Texas Asbestos Inspectors Study Guide With Questions And
Complete Guided Solutions.
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.
Complete Guided Solutions.
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.
