Asbestos Inspector Training Certification Exam
Questions and 100% Correct 2026/2027
1. What are the main two asbestos mineral groups: Serpentine and Amphibole
2. The most common Asbestos found in the US?: Chrysotile
3. What are the three categories of ACM in buildings?: Surfacing Materials, Thermal System
Insulation, and Misc. Materials
4. PLM: Polarized Light Microscopy
5. AHERA: Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986
6. What are the three diseases associated with asbestos eẋposure?: Asbestosis, Lung
Cancer, and Mesothelioma
7. Scarring of the lung (fibrosis): Asbestosis
8. Malignant tumor of the bronchi covering: Lung Cancer
9. Latency period for Asbestosis: 10-20 years
10. Latency period for Lung Cancer: 20 years
11. Latency period for Mesothelioma: 20 to 40 years
12. People who smoḳe and are eẋposed to asbestos have factor going for them?:
Synergistic ettect and are 50 times more liḳely to develop lung cancer
13. ASHARA: Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act of 1992
14. What does AHERA apply to?: Schools (Ḳ-12)
15. What did the ASHARA do?: Required that any asbestos inspection conducted in a public or commer-
cial building be performed by an accredited Building Inspector.
16. What are the three areas of potential liability an inspector faces?: Regulatory, Criminal,
and Civil
17. What is the most common source of liability for inspectors?: Contractual Liability
18. What is the best way to avoid legal disputes?: Clarity in contract language
19. What is a tort?: a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil
legal liability.
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Questions and 100% Correct 2026/2027
1. What are the main two asbestos mineral groups: Serpentine and Amphibole
2. The most common Asbestos found in the US?: Chrysotile
3. What are the three categories of ACM in buildings?: Surfacing Materials, Thermal System
Insulation, and Misc. Materials
4. PLM: Polarized Light Microscopy
5. AHERA: Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986
6. What are the three diseases associated with asbestos eẋposure?: Asbestosis, Lung
Cancer, and Mesothelioma
7. Scarring of the lung (fibrosis): Asbestosis
8. Malignant tumor of the bronchi covering: Lung Cancer
9. Latency period for Asbestosis: 10-20 years
10. Latency period for Lung Cancer: 20 years
11. Latency period for Mesothelioma: 20 to 40 years
12. People who smoḳe and are eẋposed to asbestos have factor going for them?:
Synergistic ettect and are 50 times more liḳely to develop lung cancer
13. ASHARA: Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act of 1992
14. What does AHERA apply to?: Schools (Ḳ-12)
15. What did the ASHARA do?: Required that any asbestos inspection conducted in a public or commer-
cial building be performed by an accredited Building Inspector.
16. What are the three areas of potential liability an inspector faces?: Regulatory, Criminal,
and Civil
17. What is the most common source of liability for inspectors?: Contractual Liability
18. What is the best way to avoid legal disputes?: Clarity in contract language
19. What is a tort?: a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil
legal liability.
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