Naturally-occurring mineral - Answer -Asbestos fibers are best described as
Chrysotile - Answer -The most common variety of asbestos used in the United States is
Crocidolite - Answer -The type of asbestos often referred to as "blue" asbestos is
Inhalation - Answer -The main route of entry into the human body for asbestos fibers is
Skin cancer - Answer -All of the following are asbestos-related diseases except
A cancer in the lung tissue - Answer -Lung cancer is best described as
90 - Answer -The incidence of lung cancer in occupationally exposed workers who also
smoke is ___ times greater than the non-exposed non-smoking public
An asbestos-specific disease in which there is a scarring of the lungs at the alveoli area
that inhibits the transfer of oxygen into the blood - Answer -Asbestosis is best described
as
A cancer of the tissue surrounding the lungs and intestines - Answer -Mesothelioma is
best described as
1890-1920 - Answer -Asbestos was first used commercially in the United States around
TSI - Answer -The first major use of asbestos was
Latency period - Answer -The time period from which an individual is exposed to
asbestos and then diagnosed with a disease is referred to as
Identify and safely manage asbestos in schools - Answer -The primary objective of
AHERA is
To control the generation and disposal of asbestos waste - Answer -The primary
objective of the NESHAP is
, To require employers to protect employees who perform asbestos work - Answer -The
primary objective of the OSHA asbestos regulations is
0.1 f/cc - Answer -OSHA's current Permissible Exposure Limit for asbestos as a Time
Weighted Average is
9 samples - Answer -According to EPA, what is the minimum number of samples that
should be collected of friable surfacing materials?
Randomly with a minimum of 3 samples collected - Answer -According to AHERA, how
must TSI be sampled?
Housing, public and commercial buildings, and schools - Answer -In what types of
buildings is the AHERA certified Asbestos Building Inspector required?
Any material with >1% asbestos - Answer -Asbestos Containing Material is defined as
NVLAP - Answer -The laboratory accreditation required by NIST for analysis of bulk
samples and for TEM clearance samples is
Identifying all ACBM, and assessing all friable and TSI ACBM - Answer -What two
functions is the AHERA Asbestos Building Inspector responsible for performing?
The current condition of all friable and TSI ACBM and its potential for disturbance -
Answer -What information does the inspector's "Written" or "Physical Assessment"
provide?
Architectural and Structural - Answer -Which of the following drawings could the
Asbestos Building Inspector use to obtain information on the presence and potential
quantity of fireproofing in the building?
Friable surfacing - Answer -The 3, 5, 7 rule applies to which suspect material(s)?
1 - Answer -When sampling a patched area of a boiler insulation which measures 2 feet
by 1 feet, how many samples must be collected?
Management Planner and Project Designer - Answer -Who is responsible for
designating Functional Spaces in schools?
Fireproofing, acoustical "popcorn" ceiling, and wall texture - Answer -Which of the
following would be considered "Surfacing" according to AHERA?
Any construction material containing more than 1/10th of 1% asbestos by weight -
Answer -Cal OSHA defines an Asbestos Containing Construction Material (ACCM) as
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