ASBESTOS PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is asbestos? - Answer -is a naturally occurring mineral fiber.
- non-combustible
- non-corrosive
- non-conductive
The three most commonly used of asbestos are? - Answer -CHRYSOTILE
(White in color; the most commonly used type of asbestos)
AMOSITE
(Brown in color; used most frequently in cement sheets and pipe insulation)
CROCIDOLITE
(Blue in color; used most frequently to insulate steam engines, spray-on coatings, pipe
insulation, plastic and cement products
Because of the properties, asbestos can be found in over how many products? -
Answer -Approximately 3,600 different commercial products
HOW MANY YEARS DOES OSHA REQUIRES RECORD KEEPING? - Answer -30
YEARS
ASBESTOS IS REGULATED FEDERALLY AT WHAT PERCENT? - Answer -AT > 1.0
PERCENT ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL
ASBESTOS IS REGULATED BY THE STATE AT WHAT PERCENT? - Answer -AT >
0.1 PERCENT ASBESTOS-CONTAINING CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
WHAT DOES "NOA" STANDS FOR? - Answer -NATURALLY OCCURRING
ASBESTOS
WHAT DOES "ABPO" STANDS FOR? - Answer -ASBESTOS BAN AND PHASE OUT
WHAT DOES "EPA" STANDS FOR? - Answer -ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
, WHAT DOES "OSHA" STANDS FOR? - Answer -OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH REGULATIONS
AS OF 1996, THE FOLLOWING ASBESTOS-CONTAINING PRODUCTS WERE
BANNED FROM MANUFACTURE, PROCESSING, OR IMPORTATION: - Answer --
CORRUGATED PAPER
- ROLLBOARD
- COMMERCIAL PAPER
- SPECIALTY PAPER
WHAT DOES "PEL" STANDS FOR? - Answer -PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): - Answer -DEFINED AS EXPOSURE TO AN
AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION OF ASBESTOS NOT TO EXCEED 0.1 FIBERS PER
CUBIC CENTIMETER OF AIR (0.1 f/cc) AVERAGED OVER AN EIGHT-HOUR WORK
DAY.
EXCURSION LIMIT: - Answer -DEFINED AS EXPOSURE TO AN AIRBORNE
CONCENTRATION OF ASBESTOS NOT TO EXCEED 1.0 FIBERS PER CUBIC
CENTIMETER OF AIR (1.0 f/cc) AVERAGED OVER A SAMPLING PERIOD OF 30
MINUTES
CAL/OSHA CLASS I - ASBESTOS WORK - Answer -MEANS ACTIVITIES INVOLVING
THE REMOVAL OF THERMAL SYSTEM INSULATION (TSI), SURFACING
ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL (ACM), AND PRESUMED ASBESTOS-
CONTAINING MATERIAL (PACM)
CAL/OSHA CLASS II- ASBESTOS WORK - Answer -MEANS ACTIVITIES INVOLVING
THE REMOVAL OF ACM THAT IS NOT TSI OR SURFACING MATERIAL. THIS
INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE REMOVAL OF ASBESTOS-CONTAINING
WALLBOARD, FLOOR TILE AND SHEETING, ROOFING AND SIDING SHINGLES,
AND CONSTRUCTIONS MASTICS.
CAL/OSHA CLASS III - ASBESTOS WORK - Answer -MEANS REPAIR AND
MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS WHERE ACM, INCLUDING TSI AND SURFACING
ACM, AND PACM, IS LIKELY TO BE DISTURBED.
CAL/OSHA CLASS IV - ASBESTOS WORK - Answer -MEANS MAINTENANCE AND
CUSTODIAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES DURING WHICH EMPLOYEES
CONTACT, BUT DO NOT DISTURB, ACM OR PACM, AND ACTIVITIES TO CLEAN
UP DUST, WASTE, AND DEBRIS RESULTING FROM CLASS I, II AND III
ACTIVITIES.
WHAT DOES "TSI" STANDS FOR? - Answer -THERMAL SYSTEM INSULATION
WHAT DOES "ACM" STANDS FOR? - Answer -ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is asbestos? - Answer -is a naturally occurring mineral fiber.
