Asbestos Building Inspector Initial Exam Questions With Correct Verified Answers

Asbestos Building Inspector Initial Exam Questions With Correct Verified Answers AHERA - ANSWER The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act. 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E. Started 1986 and requires that all schools, grades K-12 (non-profit), be inspected for the presence of ACBM (asbestos-containing building material). ACBM - ANSWER Asbestos Containing Building Material ASHARA - ANSWER The Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act. Started 1990, effective Nov. 1992, requires that an accredited Building Inspector perform any asbestos inspection conducted in a public or commercial building. Extended the training requirement to cover asbestos workers, supervisors, and inspectors in public and commercial buildings. ("Under the ASHARA revisions AHERA's training requirements now apply to all persons working with asbestos in public and commercial buildings...") Increased number of hours required for asbestos worker and supervisor training to 32 and 40 hrs respectively. Building Inspector Responsibilities (AHERA & ASHARA) - ANSWER 1. Determining whether ACBM is present in a building 2. Assessing the physical characteristics of the ACBM within the building. A building inspection involves: - ANSWER 1. Investigation of records for the identification of ACBM 2. A physical and visual inspection of the building for suspect materials 3. Sampling and analyzing suspect materials to test for asbestos 4. Assessing the condition and location of the ACBM and other characteristics of the building Management Planner Role - ANSWER Uses info from the building inspection to estimate the degree of current or potential hazard posed by the ACM and develop a plan for managing the ACM. After ACM is confirmed, create O&M plan, stays in effect until ACM is removed. OSHA - ANSWER Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Protects workers How AHERA affects your work/changed things: - ANSWER 1. Defines ACM as being more than 1%. 2. Lays out 5 control methods: operations and maintenance, enclosure, encapsulation, repair, and removal. 3. Describes clearance air sampling at end of job with aggressive air sampling and a TEM. 4. Regulates training classes like this one and requires this training for all workers working with asbestos (excludes singlefamily homes) What are the 5 control methods for asbestos, and what laid them out? - ANSWER O&M, enclosure, encapsulation, repair, and removal. AHERA created. TEM - ANSWER Transmission Electron Microscope/Microscopy. May be used to detect smaller fibers of asbestos. ASHAA - ANSWER Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act. 1984, Directed EPA to help schools carry out their asbestos hazard responsibilities. MAP - ANSWER Model Accreditation Plan. From EPA, said now everyone doing things with asbestos must adhere, not just schools. (40 CFR 763 Subpart E Appendix C) mandates safety training for those who do asbestos removal work, and implements the additional training requirements mandated by Congress in the Asbestos School Hazard Reauthorization Act of 1990 as well as its requirements for training of asbestos workers in public and commercial buildings. Public and commercial buildings: - ANSWER All buildings other than school buildings and apartment buildings with greater than 10 units. NESHAP - ANSWER National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants. 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M How NESHAP affects your work/changes things: - ANSWER 1. Defines any job at least 160 sqft (100 in SoCal under SCAQMD), 260 lf, or 35 cf as a large job 2. Asbestos must be wet before taken down and sealed in airtight container 3. Employer must notify EPA of the job 10 working days before begins (notify even if no asbestos for a demo) 4. Waste bags must be labeled with the location of the job and name of waste generator, be 6 mil thick, say "Danger contains asbestos fibers avoid creating dust cancer and lung disease hazard" 4. Buildings musts be inspected for asbestos prior to demo or reno. 5. Requires there be no visible emissions to the outside air during removal Buildings covered under NESHAP (and exclusions) - ANSWER Excluded: private homes and apartment buildings with 4 or less units (Except these are covered still in SoCal under SCAQMD) Included: Institutional Buildings (hospitals, schools), commercial buildings (offices, apartment buildings), industrial buildings (warehouses, factories). Removal before reno or demo rule & exceptions - ANSWER All RACM must be removed before demo or reno of a building if the amount of ACM is gre