ASBESTOS HANDLER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ACM - Answer-Greater than 1% Most common type of asbestos - Answer-Chrysotile How many products contain asbestos - Answer-3,000 Vermiculite - Answer-A material that is NOT a type of asbestos but could have been contaminated when it's mined from the ground in Libby, Montana. Friable - Answer-Materials that can be crumbled pulverized or crushed to a powder using hand pressure when dry Chrysotile mineral group - Answer-Serpentine, long and flexible. White. Amosite - Answer-Amphibole structure, Brown. Cocidolite - Answer-Amphibole, Blue. Which is is harder to control - Answer-Amphibole- fibers repel water Days notice before working a large project to EPA & NYSDOL - Answer-10 working days Days notice before working a large project to NYCDEP - Answer-7 calendar days Large asbestos project - Answer-_260 LF or _ 160FT^2 Small asbestos project - Answer-25 LF but 260 LF Minor asbestos project - Answer-_ 25LF or _ 10 FT^2 ACP-5 form - Answer-Asbestos assessment report signed by investigator ACP