GLOSSARY

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REPLACEMENT (NEW FOR OLD) COVER

An insurance policy rider that provides for the payment of the actual replacement cost, as opposed to depreciated value, of items (usually contents) that are destroyed during a covered peril.


REPLACEMENT COST

The current retail price of an equivalent property; an insurance coverage which pays the full cost of repair, or replacement of items damaged beyond economical repair, payable when the repair or replacement is actually performed.


RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

In insurance claims, a written agreement signed by the claimant, that the insurer does not relinquish its rights under the policy by investigating a loss.


RESERVE

That portion of the assets (funds) of an insurance company that have been set aside to pay current claims that have been reported but not finalized.


RESERVOIR

The _container_ in which micro organisms grow and develop. Most bio pollutants, for example, are found in reservoirs such as standing water or decaying matter.


RESIDUE

Materials carried by air, smoke, water, or other substance that remains after the transporting medium has been removed or dissipated.


RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

Devices that should protect the wearer_s respiratory system from overexposure by inhalation of airborne contaminants.


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

The breathing system. This includes the lungs and all passages to the air outside the body (trachea or _windpipe,_ larynx, mouth and nose), plus the associated nervous system and circulatory supply components.


RESPOND TO CLEANING

To release fire or other residues to a satisfactory degree by the application of restorative cleaning procedures.


RESTORATIVE CLEANING

The application of procedures designed to remove damaging residues from a particular surface while retaining as much of the original character as possible, often requiring the use of specialized or unorthodox techniques and equipment.