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... adjuster when he or she arrives. The estimate should contain: detailed specifications of the proposed repairs, and detailed repair cost prices and replacement prices. 8. Take photos of the damaged areas. These will help you with the presentation of your claim and will assist the adjuster in the investigation of your claim. 9. Even if home or business furnishings and effects look like total losses, ' do not get rid of them until after they have been examined by an adjuster. 10. If your car has been damaged or submerged in a flood, move it to high ground and let it dry out. Do not attempt to start or operate it until it is thoroughly dried. 11. Wooden furniture should be cleaned as quickly as possible. Avoid rubbing in abrasives such as ash, plaster, or wallboard particles that have fallen on furniture surfaces. 12. Your dry cleaning establishment can help you evaluate the cleaning or restoration costs for clothing, furs, and draperies. 13. Metal objects, including guns, drapery rods, and the electric motors in home appliances should be dried and rubbed or sprayed with oil to prevent corrosion. Radios, televisions, and other electronic systems should also be dried out, but not oiled. 14. Bedding and upholstered furniture must be dried immediately if saturated with water. Vacuuming will remove some of the odor and grit left by smoke damage, but these items should be separated from other possessions since they may affect nearby items. 15. Antiques, paintings, art objects, silver, and brass must be given special care. Dry them ...
https://completemarkets.com/Article/article-post/1660/SAFETY-AND-SURVIVAL-IN-AN-EARTHQUAKE-PART-1/
... they may be able to distinguish characteristics among the foreshocks that will enable them to detect early warning signals about the size and location of a pending large earthquake. However, prediction is still in its infancy, and you cannot afford to wait for a warning before beginning to make preparations for safety and survival in an earthquake. DURING THE EARTHQUAKE Stay Calm! Try to Calm and Reassure Others. If you are indoors, stay there! Get under a sturdy table or desk or brace yourself in a doorway or corner. Move to an inside hallway when possible. Choose a location which will allow you air to breathe in the event the building collapses around you. Stay clear of windows, bookcases, china cabinets, heavy mirrors, hanging plants, and other heavy objects. Watch out for falling plaster. If you are outside, move to an open area away from power lines, power poles, trees, walls, and chimneys. If you are on a sidewalk near buildings, duck into a doorway to protect yourself from falling bricks, glass, plaster, and other debris. In a crowded store or other public place, do not rush for exits. Move away from display shelves containing objects that may fall. In a high-rise building, get under a desk and stay away from windows. Stay in the buildings on the same floor. Avoid using the elevators, since the power may go off. Don't be surprised if the fire alarm or sprinkler systems go on. If you are in your car, pull to the side of the road and stop the car. Do ...
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... adjuster when he or she arrives. The estimate should contain: detailed specifications of the proposed repairs, and detailed repair cost prices and replacement prices. 8. Take photos of the damaged areas. These will help you with the presentation of your claim and will assist the adjuster in the investigation of your claim. 9. Even if home or business furnishings and effects look like total losses, ' do not get rid of them until after they have been examined by an adjuster. 10. If your car has been damaged or submerged in a flood, move it to high ground and let it dry out. Do not attempt to start or operate it until it is thoroughly dried. 11. Wooden furniture should be cleaned as quickly as possible. Avoid rubbing in abrasives such as ash, plaster, or wallboard particles that have fallen on furniture surfaces. 12. Your dry cleaning establishment can help you evaluate the cleaning or restoration costs for clothing, furs, and draperies. 13. Metal objects, including guns, drapery rods, and the electric motors in home appliances should be dried and rubbed or sprayed with oil to prevent corrosion. Radios, televisions, and other electronic systems should also be dried out, but not oiled. 14. Bedding and upholstered furniture must be dried immediately if saturated with water. Vacuuming will remove some of the odor and grit left by smoke damage, but these items should be separated from other possessions since they may affect nearby items. 15. Antiques, paintings, art objects, silver, and brass must be given special care. Dry them ...
https://completemarkets.com/Article/article-post/1623/INDOOR-AIR-QUALITY-AND-HOW-TO-IMPROVE-IT/
... in ventilation system, moldy ceiling tiles, and mildewed carpets) . b) Clean and disinfect non-porous surfaces where microbial growth has occurred with detergents, chlorine-generating slimicides, or other biocides and ensuring that these cleaners have been removed before air-handling units are turned on. c) Maintain indoor air relative humidity below 60% (50% where cold surfaces are in contact with room air) . d) Adjust intake of outdoor air to avoid contamination from nearby soil, vegetable debris, cooling towers, or sanitary stacks unless air is adequately conditioned. ASBESTOS AND RADON Although acute health effects are not associated with asbestos and radon, we mention them due to recent concerns about their health effects. Asbestos may be found in: insulation and other building materials such as floor tiles, dry wall compounds, reinforced plaster. During renovation or maintenance operations, asbestos may be dislodged and become airborne. Evaluation of employee exposure to asbestos will normally be covered under the OSHA Asbestos standard. Radon may occur in the ground beneath buildings, building materials, and groundwater. Chronic exposure may lead to increased risk of lung cancer from alpha radiation. ADMINISTRATIVE IAQ CONTROLS Administrative control practices including programs that change the behavioral patterns of occupants. Minimize Exposure. Exposure should be minimized by limiting occupancy of contaminated airspace, limiting use of offending sources to specific areas or times, or evacuating contaminated areas until they can be ventilated adequately. 1) Isolate, if feasible, areas of renovation, painting, carpet laying, pesticide application, etc., from occupied areas that are not under construction. 2) If possible, perform ...