Your Path to Certification: TDSHS Asbestos Inspector Question Bank. 2025 Exam Updates.

Your Path to Certification: TDSHS Asbestos Inspector Question Bank. 2025 Exam Updates. The TDSHS Asbestos Inspector role involves assessing and ensuring the safe management of asbestos in workplaces, in compliance with regulations set by the Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Services (DOSHS) in Kenya. Inspectors are responsible for conducting risk assessments, monitoring compliance with safety standards, and maintaining records related to asbestos hazards. To become certified, candidates typically need relevant educational qualifications, specialized training in asbestos inspection, and approval from DOSHS. 3 classifications of disturbance factors - -high disturbance, moderate disturbance, low disturbance 3 major types of access which will pose problems for the inspector during the inspection - -physical - required to enter pipe chases to access valves, pipe fittings, and risers, enter crawlspaces, attics, and pipe tunnels control - access closets, private bathrooms, storage & mechanical rooms personnel - an escort to assist in the inspection 3 parts of a Bulk Sampling Quality Assurance Program - -sample custody, analytical procedures, duplicate sample analyses 3 types of abatement - -enclosure, removal, encapsulation 3 types of air flow - -air plenum, air shaft, elevator shaft 3 types of building materials defined by the USEPA under AHERA - -1. Surfacing Materials - material in a school bldg that is sprayed-on, troweled-on, or otherwise applied to materials 2. Thermal System Insulation - material in a school bldg, applied to pipes, fittings, boilers, breeching, tanks, ducts, etc... 3. Miscellaneous ACM - interior bldg material on structural components, structural members/fixtures, such as floor & ceiling tiles, & does not include surfacing material or thermal insulation 3 ways to inform building occupants of ACM - -distributing notices, posting signs, holding awareness/info sessions 4 areas of federal regulations designed to control asbestos in bldgs - -AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act); NESHAPS (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants); OSHA Asbestos Standard; EPA Worker Protection Rule 5 alternatives of control responses - -1. immediate isolation of the area & removal of the ACM ASAP 2. continue operation & maintenance of the area (do not isolate the area) but remove the ACM ASAP 3. Repair the thermal insulation or remove surfacing material when practical 4. Reduce disturbance potential by enclosure or encapsulation of ACM 5. continue O&M until reno/demo of the bldg 5 categories of corrective action - -operations & maintenance, repair, encapsulation, enclosure, removal a building inspection involves - -1. investigation of records for the identification of ACBM 2. a physical & visual inspection of the bdlg for suspect materials 3. sampling & analyzing suspect of materials to test for asbestos 4. assessing the condition and location of the ACBM & other characteristics of the bldg a full faced supplied air respirator operated in pressure demand mode has a protection factor of - 1000 a full-face supplied-air respirator operated in pressure demand mode has a protection factor of - -1000 a full-faced supplied air respirator operated in pressure demand mode has a protection factor of - 1000 accessibility to the ACBM - -any material that can be reached by bldg occupants/custodian/maintenance, either directly or with equipment or other objects; close to heating, ventilation, lighting, plumbing systems requiring periodic repair/maintenance ACM identification categories - -assumed ACM - unsampled, suspected ACM; known ACM - positively identified, sample analysis advantages & disadvantages of encapsulation - -Adv: reduces asbestos fiber release from material, initial costs may be lower than removal, doesn't require replacement of material Disadv: asbestos source remains & must be removed later, may cause material to deliminate, periodic inspection required, encapsulated surface is difficult to remove, long term costs may be higher than removal Advantages & Disadvantages of Encapsulation Response Action - -Adv - quickest and initially lease expensive DisAdv - lack of predictability of the success advantages & disadvantages of enclosure - -Adv: reduces exposure in the area outside the enclosure, initial costs may be lower than removal, material replacement not necessary Disadv: Asbestos source remains, fiber release continues behind enclosure, access to enclosure must be controlled, periodic re-inspection required, maintenance of enclosure necessary, long-term costs could be higher than removal Advantages & Disadvantages of Enclosure Response Action - -Adv - physical barrier between ACBM & bldg occupants DisAdv - rarely used alone b/c still has potential for exposure during routine or er maintenance Advantages & Disadvantages of O&M Response Action - -Adv - lower initial cost DisAdv - asbestos source remains, special ops required to prevent damage, and 6 mo reinspection required Advantages & Disadvantages of Operations & Maintenance program (O&M) - -Adv: lower initial cost DisAdv: asbestos source remains, special ops program required to prevent damage to ACM during maintenance/reno, 6 mo re-inspection required to assess ACM condition & location factors advantages & disadvantages of removal - -Advs: eliminates asbestos source, eliminates need for O&M program for the material review Disadvs: replacement w/sub material may be necessary, porous surfaces may require encapsulation, improper removal may raise fiber levels, high initial cost Advantages & Disadvantages of Removal Response Action