Asbestos Building Inspector Exam Fall 2023 with complete solution
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Asbestos Building Inspector Exam Fall 2023 with complete solution
Characteristics of asbestos mineral
-Naturally occurring
-Thermal properties (heat stability, thermal, electrical and acoustic insulation)
-Resistance to chemical, thermal and biological degradation
-Absorption capacity
- Ten...
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Characteristics of asbestos mineral
-Naturally occurring
-Thermal properties (heat stability, thermal, electrical and acoustic insulation)
-Resistance to chemical, thermal and biological degradation
-Absorption capacity
- Tensile strength
What type of asbestos is the fibrous serpentine
Chrysotile (white asbestos)- Most common type found in schools
Two categories of asbestos minerals and their characteristics
1. Serpentine- curly, wavy, sheet-like
2. Amphibole- rod-like, straight, chain-like
Name the 5 amphiboles
Amosite
Tremolite
Actinolite
Crocidolite
Anthopyllite
Asbestos Applications
-Roofing
-Thermal and electrical insulation
-Cement pipe and sheets
-Flooring
-Gaskets
-Friction materials (brake pads/shoes)
-Coatings and compounds
- Plastics, textiles, mastics, thread, fibre jointing and millboard
Categories of ACBM
-Surfacing Materials
-Thermal System Insulation
-Miscellaneous Materials
Asbestosis
"white lung" a disease that causes scars on the lungs. Not a cancer. Marker disease.
Only caused by asbestos.
Friable ACM
ACM that can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
Example: sprayed-on ceiling insulation. Friable ACM cannot be made non-friable
Non-friable ACM
ACM that cannot be pulverized under hand pressure. (If sawed, drilled, stripped, or
sanded the material may become friable.) Example: vinyl-asbestos floor tile.
- Category I: non-friable includes roofing, flooring, packings, and gaskets.
- Category II: non-friable includes all other non-friable asbestos materials
AHERA
, The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act. 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E.
Promulgated in 1986, requires that all schools, grades K-12 (non-profit), be inspected
for the presence of ACBM (asbestos-containing building material).
ACBM
Asbestos Containing Building Material
ASHARA
The Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act. Promulgated in 1990,
effective Nov. 1992, requires that any asbestos inspection conducted in a public or
commercial building be performed by an accredited Building Inspector. Extended the
accreditation requirements to cover asbestos workers, supervisors, and inspectors in
public and commercial buildings. Increased minimum number or training hours for
workers and supervisors.
Building Inspector Responsibilities (AHERA & ASHARA)
1. Determining whether ACBM is present in a building
2. Assessing the physical characteristics of the ACBM within the building.
A building inspection involves:
1. Investigation of records for the identification of ACBM
2. A physical and visual inspection of the building for suspect materials
3. Sampling and analyzing suspect materials to test for asbestos
4. Assessing the condition and location of the ACBM and other characteristics of the
building
Management Planner Role
Uses info from the building inspection to estimate the degree of current or potential
hazard posed by the ACM and develop a plan for managing the ACM. After ACM is
confirmed, create O&M plan, stays in effect until ACM is removed.
EPA Worker Protection Rule
Extends the OSHA standards to state and local employees who perform asbestos work
and who are not covered by the OSHA Asbestos Standards, or by a state OSHA plan.
Three areas of potential liability for a building inspector:
Criminal, Regulatory and Civil
Common "tort" theories
negligence, fraud, misrepresentation, assault and battery
How AHERA affects your work/changed things:
1. Defines ACM as being more than 1%.
2. Lays out 5 control methods: operations and maintenance, enclosure, encapsulation,
repair, and removal.
3. Describes clearance air sampling at end of job with aggressive air sampling and a
TEM.
4. Regulates training classes like this one and requires this training for all workers
working with asbestos (excludes single-family homes)
What options does a school have to manage and control ACM and what laid them
out?
O&M, enclosure, encapsulation, repair, and removal. AHERA created.
TEM
Transmission Electron Microscope/Microscopy. May be used to detect smaller fibers of
asbestos.
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