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Decommission - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ removal of all materials
and equipment, such as medical supplies, hospital linens, instruments,
and furniture, when remodeling an existing interior space; formal
process to remove something from active status
Decontamination - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ removal or
neutralization of a hazardous material
Decontamination unit - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ isolated area
consisting of two or more chambers constructed to separate the
contained work area from the clean patient-occupied area
Demarcation - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ object that indicates a
boundary or a separation
Designated route - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ path of travel designed
to allow construction materials and personnel to move to or from an area
Dose response - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ change in the effect
caused by differing levels of exposure to a material over an extended
period of time
, Element - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ object or structure in place as
part of a build ing, such as existing fixtures, casework, floors, corridor
walls, ceilings, smoke detectors, and equipment that cannot be removed
Equal air pressure - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ occurs when the air
pressure is the same. Inside and outside of a contained area
Finishes - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ properties of a surface, such as
texture, color, and smoothness, which affect the final appearar;ige
Fire-resistance rating - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ method that
specifies the period of time a wall, floor, or other building component
can withstand the passage of flames, smoke, and gases and remain
structurally sound
Firestop system - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ complete, tested
assembly that prevents the passage of flames, smoke, and toxic gases
through penetrations, joints, or other weaknesses in fire-rated walls and
floors for a specified period of time
Fire wall - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ wall built to prevent the spread
of fire from one area of a structure to another