Code Compliance Flashcards

Under SSPC Guide 6, which containment class provides the highest level of emission control, with rigid or impermeable walls and negative air pressure?

Answer: Class 1A

Class 1A containment uses rigid or impermeable materials, fully sealed joints, and mechanical ventilation that keeps negative pressure.

Under federal RCRA rules, a site that generates no more than how much hazardous waste per month is a Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG)?

Answer: 100 kg

VSQGs generate 100 kg or less of non-acute hazardous waste per calendar month.

Coating the inside of a water tank during a construction project falls under which OSHA confined space standard?

Answer: 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA

Construction confined space work is covered by 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA (1926.1200–1213), which took effect in 2015.

Under 29 CFR 1926.62, what must the employer create when lead exposures are above the PEL?

Answer: A written compliance program

Employers must create and carry out a written compliance program before work starts whenever exposures exceed the lead PEL.

Which SSPC document covers field methods for retrieving and analyzing soluble salts on steel and other nonporous surfaces?

Answer: SSPC-Guide 15

SSPC-Guide 15 describes field methods for extracting and measuring soluble salts such as chlorides before coating.

Under NESHAP 6H, how often must painters who spray target-HAP coatings repeat their required training and certification?

Answer: Every 5 years

Subpart 6H requires spray-application training to be refreshed at least every five years.

Industry specifications commonly require the steel surface temperature to be at least how much above the dew point during coating application?

Answer: 5°F (3°C)

Most specifications require at least a 5°F (3°C) margin above dew point to prevent condensation under the coating.