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Contents PURPOSE AND SCOPE ............................................................................................................................................. i HOW THE PROTOCOLS ARE ORGANIZED ................................................................................................................. ii CONTAMINANTS ..................................................................................................................................... 1 ASBESTOS ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 BELOWGROUND CONTAMINANTS (EXCEPT RADON) ........................................................................................... 3 BUILDING PRODUCTS/MATERIALS EMISSIONS .................................................................................................. 4 CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) AND OTHER COMBUSTION APPLIANCE EMISSIONS (NITROGEN OXIDES, VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS [VOCs] AND PARTICULATES) ........................................... 6 ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE (ETS) ......................................................................................................... 7 GARAGE AIR POLLUTANTS (CO, BENZENE AND OTHER VOCs) ............................................................................ 8 LEAD ................................................................................................................................................................ 9 MOISTURE (MOLD AND OTHER BIOLOGICALS) .................................................................................................. 9 OZONE ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 PESTS ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs) ........................................................................................................... 12 RADON ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 WOOD SMOKE AND OTHER SOLID FUEL EMISSIONS ....................................................................................... 16 CRITICAL BUILDING SYSTEMS FOR HEALTHY INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS ................................................. 17 HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 17 COMBUSTION SAFETY .................................................................................................................................... 18 Vented Combustion Appliances ..................................................................................................................... 18 Unvented Combustion Appliances ................................................................................................................. 20 SOURCE VENTILATION .................................................................................................................................... 21 WHOLE-HOUSE VENTILATION FOR DISTRIBUTED CONTAMINANT SOURCES ..................................................... 22 MULTI-FAMILY VENTILATION ........................................................................................................................... 22 SAFETY ................................................................................................................................................ 23 HOME SAFETY ................................................................................................................................................ 23 JOBSITE SAFETY ............................................................................................................................................ 24 REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................... 26 STANDARDS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................... 26 GUIDANCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 27 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 31 APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................................ 32 APPENDIX A: WORKER PROTECTION ............................................................................................................... 32 APPENDIX B: CLIENT EDUCATION ................................................................................................................... 38 APPENDIX C: ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 43

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