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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
What is the best way to prevent mold growth in a building? ✔Correct Answer-Keep building dry
and when wet, dry immediately and expediently
What can create odors in wet buildings? ✔Correct Answer-Wet building materials
Define positive pressure in a space? ✔Correct Answer-When air is supplied to a space than taken
out
Define negative pressure in a space? ✔Correct Answer-When air is taken out of the space
What is a local containment? ✔Correct Answer-Enclosure in a work area that is contained with
poly
What can laser particle counters be used for? ✔Correct Answer-Effectiveness of our hepa filters