Virginia
(INS) Insulation & Weather Stripping Contracting
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Commonwealth of Virginia DPOR Board of Contractors 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400 Richmond, VA 23233 (804) 367-8511
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PSI Services LLC 3210 E. Tropicana Las Vegas, NV 89121 Phone: (855) 340-3910
Exam Type
OPEN BOOK
Exam Content
Subject Areas
# of Questions
General Knowledge & Theory
10
Plan Reading, Materials, Estimating & Take-Offs
4
Spray-On Application
4
Batt/Roll Insulation
4
Blown or Loose-Fill Insulation
3
Rigid-Board & Reflective Insulation
2
Ventilation
3
Vapor Retarders
4
Safety
6
Total number of test questions:
40
Time allowed (minutes):
90
Scope of Work
Service that provides for the installation, repair, improvement, or removal of materials classified as insulating media used for the sole purpose of temperature control or sound control of residential and commercial buildings. It does not include the insulation of mechanical equipment and ancillary lines and piping. The RBC, CBC, HIC and CIC specialties also provide for this function.
Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
CFR Title 29, Part 1926 Selections (OSHA), 2013, PSI
2.
Carpentry and Building Construction, 2016 (Student Edition), John & Mark Feirer, McGraw-Hill (Amazon version number in description is wrong)
3.
Insulation Handbook, 2000, Richard Y. Bynum, Jr
NOTICE: AS of 5/1/25, only the 2021 versions of ICC codes will be used to create questions for specialty exams.
Available Study Materials
This study guide only covers the OSHA portion of the PSI exam.
PSI OSHA Selections, 2013 Study Guide
$49.95
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