In general, which remediation guidelines/standards should a
remediator be familiar with? - Precise Answer ✔✔S500 (Water)
// S520 (Mold) // NY City Guidelines
The industry standard of care document for mold remediation
contractors is...? - Precise Answer ✔✔S520 Standard for
Professional Mold Remediation
What does "normal fungal ecology" mean? - Precise 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 - Precise 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 - Precise 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? - Precise Answer ✔✔Yes
What are "settled spores" according to the S520? - Precise
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...? - Precise Answer ✔✔Should
The Trigger language term that defines mandatory or regulatory
requirements (S500 & S520) is? - Precise Answer ✔✔Shall
The trigger language term that defines advised or suggested
(S500 & S520) is...? - Precise 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? - Precise 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? - Precise Answer
✔✔Complications
How are situations referred to in the S500 and S520 that limit
the scope and remediation activities? - Precise Answer
✔✔Limitations
Are there federal mold remediation regulations in the US or
Canada? - Precise Answer ✔✔No
What are we trying to protect in a microbial remediation
project? - Precise Answer ✔✔Workers health, other occupants,
unaffected area, HVAC system
What should be the first step in a microbial remediation project?
- Precise Answer ✔✔Identify and eliminate the water source
What is the ultimate cleaning criterion (according to the ACGIH
Bioaerosols) - Precise Answer ✔✔Ability of people to reocc
, What does engineering control mean? - Precise Answer
✔✔Methods and procedures that we implement to protect the
worker & occupants & HVAC system
Name Engineering Controls - Precise Answer ✔✔Isolation with
Containment, Airflow Management, HEPA filtration and
controlled demolition methods
What is not an engineering control? - Precise Answer ✔✔PPE
What is the definition of a micron? - Precise Answer ✔✔One
millionth of a meter
How can evaluate and test an air flow and a pressure
differential? - Precise Answer ✔✔DIGITAL MONOMETER
What does the acronym HEPA stand for? - Precise Answer
✔✔High Efficiency Particulate Air
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HEPA FILTRATION? -
Precise Answer ✔✔removes 99.97% of particulate matter of 0.3
microns and larger
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