Asbestos handler UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
ACM - CORRECT ANSWER Greater than 1%
Most common type of asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER Chrysotile
How many products contain asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER 3,000
Vermiculite - CORRECT ANSWER A material that is NOT a type of asbestos but could have
been contaminated when it's mined from the ground in Libby, Montana.
Friable - CORRECT ANSWER Materials that can be crumbled pulverized or crushed to a
powder using hand pressure when dry
Chrysotile mineral group - CORRECT ANSWER Serpentine, long and flexible. White.
Amosite - CORRECT ANSWER Amphibole structure, Brown.
Cocidolite - CORRECT ANSWER Amphibole, Blue.
Which is is harder to control - CORRECT ANSWER Amphibole- fibers repel water
Days notice before working a large project to EPA & NYSDOL - CORRECT ANSWER 10
working days
Days notice before working a large project to NYCDEP - CORRECT ANSWER 7 calendar
days
, Large asbestos project - CORRECT ANSWER >_260 LF or >_ 160FT^2
Small asbestos project - CORRECT ANSWER >25 LF but < 260 LF
Minor asbestos project - CORRECT ANSWER _< 25LF or _< 10 FT^2
ACP-5 form - CORRECT ANSWER Asbestos assessment report signed by investigator
ACP-7 - CORRECT ANSWER Signed by
1-building owner
2-asbestos abatement contractor
3-A third party air monitor
4-the applicant
NYS asbestos regulation - CORRECT ANSWER ICR-56
NYC Asbestos regulation - CORRECT ANSWER Title 15 chapter 1
Regulation conducting asbestos in schools - CORRECT ANSWER AHERA
29 CFR 1926.1101 - CORRECT ANSWER Asbestos-Construction Industry
PEL - CORRECT ANSWER Permissible Exposure Limit
PEL for TWA - CORRECT ANSWER .1 f/cc for 8 hours
PEL EL - CORRECT ANSWER 1.0 f/cc for 30 min
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
ACM - CORRECT ANSWER Greater than 1%
Most common type of asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER Chrysotile
How many products contain asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER 3,000
Vermiculite - CORRECT ANSWER A material that is NOT a type of asbestos but could have
been contaminated when it's mined from the ground in Libby, Montana.
Friable - CORRECT ANSWER Materials that can be crumbled pulverized or crushed to a
powder using hand pressure when dry
Chrysotile mineral group - CORRECT ANSWER Serpentine, long and flexible. White.
Amosite - CORRECT ANSWER Amphibole structure, Brown.
Cocidolite - CORRECT ANSWER Amphibole, Blue.
Which is is harder to control - CORRECT ANSWER Amphibole- fibers repel water
Days notice before working a large project to EPA & NYSDOL - CORRECT ANSWER 10
working days
Days notice before working a large project to NYCDEP - CORRECT ANSWER 7 calendar
days
, Large asbestos project - CORRECT ANSWER >_260 LF or >_ 160FT^2
Small asbestos project - CORRECT ANSWER >25 LF but < 260 LF
Minor asbestos project - CORRECT ANSWER _< 25LF or _< 10 FT^2
ACP-5 form - CORRECT ANSWER Asbestos assessment report signed by investigator
ACP-7 - CORRECT ANSWER Signed by
1-building owner
2-asbestos abatement contractor
3-A third party air monitor
4-the applicant
NYS asbestos regulation - CORRECT ANSWER ICR-56
NYC Asbestos regulation - CORRECT ANSWER Title 15 chapter 1
Regulation conducting asbestos in schools - CORRECT ANSWER AHERA
29 CFR 1926.1101 - CORRECT ANSWER Asbestos-Construction Industry
PEL - CORRECT ANSWER Permissible Exposure Limit
PEL for TWA - CORRECT ANSWER .1 f/cc for 8 hours
PEL EL - CORRECT ANSWER 1.0 f/cc for 30 min
