NACE CIP 1 Exam Questions Guide
standards
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a term applied to codes, specs, recommended practices, procedures, classifications, test methods, and guides that provide interchangeability and compatibility.
enhance quality, safety, and economy. published by a standards development group of organization
How does NACE define the inspector's role?
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The inspector's role is that of a quality control technician responsible for observing and reporting conformance or deviation from the project specification.
what is the inspector’s responsibility when it comes to safety on a project?
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safety enforcement is NOT the role of the inspector. However, the inspector is responsible to report any issues that may affect the project
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Name some tests that may need to be conducted during surface preparation and coating operations.
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surface temp, relative humidity, dew point, anchor profile, surface cleanliness
Name some of the documentation/reports that may be required to be maintained on a coatings project.
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daily reports, weekly summary, materials usage reports, manpower and equipment, Non-conformance and conformance reports
what the most important characteristics of a good report
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accurate, detailed, objective
what is the inspector’s primary responsibility and what should he/she not do as it pertains to the specs?
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inspector’s role is to ENFORCE specs only. inspector should NOT make any changes to specs
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what type of information could you expect to find on a product data sheet?
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surface prep and application info, such as recommended surface cleanliness, application methods, and equipment sizes.
also environmental parameters like max and min application temps, curing times, recoat windows
what type of information could you expect to find on sds sheets?
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health, safety, environmental.necessary PPE.physical characteristics emergency responder info
dew point
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The temperature at which condensation begins to form on a steel surface
Infrared thermometer
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devices that measure temp, using blackbody radiation emitted from objects
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Magnetic Surface Contact Thermometer
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One of the most common instruments used to determine substrate temps.
Psychrometric Chart
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a graph of physical properties of moist air at a constant pressure (often equated to elevation relative to sea level)
Psychrometric Tables
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Booklet used to a determine the relative humidity and dew point temperature of air
relative humidity
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The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature
Repeatability
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The ability of the instrument to give the same readings under similar ambient and target conditions.
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