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Jamb
Interior sides of door and window framing.
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Jaundice
A medical condition brought about from contact with a certain bacteria and resulting exposure. Exposures of jaundice to employees can cause liver damage and loss of life. See Tetanus
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Job Minimums
The minimum costs that a contractor must charge to meet overhead and make a reasonable profit.
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Job Supervisor
The individual who has the title of supervisor%u002C or who has been designated by company management to supervise the job and other employees. Contractor Note%u003A In the case of two or more equal employees on the job%u002C the job supervisor is the employee having more knowledge about the tasks to which they are to preform. In all jobs having more than one employee preforming a task%u002C a job supervisor will be designated. Health and Safety Note%u003A Part of the job supervisors responsibilities is maintaining the health and safety for all other employees while on the job. Not designating a job supervisor and not having a trained supervisor on the job managing other employees is a potential OSHA violation.
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Joint and Deveral Liability
The legal principle%u002C held by courts to apply to waste and hazardous clean-up jobs%u002C that allows one party to be held responsible for an entire liability if that party contributed to the liability in part. In a property damage%u002C the joint and several liability principle does not prevent the party held to be jointly and severally liable from legally pursuing other parties for their share of the cleanup.
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Joint Compound
An ingredient consisting of a chemical mixture of powders and water that produces a thick paste used for filling joints of drywall and tile. Mitigation Note%u003A Joint compounds for drywall when they are allowed to remain wet for some time will liquify%u002C resulting in their release from the drywall and the drywall tape.
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Joint Tape
A perforated paper tape usually 3%u0022 wide that is embedded in a paste joint compound used to fill and seal over drywall joints.
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Joints
Connection areas where similar building materials and components are pieced or matched together. Education Note%u003A Joints are the separation between matching materials such as drywall or paneling. Some joints are filled such as drywall tape joints and sealed carpet seams%u002C while other joints are butted next to each other and they are purposely left exposed but are not easily picked up by the eye%u002C such as at wood paneling%u002C vinyl flooring and wall paper joints. Mitigation Note%u003A Water damages results in saturation and swelling of materials at their joints and the release of mastics and adhesives.
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Jute Browning
A condition brought about from wet or damp jute backing%u002C typically found in jute backed carpet and jute carpet pad. Mitigation Note%u003A Jute browning is a stain discoloration%u002C caused by migration of the natural dyes in jute%u002C then the loose dyes wick up through and to the face fibers or the surface of a fabric. Some stain discolorations can be corrected with professional help. But for the most part%u002C as a result of water damage%u002C the stains to a material or fabric%u002C most often results in physical damage%u002C and they are beyond reasonable repair. See Jute Material
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Jute Material
A natural cellulosic fiber made from plants and produced as a fabric or material. Jute backing on carpets is the secondary backing. Jute pad is the underlayment which a carpet is placed over. Mitigation Note%u003A Jute in the presence of high humidity or a water damage%u002C will support fungi very rapidly%u002C typically within several days from the date of moisture exposure. Jute pad and carpet backing are not common materials in today%u0027s world of floor covering%u002C they have been replaced with synthetic pad and carpet backing. Once a jute material has been identified during a flood condition%u002C especially as a carpet backing or pad%u002C the jute material should be considered for removal and replacement. See Jute Browning
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