- non-combustible
- non-corrosive
- non-conductive
The three most commonly used of asbestos are? - Answer -CHRYSOTILE
(White in color; the most commonly used type of asbestos)
AMOSITE
(Brown in color; used most frequently in cement sheets and pipe insulation)
CROCIDOLITE
(Blue in color; used most frequently to insulate steam engines, spray-on coatings, pipe
insulation, plastic and cement products
Because of the properties, asbestos can be found in over how many products? -
Answer -Approximately 3,600 different commercial products
HOW MANY YEARS DOES OSHA REQUIRES RECORD KEEPING? - Answer -30
YEARS
ASBESTOS IS REGULATED FEDERALLY AT WHAT PERCENT? - Answer -AT > 1.0
PERCENT ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL
ASBESTOS IS REGULATED BY THE STATE AT WHAT PERCENT? - Answer -AT >
0.1 PERCENT ASBESTOS-CONTAINING CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
WHAT DOES "NOA" STANDS FOR? - Answer -NATURALLY OCCURRING
ASBESTOS
WHAT DOES "ABPO" STANDS FOR? - Answer -ASBESTOS BAN AND PHASE OUT
WHAT DOES "EPA" STANDS FOR? - Answer -ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
, WHAT DOES "OSHA" STANDS FOR? - Answer -OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH REGULATIONS
AS OF 1996, THE FOLLOWING ASBESTOS-CONTAINING PRODUCTS WERE
BANNED FROM MANUFACTURE, PROCESSING, OR IMPORTATION: - Answer --
CORRUGATED PAPER
- ROLLBOARD
- COMMERCIAL PAPER
- SPECIALTY PAPER
WHAT DOES "PEL" STANDS FOR? - Answer -PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): - Answer -DEFINED AS EXPOSURE TO AN
AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION OF ASBESTOS NOT TO EXCEED 0.1 FIBERS PER
CUBIC CENTIMETER OF AIR (0.1 f/cc) AVERAGED OVER AN EIGHT-HOUR WORK
DAY.
EXCURSION LIMIT: - Answer -DEFINED AS EXPOSURE TO AN AIRBORNE
CONCENTRATION OF ASBESTOS NOT TO EXCEED 1.0 FIBERS PER CUBIC
CENTIMETER OF AIR (1.0 f/cc) AVERAGED OVER A SAMPLING PERIOD OF 30
MINUTES
CAL/OSHA CLASS I - ASBESTOS WORK - Answer -MEANS ACTIVITIES INVOLVING
THE REMOVAL OF THERMAL SYSTEM INSULATION (TSI), SURFACING
ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL (ACM), AND PRESUMED ASBESTOS-
CONTAINING MATERIAL (PACM)
CAL/OSHA CLASS II- ASBESTOS WORK - Answer -MEANS ACTIVITIES INVOLVING
THE REMOVAL OF ACM THAT IS NOT TSI OR SURFACING MATERIAL. THIS
INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE REMOVAL OF ASBESTOS-CONTAINING
WALLBOARD, FLOOR TILE AND SHEETING, ROOFING AND SIDING SHINGLES,
AND CONSTRUCTIONS MASTICS.
CAL/OSHA CLASS III - ASBESTOS WORK - Answer -MEANS REPAIR AND
MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS WHERE ACM, INCLUDING TSI AND SURFACING
ACM, AND PACM, IS LIKELY TO BE DISTURBED.
CAL/OSHA CLASS IV - ASBESTOS WORK - Answer -MEANS MAINTENANCE AND
CUSTODIAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES DURING WHICH EMPLOYEES
CONTACT, BUT DO NOT DISTURB, ACM OR PACM, AND ACTIVITIES TO CLEAN
UP DUST, WASTE, AND DEBRIS RESULTING FROM CLASS I, II AND III
ACTIVITIES.
WHAT DOES "TSI" STANDS FOR? - Answer -THERMAL SYSTEM INSULATION
WHAT DOES "ACM" STANDS FOR? - Answer -ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL
