BAP Risk Management & Mitigation 4

Question 1

During a combustion safety assessment, a draft measurement of -2 Pa at the flue collar of a Category I furnace indicates:

Accepted Answer

Possible spillage or backdrafting condition

Answer

Positive or near-zero pressure at a naturally drafted flue collar suggests combustion gases may be spilling into the living space.

Question 2

What is the PRIMARY purpose of a pressure diagnostic (blower door) in a risk assessment context?

Accepted Answer

Quantifying air leakage that may carry pollutants, moisture, or increase combustion risk

Answer

Blower door testing identifies the building's air leakage rate, which informs risks from pollutant transport, moisture movement, and combustion air supply.

Question 3

Which term describes the process of eliminating a risk entirely by choosing not to engage in the activity that creates it?

Accepted Answer

Risk avoidance

Answer

Risk avoidance removes exposure entirely, such as declining to add a certain product that would introduce hazardous conditions.

Question 4

A building analyst finds asbestos-containing floor tiles in a 1965 home prior to air sealing the basement. The appropriate action is:

Accepted Answer

Document the finding, inform the client, and defer work pending licensed abatement if tiles will be disturbed

Answer

Suspected ACM must be reported and properly abated by a licensed contractor before any work that could disturb the material.

Question 5

When assessing risk from unvented combustion appliances in a tight home, which pollutant is of GREATEST concern for immediate occupant safety?

Accepted Answer

Carbon monoxide

Answer

Carbon monoxide is odorless, colorless, and binds to hemoglobin, making it the most acutely lethal combustion byproduct.

(BAP) Building Analyst Professional Practice Test

(BAP) Building Analyst Professional Practice Test

BAP Risk Management & Mitigation 4