Asbestos Building Inspector Initial
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
AHERA - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Asbestos Containing Building Material
ASHARA - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Protects
workers
How AHERA affects your work/changed things: - CORRECT 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 single-family homes)
What are the 5 control methods for asbestos, and what laid them out? - CORRECT
ANSWER - O&M, enclosure, encapsulation, repair, and removal. AHERA created.
TEM - CORRECT ANSWER - Transmission Electron Microscope/Microscopy. May be
used to detect smaller fibers of asbestos.
ASHAA - CORRECT ANSWER - Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act. 1984, Directed
EPA to help schools carry out their asbestos hazard responsibilities.
MAP - CORRECT ANSWER - Model Accreditation Plan. From EPA, said now everyone
doing things with asbestos must adhere, not just schools.
Public and commercial buildings: - CORRECT ANSWER - All buildings other than school
buildings and apartment buildings with greater than 10 units.
NESHAP - CORRECT ANSWER - National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air
Pollutants. 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
AHERA - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Asbestos Containing Building Material
ASHARA - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Protects
workers
How AHERA affects your work/changed things: - CORRECT 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 single-family homes)
What are the 5 control methods for asbestos, and what laid them out? - CORRECT
ANSWER - O&M, enclosure, encapsulation, repair, and removal. AHERA created.
TEM - CORRECT ANSWER - Transmission Electron Microscope/Microscopy. May be
used to detect smaller fibers of asbestos.
ASHAA - CORRECT ANSWER - Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act. 1984, Directed
EPA to help schools carry out their asbestos hazard responsibilities.
MAP - CORRECT ANSWER - Model Accreditation Plan. From EPA, said now everyone
doing things with asbestos must adhere, not just schools.
Public and commercial buildings: - CORRECT ANSWER - All buildings other than school
buildings and apartment buildings with greater than 10 units.
NESHAP - CORRECT ANSWER - National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air
Pollutants. 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M
