ASBESTOS SUPERVISOR FINAL 2027 ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔If the external air has an elevated asbestos fiber count due to natural soil content,
clearance sampling - ✔✔May be no greater than ambient levels ?
✔✔A supervisor is required to have which of the following at a job site? - ✔✔SDS,
notifications, copies of training certificates.
✔✔Stucco with an asbestos content of >0.1% but less than 1% is what kind of waste? -
✔✔Not asbestos waste according to the definition
✔✔Which local government entity has written its own asbestos regulations? - ✔✔Los
Angeles City FD
✔✔How long should you wait to run clearance air monitoring after lockdown
encapsulation has been applied? - ✔✔After it dries ?
✔✔After what date does SCAQMD state that a facility survey is no longer required? -
✔✔No date is specified ?
✔✔What volume of air is required for personal air sampling? - ✔✔400 L minimum
(NIOSH 7400)
✔✔What flow rate is required for personal air sampling? - ✔✔0.5 to 16 L/min
(2 recommended for personal, 13 for clearance)
(NIOSH 7400)
✔✔Competent person (definition) - ✔✔Anyone capable of identifying asbestos hazards
and can take corrective action.
For Class I to II work, requires supervisor training.
For Class III to IV work, must be trained custodial staff
(Cal OSHA T8, CCR 1529)
, ✔✔Asbestos containing spray applied fireproofing is - ✔✔Banned in 1973
✔✔If an asbestos project runs beyond the estimated date of completion, what must be
done? - ✔✔SCAQMD must be notified
✔✔If PLM analysis is inconclusive, what is the next EPA mandated analytical method? -
✔✔Point counting or TEM ?
✔✔Which analysis determines asbestos by weight? (as per Cal-OSHA req) - ✔✔TEM
✔✔HEPA filters from a negative air unit must be changed: - ✔✔Before the next job /
inside containment?
✔✔Applying an encapsulant as an abatement method - ✔✔Requires PPE and
containment
✔✔An asbestos control option for enclosure would be: - ✔✔Air tight and solid
Ex. Drywall caulked to be airtight fastened beneath acoustic spray ?
✔✔Transite is - ✔✔Class II nonfriable
✔✔A rotometer - ✔✔measures air flow
✔✔Air exchanges per hour in a Negative Pressure Enclosure (NPE) - ✔✔are measured
by a manometer ?
✔✔A manometer - ✔✔measures the pressure differential in containment.
Mandatory per Cal OSHA Title 8, Section 1529
✔✔What does IIPP stand for - ✔✔Illness and injury prevention program
✔✔Asbestos warning signs - ✔✔must be in English
✔✔If an asbestos fiber release has been known to occur - ✔✔SCAQMD requires a
Procedure 5
Some valuable items may be contaminated and disposed as hazardous
Precleaning before containment must occur ?
✔✔Define latency period - ✔✔Time between exposure and disease
✔✔Presumed ACM - ✔✔Defined by Cal OSHA Title 8, CCR 1529, assumed for all
buildings pre-1981
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔If the external air has an elevated asbestos fiber count due to natural soil content,
clearance sampling - ✔✔May be no greater than ambient levels ?
✔✔A supervisor is required to have which of the following at a job site? - ✔✔SDS,
notifications, copies of training certificates.
✔✔Stucco with an asbestos content of >0.1% but less than 1% is what kind of waste? -
✔✔Not asbestos waste according to the definition
✔✔Which local government entity has written its own asbestos regulations? - ✔✔Los
Angeles City FD
✔✔How long should you wait to run clearance air monitoring after lockdown
encapsulation has been applied? - ✔✔After it dries ?
✔✔After what date does SCAQMD state that a facility survey is no longer required? -
✔✔No date is specified ?
✔✔What volume of air is required for personal air sampling? - ✔✔400 L minimum
(NIOSH 7400)
✔✔What flow rate is required for personal air sampling? - ✔✔0.5 to 16 L/min
(2 recommended for personal, 13 for clearance)
(NIOSH 7400)
✔✔Competent person (definition) - ✔✔Anyone capable of identifying asbestos hazards
and can take corrective action.
For Class I to II work, requires supervisor training.
For Class III to IV work, must be trained custodial staff
(Cal OSHA T8, CCR 1529)
, ✔✔Asbestos containing spray applied fireproofing is - ✔✔Banned in 1973
✔✔If an asbestos project runs beyond the estimated date of completion, what must be
done? - ✔✔SCAQMD must be notified
✔✔If PLM analysis is inconclusive, what is the next EPA mandated analytical method? -
✔✔Point counting or TEM ?
✔✔Which analysis determines asbestos by weight? (as per Cal-OSHA req) - ✔✔TEM
✔✔HEPA filters from a negative air unit must be changed: - ✔✔Before the next job /
inside containment?
✔✔Applying an encapsulant as an abatement method - ✔✔Requires PPE and
containment
✔✔An asbestos control option for enclosure would be: - ✔✔Air tight and solid
Ex. Drywall caulked to be airtight fastened beneath acoustic spray ?
✔✔Transite is - ✔✔Class II nonfriable
✔✔A rotometer - ✔✔measures air flow
✔✔Air exchanges per hour in a Negative Pressure Enclosure (NPE) - ✔✔are measured
by a manometer ?
✔✔A manometer - ✔✔measures the pressure differential in containment.
Mandatory per Cal OSHA Title 8, Section 1529
✔✔What does IIPP stand for - ✔✔Illness and injury prevention program
✔✔Asbestos warning signs - ✔✔must be in English
✔✔If an asbestos fiber release has been known to occur - ✔✔SCAQMD requires a
Procedure 5
Some valuable items may be contaminated and disposed as hazardous
Precleaning before containment must occur ?
✔✔Define latency period - ✔✔Time between exposure and disease
✔✔Presumed ACM - ✔✔Defined by Cal OSHA Title 8, CCR 1529, assumed for all
buildings pre-1981
