Housing

Question 1

GFI

Answer 1

Ground Fault Interrupter outlets should be installed near water to prevent electrocution

Question 2

Most frequently reported accident in the home

Answer 2

Falling (from the same height)

Check for loose stair rails, turned up carpeting etc.

Question 3

Asbestos

Answer 3

Cancer causing mineral used as insulation in older homes.

Must be removed by licensed abatement company.

Question 4

Lead-based Paint

Answer 4

Simple colorimetric test to determine existence.

Must be removed by licensed abatement.

Question 5

Radon

Answer 5

Carcinogenic gas that can enter the home from the ground below.

Special test kit required.

Adequate ventilation will remove it.

Question 6

Public Housing

Answer 6

Tenant-occupied, multiple unit residences, usually owned by municipal authority or other public entity.

Typically; Apartments.

Question 7

Public Lodging

Answer 7

Short-term stay, multi-unit residences.

e.g. hotels, motels, b&b, dorms, etc.

Question 8

Sick Building Syndrome

Answer 8

A condition affecting office workers, typically marked by headaches and respiratory problems, attributed to unhealthy or stressful factors in the working environment such as poor ventilation.

Question 9

Minimum are for a living space

Answer 9

100 sq ft

70 sq ft for any additional room

No direction can be less than 7 ft

Question 10

Name 4 methods of cross connection control

Answer 10

Air Gaps

Backflow Preventers

Vacuum Breakers

Indirect Waste Piping

Question 11

Drain line of an ice machine should connect to the sewer system through an

Answer 11

Open receptacle with an air gap

Question 12

Vent gasses from a coal-burning furnace combined with high moisture inside a chimney will form

Answer 12

Sulfuric Acid

Question 13

What is the PRIMARY cause of death resulting from automobile exhaust accumulation in garages?

Answer 13

Carbon monoxide

Question 14

The end of a waste pipe should terminate below the rim of a sink directly connected to the drainage system by at least

Answer 14

2’’

Question 15

A “S” trap is not considered legal in most state plumbing codes due to which of the following factors

Answer 15

They are not vented. (Sewer gases could get into your home)

Question 16

Name 3 products that are traditional formaldehyde air pollution sources

Answer 16

Cosmetics

Particle Board (composite woods)

Computer emissions

Question 17

Long term effects of lead poisoning include

Answer 17

Learning disabilities

Question 18

Exposure to lead is most dangerous for what group of people

Answer 18

Children 6 years and younger

Question 19

A stud is a unit of building construction that is intended as what kind of support

Answer 19

Vertical support

Question 20

What is a joist used as

Answer 20

Horizontal support

Question 21

What is a footing drain

Answer 21

A drain near the basement of a structure to direct water away from the building.

It prevents damage to the footer and foundation

To control moisture

Question 22

The chimney of the house should be a minimum of ______ above the highest structure of the home

Answer 22

3 feet

Question 23

The horizontal part of the stairs is the

Answer 23

Tread

Question 24

The vertical part of the stairs is the

Answer 24

Riser

Question 25

Failing footers often result in

Answer 25

Cracked or displaced foundations

Question 26

A plastic ground cover sealed to the foundation should be placed on the ground in the crawl space of the home to

Answer 26

Control moisture in the crawl space

Question 27

Where would you place a termite shield

Answer 27

Between the foundation and the sill

Question 28

The maximum size of a stair riser height

Answer 28

8 1/4 inches

Question 29

Minimum stair tread depth

Answer 29

9 inches

Question 30

What is the minimum acceptable level for radon in a single family home?

Answer 30

4 pci/l (picocuries per liter)