MALB_2014 with 1-21 Revisions

Conducting Measurements of Radon and Radon ANSI/AARST MALB-2014 with 1/21 Revisions Decay Products in Schools and Large Buildings 26 e) Radon Information Sources Information shall be provided for obtaining federal or state guidance documents and contacting the State Radon Office or equivalent authority where the test is conducted; and f) Measurement professional(s) The measurement professional(s) responsible for adherence to protocols onsite, during deployment and retrieval activities, and the measurement professional(s) responsible for quality procedures, such as during planning, implementation and reporting, shall be identified, to include: 1) their name, address and phone number(s), 2) their relevant radon measurement certification or license number(s), and 3) their legally binding signature (manual, or electronic in conformance with the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce [E-SIGN] Act). 8.2.2 Summary of measurement results Summary reports shall provide a summary of information that is pertinent to further actions or procedures that may be required relative to mitigation decisions, to include information required in a), b), c) and d) of this Section 8.2.2 . a) Elevated concentrations S ummary reports shall describe locations where test results meet or exceed the action level . b) Upper floors When elevated radon concentrations are found in upper floor test locations, summary reports shall clearly recommend that evaluations for determining the cause be conducted without delay. c) Follow-up procedures S ummary reports shall identify all locations that still need to be tested or retested to comply with requirements in this standard. d) Unoccupied non-residential rooms Where nonresidential ground-contact locations, that are part of conditioned space , were not tested because they were not occupied, summary reports shall recommend either testing or that testing be conducted if occupied in the future. 8.2.3 Reliability of the measurements S ummary reports shall provide statements regarding reliability and shortcomings of the measurement procedures in accordance with requirements a), b), c), d) and e) of this Section 8.2.3 . Detailed elaboration is permitted to be included in summary report attachments. a) Quality assurance summary statements A summary statement regarding QC measurements shall be provided that conveys: 1. Confirmation of compliance with QC measurements requirements; and 2. Descriptions of any QC measurements that were missing or fell outside of control tolerances established in ANSI/AARST MS-QA “Radon Measurement Systems Quality Assurance.” b) Temporary conditions Where temporary building conditions or other factors are observed that are known or suspected to cause a test to not reflect occupant risk from radon , summary reports shall recommend retesting the affected location(s). Temporary conditions subject to this requirement include: 1. The property, dwelling or portion of the building tested was not operated under occupied operating conditions because it was vacant during the test period;