WRT CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
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1. Medical Hevaluations
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Ha H
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HProfessionals, Hor H .
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
The Hmost Hcritical Hcourse Hof Haction Hin Hrestorative Hdrying His Hto H and Hbegin H as
Hs Hoon Has Hpossible. H- Hcorrect Hanswer-respond Hquickly H& Hmitigation
All Hrestorers Hshould Hfollow Hthe Hstandard Hof Hcare Hfor Hthe Hwater Hrestoration Hprofession
Hdeveloped Hby Hthe Hre Hstoration Hindustry Hentitled Hthe HIICRC H H H . H- Hcorrect Hanswer-
S500
To Hhelp Hprotect Htechnicians Hfrom Hthe Hmany Hhazards Hassociated Hwith Hcontaminated Hwater
Hlosses, Hrestorers Hneed Hto Hhave Hready Haccess Hto Hseveral Hitems. HThese Hitems Hprotect Hfor Hall
H to Hthe
Hbo Hdy. H- Hcorrect Hanswer-potential Hexposures
Respiratory Hprotection Hregulations Hstate Hthat Hthe Hemployer Hmust Hprovide: H- Hcorrect Hanswer-
1. Medical Hevaluations
2. Fit Htesting
3. Training
The Hcontract Hclearly Hstates Hthe Hagreement Hbetween Hthe Hbuilding Howner Hand Hthe Hrestoration
Hcontractor. HT Hhe Hform Hspecifies Hwho His Hresponsible Hfor Hpayment Hand Hshould Hbe Hsigned H
work Hbegins. H-
correct H answer-before
The Htechnicians Hfirst Hresponsibility Hwhen Harriving Hat Ha Hwater Hdamage Hsite His Hto Hidentify,
Hcommunicate, Hand Heliminate H if Hreasonably Hpossible. H- Hcorrect Hanswer-safety Hhazards
,Federal Hregulations Happly Hto Hthe Hhandling Hof H H H H based Hpaint Hand Hasbestos. H- Hcorrect
Hanswer-lead
After Hsafety Hconcerns Hhave Hbeen Haddressed Hand Hthe Hinitial Hwater Hsource Hhas Hbeen
Hstopped, Hthe Hrestorer Hmust Hcomplete Han Hevaluation Hof Hthe Hwater's Hmigration Hthrough Hthe
Hstructure. HDuring Hthis Hprocess, Hthe Hres Htorer Hinspects Hall H areas. H- Hcorrect Hanswer-
potentially Haffected
, The Hultimate Hgoal His Hto Hfind Hthe H"edge" Hof Hwater Hmigration, Hwhich Hmoves Hin Ha Hthree-
dimensional Hpath Hthroughout Hthe Hstructure. HThis His Haccomplished Hacross Hcarpeted Hsurfaces Husing
Ha H
, Hand Hacross Hmost Hhard Hsurfaces Husing Ha H - (non-penetrating) Hmoisture
Hmeter. H- Hcorrect Hanswer-moisture Hsensor H& Hnon-invasive
Water Hfrom Ha Hclean Hsource Hwith Hno Hsubstantial Hrisk Hof Hcausing Hsickness Hof Hdiscomfort His Hsaid
Hto Hbe H
_ Hwater. H- Hcorrect Hanswer-Category H1
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Hand Ha Hpotenti Hal Hto Hcause Hsickness Hor Hdiscomfort His _. H- Hcorrect Hanswer-Category H2
CleaningBprocedures Hmust Hbe Hemployed Hbefore Hthe Hdrying Hof Ha HCategory H2 Hwater Hloss Hcan
Hcontinue. HAt Ha Hminimum, Haffected H (or Hpad) Hmust Hbe Hremoved Hand Hdisposed Hof,
Hand Hcarpet Hmust Hbe Hth Hroughly Hcleaned Husing Hhot Hwater Hextraction Hmethod. H- Hcorrect
Hanswer-carpet Hunderlay
When Hwater Hintrusion Hresults Hfrom Ha Hgrossly Hunsanitary Hsource Hor Hcarries H (disease Hcausing)
Ha Hgents, Hit His Hsaid Hto Hbe HCategory H3. H- Hcorrect Hanswer-pathogenic
Workers Hand Hoccupant H and Hsafety Hare Hthe Hfirst Hpriority Hon Hevery Hsewage Hloss. HAreas
Haffected Hby HC Hategory H3 Hwater Hintrusion Hare Hmarked Hand Hposted Has Hpotentially
Hhazardous. H- Hcorrect Hanswer-health
Various Hcleaning Hand Hdecontamination Hprocedures Hmust Hbe Hused Hon HCategory H3 Hwater
Hlosses, Hincluding Ht Hhe Hremoval Hof Hall H materials Haffected Hby Hthe Hwater Hintrusion. H-
Hcorrect Hanswer-
highly Hporous
When Hresistance His Hencountered Hand Hperforming Hproper Hservices Hin Ha HCategory H3 Hwater
Hloss Hbecomes Ha Hc Hhallenge, Hrestorers H immediately Hto Hprevent Hliability Hand Haddress Hthe
Hconflict. H- Hcorrect Hanswer- Hstop Hwork
Third Hparty Hexperts Hare Hcommonly Hreferred Hto Has HIndoor HEnvironmental
HProfessionals, Hor H .
H- Hcorrect Hanswer-IEPs
Losses Hwhere Hregulated Hor Hhazardous Hmaterials Hhave Hcontaminated Hthe Hstructure Hdo Hnot Hchange