Asbestos Awareness UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER -Asbestos is the name for a group of naturally occurring
minerals
-Individuals fibers are not visible to the naked eye
-Fibers are aerodynamic
-Don't dissolve in body
(The individual fibers are so small they must be identified using a microscope. These properties
make asbestos commercially useful but also stable in the environment. Asbestos is NOT
BIODEGRADABLE. Once released to the environment, asbestos tends to persist.
What is Asbestos? - CORRECT ANSWER Asbestos is the greek word meaning
inextinguishable or unquenchable.
-High tensile strength
-Flexible
-Resistance to chemical and thermal degradation
-Electrical resistance
- Has as many as 3,000 different industrial applications
Chrysotile Asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER -Historically, 90% of the worlds mined asbestos
-Currently accounts for 99%
-One type can be woven into cloth products
, Relative size of Asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER 700 time smaller than a human hair
Types of Asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER -Riebeckite
-Tremolite
-Chrysotile
(All types of Asbestos tend to break down into very small fibers)
Asbestos related Diseases - CORRECT ANSWER -Asbestosis
-Mesothelioma
-Lung Cancer
-Other Cancers
Hazards of Asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER Potentially hazardous to your health. We are
exposed almost daily to some prevailing levels of asbestos fibers in buildings or in existing
levels found in outdoor air.
Who is at risk? - CORRECT ANSWER People most at risk for exposure are maintenance and
construction workers who works on and disturbs asbestos in buildings. It is important to
recognize the majority of people who have developed diseases because of asbestos exposures
worked in occupations where asbestos was used. These workers are frequently exposed to high
levels of asbestos fibers each working day, with little or no protection.
Asbestos Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER Symptoms usually take 15-30 years of more to
develop. Health affects may continue to progress even after exposure is stopped.
Asbestos Related Deaths - CORRECT ANSWER Deaths related to asbestos is about 10,000 a
year.
Historical uses of Asbestos for
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER -Asbestos is the name for a group of naturally occurring
minerals
-Individuals fibers are not visible to the naked eye
-Fibers are aerodynamic
-Don't dissolve in body
(The individual fibers are so small they must be identified using a microscope. These properties
make asbestos commercially useful but also stable in the environment. Asbestos is NOT
BIODEGRADABLE. Once released to the environment, asbestos tends to persist.
What is Asbestos? - CORRECT ANSWER Asbestos is the greek word meaning
inextinguishable or unquenchable.
-High tensile strength
-Flexible
-Resistance to chemical and thermal degradation
-Electrical resistance
- Has as many as 3,000 different industrial applications
Chrysotile Asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER -Historically, 90% of the worlds mined asbestos
-Currently accounts for 99%
-One type can be woven into cloth products
, Relative size of Asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER 700 time smaller than a human hair
Types of Asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER -Riebeckite
-Tremolite
-Chrysotile
(All types of Asbestos tend to break down into very small fibers)
Asbestos related Diseases - CORRECT ANSWER -Asbestosis
-Mesothelioma
-Lung Cancer
-Other Cancers
Hazards of Asbestos - CORRECT ANSWER Potentially hazardous to your health. We are
exposed almost daily to some prevailing levels of asbestos fibers in buildings or in existing
levels found in outdoor air.
Who is at risk? - CORRECT ANSWER People most at risk for exposure are maintenance and
construction workers who works on and disturbs asbestos in buildings. It is important to
recognize the majority of people who have developed diseases because of asbestos exposures
worked in occupations where asbestos was used. These workers are frequently exposed to high
levels of asbestos fibers each working day, with little or no protection.
Asbestos Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER Symptoms usually take 15-30 years of more to
develop. Health affects may continue to progress even after exposure is stopped.
Asbestos Related Deaths - CORRECT ANSWER Deaths related to asbestos is about 10,000 a
year.
Historical uses of Asbestos for
