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You on a job and observe the coating is being applied in an unacceptable manner. As the inspector you should
- report to the contractor’s supervisor
- report to the owner’s representative
Which standard gives guidelines for how many DFT measurements should be taken in a given area?
ISO 19840
A pre-job conference should be held
After bids have been submitted and contracts signed
Which of the following are goals of a pre-job conference?
- review and discuss the scope of work
- discuss lines of communication between parties
- discuss and clarify inspector’s responsibilities and authority
What is one of the inspector’s roles at a pre-job conference?
Clarify reporting requirements
According to ASTM D 4417 Method B - 2014, when taking measurements using a profile gauge, at each location you should make
ten (10) readings per location, record the maximum value. Determine mean (average) for all maximum values as the reported profile.
Daily reports or weekly reports should be written in
pen
inspection records may be used to
- help in resolving legal or arbitration disputes
- assist owners in the evaluation of the applicator performance
- asset owners in the evaluation of the inspector’s performance
- determine total cost of the project
a typical daily report should include which of the following? select all that apply.
- description of manpower and equipment used by contractor
- explanation of work stoppages
- list of environmental conditions
The inspector’s log book is a personal chronicle of what happened on a daily basis and is usually
retained by the inspector
generally speaking, on a typical coating project overall safety is the responsibility of
a certified safety professional
when applying coatings, generally high relative humidity
slows solvent evaporation
which is an advantage of airless spray compared to conventional air spray?
faster production rate
You arrive to inspect a bridge repainting project where the containment (enclosure) has already been erected but dehumidification is not being used. What inspection challenges do you expect specific to working inside the containment? (select all that apply)
- illumination
- control of temperature and humidity
improper atomization of the coating may cause which of the following? (select all that apply)
- uneven DFT
- dry spray
- overspray
high viscosity due to low temperature should be corrected by
- adding extra thinner
- heating the coating
SSPC Technology Guide No. 12 states coating inspection requires a minimum of which of the following?
50 foot candles (538 lumens)
one major advantage of conventional spray is
application control
When using a wet film thickness (WFT) comb/gauge, the measurement should be taken
immediately after the coating is applied
when reporting the welt film thickness from a wet film thickness comb/gauge (WFT) you report
the last tooth that has coating on it
solvent borne inorganic zinc primer is being applied with airless spray to a complex bridge with difficult access for application. The contractor is having difficulty with high DFT resulting in mkudcracking. What application method might be a good alternative?
Conventional spray
An advantage of magnetic pull-off DFT (Banana) gauge is that it?
Is intrinsically safe
you myst take a measurement with a dial type magnetic pull-off dry film thickness (DFT) gauge . What is the minimum recommendation distance away from am edge that you can reliably take a measurement?
2.5 cm (1 inch)
The testing procedure for water soluble ferrous salts is
Potassium Ferricyanide Test
A well written specification requires a surface profile depth defined as
a range of measurements
You are reviewing the documentation for a tank painting project and notice there is a conflict between the project specification and the manufacturer’s product data sheet on the required DFT of the primer. The owner is not reachable for clarification. What should be done?
Follow the specification
You know that you are sensitive to amines, but not polyamides. What document would you review prior to arriving on the job site to know whether amines will be used?
Safety Data Sheet (SDS), formerly MSDS
Will
The owner is responsible for performing the action
Should
The contractor is strongly recommended but not requires to perform this action
May
The contractor has open choice on actions
Shall
The contractor is requires to perform this action
Adding an incorrect solvent to a coating may cause
Non-drying or non-curing
You have been reassigned to a coating project which has been running for over a year. You find chalking on some of the coatings applied early in the project. What coating type would you first suspect?
Epoxy
After a cold night, you find that the epoxy amine midcoat applied the day before has blushed. The optimum (best) resolution when amine blush is found is too?
consult the coating manufacturer
The formation of small bowl-shaped depressions in the coating film caused by air trapped in the coating is called
catering
failure of a plural component coating to cure is frequently caused by
wrong mix ratio (metering)
As an inspector on a bridge painting project, prior to abrasive blasting, which blasting safety items would you expect to see? (select all that apply)
- deadman valve
- connections wired/clipped
- supplied air hood
one of the most common causes of blisters in a coating film is
surface contamination
you have been inspecting a tank repainting project and suspect the surface was not cleaned properly, but the coating has already been applied. What should you do?
consult the owner for guidance
you are the inspector on a painting project prior to airless spray application. which of the following airless sprat safety items would you expect to see? (select all the apply)
- tip guard
- connections wired/clipped
- gun safety
you have a 10 mil (254 micron) conductive coating on a nonconductive surface and need to check for holidays and discontinuities. how would you perform the inspection?
Visually, you cannot use a holiday detector