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100) Questions andAnswers (Latest Update)
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Thei mosti criticali coursei ofi actioni ini restorationi duringi isi toi ani begini asi sooni asi
possible
respondi quicklyi &i mitigation
Alli restorersi shouldi followi thei standardi ofi carei fori thei wateri restorationi professioni developedi byi
thei restorationi industryi entitledi thei IICRCi .
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toi helpi protecti techniciansi fromi thei manyi hazardsi associatedi withi contaminatedi wateri lossesi
restorersi needi toi havei readyi accessi toi severali items.i thesei itemsi protecti fori alli toi thei body.
potentiali exposures
respiratoryi protectioni regulationsi statei thati thei employeri musti provide
1. medicali evaluations
2. fiti testing
3. training
thei contracti clearlyi statesi thei agreementi betweeni thei buildingi owneri andi thei restorationi
contractor.i thei formi specifiesi whoi isi responsiblei fori paymenti andi shouldi bei signedi worki
begins
before
,thei techniciansi firsti responsibilityi wheni arrivingi ati ai wateri damagei sitei isi toi identifyi communicatei
andi eliminatei ifi reasonablyi possible
safetyi hazards
federali regulationsi applyi toi handlingi ori disturbingi ofi basedi painti andi asbestos
lead
Afteri safetyi concernsi havei beeni addressedi andi thei initiali wateri sourcei hasi beeni stopped,i thei
restoreri musti completei ani evaluationi ofi thei water'si migrationi throughi thei structure.i Duringi thisi
process,i thei restoreri inspectsi alli areas.
potentiallyi affected
thei ultimatei goali isi toi findi thei edgei ofi wateri migrationi whichi movesi ini ai threei dimensionali pathi
throughouti thei structure.i thisi isi accomplishedi acrossi carpetedi surfacesi usingi ai andi acrossi mosti
hardi surfacesi usingi ai (non-penetrating)i moisturei meter.
moisturei sensori ,i non-invasive
wateri fromi ai cleani sourcei withi noi substantiali riski ofi causingi sicknessi ori discomforti isi saidi toi be
categoryi 1
wateri thati hasi significanti degreei ofi chemicali biologicali andi ori physicali contaminationi andi potentiali
toi causei sicknessi ori discomforti isi
categoryi 2
, cleaningi proceduresi musti bei employedi beforei thei dryingi ofi ai categoryi 2i wateri lossi cani continue.i ati
ai minimumi affectedi musti bei removedi andi disposedi ofi andi carpeti musti bei throughlyi
cleanedi usingi ai hoti wateri extractioni method.
carpeti underlay
Wheni wateri intrusioni resultsi fromi ai grosslyi unsanitaryi sourcei ori carriesi (diseasei causing)i
agents,i iti isi saidi toi bei Categoryi 3.
pathogenic
workeri andi occupanti andi safetyi arei thei 1sti priorityi oni everyi sewagei loss.i areasi affectedi
byi categoryi 3i wateri intrusioni arei markedi andi postedi asi potentiallyi hazardous.
health
Variousi cleaningi andi decontaminationi proceduresi musti bei usedi oni Categoryi 3i wateri losses,i
includingi thei removali ofi alli materialsi affectedi byi thei wateri intrusion.
highlyi porous
wheni resistancei isi encounteredi andi performingi properi servicesi ini ai categoryi 3i wateri lossi
becomesi ai challengei restorersi immediatelyi toi preventi liabilityi andi addressi thei conflict.
stopi work
Thirdi partyi expertsi arei commonlyi referredi toi asi Indoori Environmentali Professionals,i ori .
IEP