TDSHS Texas Asbestos Inspectors Study Guide | updated 81 questions and answers | 100% verified

TDSHS Texas Asbestos Inspectors Study Guide | updated 81 questions and answers | 100% verified 29 CFR 126.1101 - OSHA Asbestos Standard for the Construction Industry 40 CFR 763 - EPA Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) Asbestos requirements for schools. Competent Person - OSHA- A Person who is capable of of identifying existing asbestos hazards in the workplace and who has the authority to take corrective action. PEL - OSHA- The Permissible Exposure Limit- a level of Airborne asbestos above which no employee shall be exposed. The PEL is 0.1 f/cc of air as an 8 hour time weighted average. Regulated areas - OSHA- Areas that may exceed airborne concentration beyond Permissible Exposure Limits of .1 f/cc LEA - EPA - Local Education Agency Facility - EPA- Any Institutional, Commercial or industrial structure, installation or building, excluding private homes or apartment buildings with four or less units. Owner/ Operator - EPA- Any Persons who owns, leases operated controls or supervisorses a building. Friable Asbestos Containing Material - EPA- Material that contains more than 1% asbestos and when dry may be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure. Demolition - The wreaking or taking out of any load supporting structural member if a facility together with any related handling operations. Renovation - Altering in any way one or more facility components except structural members. Facility Component - Any pipe, duct, boiler, tank, reactor, turbine or furnace at or in a facility or any structural member of a facility. Structural Member - Any load-supporting member of a facility, such as beams and load-supporting walls. Visibile Emissions - Any Emissions containing particulate asbestos material that are visually detectable without the aid of instruments. NBS - National Bureau of Standards ( establishing lab accreditation for bulk sampling) NIST - National Institute of Science and Technology AHERA - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986- School rules. Technical guidance and assistance to schools concerned about potential health effects of friable asbestos. NESHAPS - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants. OSHA - Asbestos in Construction Standard- Chapter 12 EPA - Worker Protection Rule- Chapter 12 Elements of a Sample Diagram - ID number Description of sampling area Area, dimensions and drawing scale Name & address of building Inspector's name, date of inspection Preparer's name, date of drawings Friable - Material that, when dry can easily can be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by normal hand pressure. Damaged Friable Miscellaneous - Friable Misc. ACM which has deteriorated or is damaged where cohesion of material is inadequate and lacks fiber cohesion of adhesion qualities. TEM - transmission electron microscopy Damage Factors - The physical condition of the ACBM. Exposure Factors - The conditions which may permit or enhance a fiber release episode. The are seven categories of exposure factors. General Occupancy Characteristics - The determination of who may be exposed and for what length of time in a year Characteristics of Homogeneous Sampling Area - It does not have to be Friable Material Apparently Identical Applied/ Installed at the same time Salient - A limited area of significantly different material condition with in an homogeneous area. AHERA (Schools)- Minimum Number of Samples Surfacing Material - 1000 SQ ft - 3 samples 1000 5,000 SQ FT - 5 samples 5,000 SQ FT - 7 samples Air Plenum - Space above a ceiling used for the circulation of air through a building. Inspection - The process of locating ACBM, determining its condition and reporting the results. Inspection Procedures - 1. A review of the building records and building plans. 2. A walkthrough of the building. 3. A visual inspection of all parts of the building A)crawl spaces, tunnels, mechanical rooms, basements, air plenums, and attics. 4.