease of installation - ✔✔Purpose of the skin on carpet cushion.
✔✔Medical evaluation and fit testing - ✔✔Requirements before a technician can wear a
respirator.
✔✔Safety - ✔✔First responsibility when arriving at any water loss.
