Acoustical Insulation Correct Answer-The general application or use of asbestos for the control of sound due to its lack of reverberant surfaces
Acoustical Tile Correct Answer-A finishing material in a building usually found in the ceiling or walls for the purpose of noise control
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Asbestos Test Study Guide
Acoustical Insulation Correct Answer-The general application or use of
asbestos for the control of sound due to its lack of reverberant surfaces
Acoustical Tile Correct Answer-A finishing material in a building
usually found in the ceiling or walls for the purpose of noise control
Actinolite Correct Answer-One of the six naturally occurring asbestos
minerals. It is not normally used commercially.
addenda (n) Correct Answer-Changes made to working drawings and
specifications for a building before the work is bid
Algorithm Correct Answer-A formal numerical procedure for assessing
suspect material; results are given a numerical score
Alveoli Correct Answer-Located in clusters around the respiratory
bronchioles of the lungs, this is the area in which true respiration takes
place; the place where asbestosis attacks
Amosite Correct Answer-An asbestiform mineral of the amphibole
group. It is the second most commonly used form of asbestos in the US.
Also known as brown asbestos
,Amphibole Correct Answer-One of the two major groups of minerals
from which the asbestiform minerals are derived - distinguished by their
chain-like crystal structure and chemical composition. Amosite and
crocidolite are examples of amphibole minerals
Anthophyllite Correct Answer-One of six naturally occurring asbestos
minerals. It is of limited commercial value.
Asbestos bodies Correct Answer-Coated asbestos fibers often seen in the
lungs of asbestos-exposure victims
Asbestos Correct Answer-A generic name given to a number of
naturally occurring hydrating mineral silicates that possess a unique
crystalline structure, are incombustible in air, and are separable into
fibers. Asbestos includes the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile
(serpentine); crocidolite (riebeckite); amosite (cummington-grunerite);
anthophyllite; tremolite, and actinolite
Asbestos-Containing Building Material Correct Answer-Surfacing
ACM, thermal system insulation ACM, or miscellaneous ACM that is
found in or on interior structural members or other parts of a school
building (AHERA definition)
Asbestos-Containing Material Correct Answer-Any material or product
which contains more than 1 percent asbestos (AHERA, OSHA
definition)
, Asbestiosis Correct Answer-A non-malignant, progressive, irreversible
lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust and characterized
by diffuse fibrosis
ASHARA Correct Answer-Asbestos School Hazard Abatement
Reauthorization US EPA regulation enacted November 28, 1992 which
extended accreditation requirements for inspectors,
contractor/supervisors, designers, and workers to public and commercial
buildings
Breeching Correct Answer-A duct which transports combustion gases
from a boiler to a chimney or stack. Also called a flue
Building Inspector Correct Answer-A person who conducts a survey of a
building for the presence of asbestos-containing materials. Must be
accredited under AHERA and ASHARA regulations
Bulk Sample Correct Answer-Sample of bulk material; in the case of
asbestos, suspect material
Category I Nonfriable ACM Correct Answer-Asbestos-containing
packing, gaskets, resilient floor covering and asphalt roofing products
containing more than 1% asbestos
Category II Nonfriable ACM Correct Answer-Any material excluding
category I Nonfriable ACM, containing more than 1% asbestos that,
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