Asbestos ESAMS questions with verified solution 2023/2024

Asbestos ESAMSWhat is another name for trachea? - correct answer Wind Pipe Who is the largest producer of asbestos in the world? - correct answer Russia Who is the largest provider of asbestos to the United States? - correct answer Canada What is a cancer of the covering of the lung or lining of the chest or abdominal cavities caused by exposure to asbestos? - correct answer Mesothelioma Crocidolite is also known as what? - correct answer Blue Asbestos How long can it take some smaller diameter asbestos fibers to settle? - correct answer 80 Hours What is now responsible for roughly one half of the deaths that occur from past asbestos exposures? - correct answer Lung Cancer When was asbestos in thermal, surfacing and fire proofing materials banned? - correct answer 1973 Which is not a part of the respiratory system? - correct answer Colon How much asbestos does a material have to have to be considered an ACM? - correct answer 1% What type of exposure to asbestos is caused by actions such as sweeping, dusting or unfiltered vacuuming? - correct answer Re-entrainment The main use of asbestos in construction is for what? - correct answer Strengthen concrete What makes an asbestos material non-friable? - correct answer Products where the asbestos is bound in a tight matrix and will not easily shed asbestos fibbers under normal day to day use What chapter in OPNAVINST 5100.23 (series) covers asbestos? - correct answer 17 What is a chronic disease in which lungs become scarred as a result of a biological reaction to the inhalation of asbestos fibers? - correct answer Asbestosis Why is asbestos so inexpensive to use? - correct answer Asbestos only requires minor refining prior to its use in manufacturing. Which item has a high friability characteristic? - correct answer spray insulation How long does it take asbestos fibers to break down in the environment? - correct answer A very long time, they are practically indestructible How much more likely does a person who works with asbestos and also smokes have in developing lung cancer? - correct answer 90 times What are cilia? - correct answer hairlike protrusions on cells lining the airways