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In general, which remediation guidelines/standards should a remediator be familiar with? -
correct answer ✔✔S500 (Water) // S520 (Mold) // NY City Guidelines
The industry standard of care document for mold remediation contractors is...? - correct answer
✔✔S520 Standard for Professional Mold Remediation
What does "normal fungal ecology" mean? - correct answer ✔✔Condition 1 // Normal or
uncontaminated building or items // Indoor environment that may have settled spores, fungal
fragments whose identity; location and quantity are reflective of a normal fungal ecology for a
similar indoor environment // no treatment necessary
Describe a Condition 2 - correct answer ✔✔Indoor environment which is primarily
contaminated with settled spores that were dispersed directly or indirectly from a condition 3
area // Spores landed on indoor surfaces or are suspended in the air but are not actively
growing // HEPA vacuuming or damp wiping
Describe a Condition 3 - correct answer ✔✔Indoor environment contaminated with the
presence of actual mold growth and associated spores // Actual growth includes growth that is
active or dormant, visible or hidden
Do you find settled spores in indoor environments with no complaints? - correct answer ✔✔Yes
What are "settled spores" according to the S520? - correct answer ✔✔CONDITION 2 (SETTLED
SPORES HAVE AN UNUSUAL DISTRIBUTION)
,The Trigger language term that defines the "standard of care" in the S500 and S520 is...? -
correct answer ✔✔Should
The Trigger language term that defines mandatory or regulatory requirements (S500 & S520) is?
- correct answer ✔✔Shall
The trigger language term that defines advised or suggested (S500 & S520) is...? - correct
answer ✔✔recommended
How are situations referred to in the S500 and S520 that make a project more difficult or
detailed, but the project can still be performed? - correct answer ✔✔Complexities
How are situations referred to in the S500 and S520 that make a project more intricate or
complex after the start, but the project can still be performed with a change in scope? - correct
answer ✔✔Complications
How are situations referred to in the S500 and S520 that limit the scope and remediation
activities? - correct answer ✔✔Limitations
Are there federal mold remediation regulations in the US or Canada? - correct answer ✔✔No
What are we trying to protect in a microbial remediation project? - correct answer ✔✔Workers
health, other occupants, unaffected area, HVAC system
What should be the first step in a microbial remediation project? - correct answer ✔✔Identify
and eliminate the water source
, What is the ultimate cleaning criterion (according to the ACGIH Bioaerosols) - correct answer
✔✔Ability of people to reocc
What does engineering control mean? - correct answer ✔✔Methods and procedures that we
implement to protect the worker & occupants & HVAC system
Name Engineering Controls - correct answer ✔✔Isolation with Containment, Airflow
Management, HEPA filtration and controlled demolition methods
What is not an engineering control? - correct answer ✔✔PPE
What is the definition of a micron? - correct answer ✔✔One millionth of a meter
How can evaluate and test an air flow and a pressure differential? - correct answer ✔✔DIGITAL
MONOMETER
What does the acronym HEPA stand for? - correct answer ✔✔High Efficiency Particulate Air
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HEPA FILTRATION? - correct answer ✔✔removes 99.97% of
particulate matter of 0.3 microns and larger
What are the three main principles used for protecting people and unaffected environments? -
correct answer ✔✔Isolation of work area, managing air flow and controlled demolition
What are the goals in a microbial remediation project for the remediator and IEP (Indoor
Environmental Professional)? - correct answer ✔✔Preloss conditions // safe & sanitary //
Condition 1 - normal fungal ecology
What factors are necessary for mold growth to occur? - correct answer ✔✔Water source