ASBESTOS TRAINING FINAL PAPER
REVIEW GUIDE WITH VERIFIED ITEMS AND
SOLUTION WALKTHROUGH
●● PACM
Answer: presumed asbestos containing material
●● RACM
Answer: regulated asbestos containing material
●● ACBM
Answer: Asbestos Containing Building Material
●● size of asbestos fiber
Answer: 0.3-0.8 microns
●● PLM
Answer: Polarized Light Microscopy (method for testing PACM)
●● Material is considered asbestos containing when it has ______%
asbestos
Answer: >1
, ●● Friable
Answer: able to be crumbled to a powder with hand pressure
●● Non-Friable
Answer: cannot be crumbled by hand; will not typically release asbestos
fiber into the air
●● CFR
Answer: Code of Federal Regulations
●● EL
Answer: excursion limit
●● PEL
Answer: Permissible Exposure Limit
●● what is the EL for asbestos?
Answer: 1.0 f/cc over 30 min
●● what is the PEL for asbestos?
Answer: 0.1 f/cc over 8 hours
REVIEW GUIDE WITH VERIFIED ITEMS AND
SOLUTION WALKTHROUGH
●● PACM
Answer: presumed asbestos containing material
●● RACM
Answer: regulated asbestos containing material
●● ACBM
Answer: Asbestos Containing Building Material
●● size of asbestos fiber
Answer: 0.3-0.8 microns
●● PLM
Answer: Polarized Light Microscopy (method for testing PACM)
●● Material is considered asbestos containing when it has ______%
asbestos
Answer: >1
, ●● Friable
Answer: able to be crumbled to a powder with hand pressure
●● Non-Friable
Answer: cannot be crumbled by hand; will not typically release asbestos
fiber into the air
●● CFR
Answer: Code of Federal Regulations
●● EL
Answer: excursion limit
●● PEL
Answer: Permissible Exposure Limit
●● what is the EL for asbestos?
Answer: 1.0 f/cc over 30 min
●● what is the PEL for asbestos?
Answer: 0.1 f/cc over 8 hours