ASBESTOS PRACTICE EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
ACM stands for ANS >> Asbestos Containing Material
The operating agency for each public-school building in which
friable asbestos containing materials have been identified shall
monitor airborne asbestos levels in each sampling area. For at
least how many hours during a period of normal activity must
this monitoring be done? ANS >> it must be done for 8 hours
What portion of insurance coverage for medical exams and
monitoring as required by law must the contractor provide?
ANS >> all of the cost
,ASBESTOS PRACTICE EXAM 2
Responsibility for ACM control in a building is primarily that of
the ANS >> owner
The category least suspected of releasing asbestos fibbers into
the air because of friability is ANS >> miscellaneous products
The program manager can speed up the sampling process when
preparing for a building inspection for asbestos by revealing
ACM in the ANS >> blueprints
Before plastic barriers are set up, the work area should be ANS
>> wet cleaned
What percentage of Federal, commercial, and residential
construction before 1970 contained asbestos in pipe or boiler
insulation? ANS >> 20%
The efficiency of the negative air pressure unit or cabinet is
determined by the ANS >> Magnarelli gauge and the
manometer
, ASBESTOS PRACTICE EXAM 2
Disposal bags are primarily made of which type of plastic? ANS
>> A minimum of 6 mil
A contractor must sign the contract and execute the bonds
_____ days after being awarded the bid ANS >> 5 days
What should be posted "in plain view" of workers at the jobsite
to ensure safety? ANS >> Emergency telephone numbers
For a negative air pressure unit or cabinet, what volt-power
supply is needed? ANS >> 115 volt
Assembly Bill 2040 requires warning signs to state ANS >>
Danger- asbestos cancer and lung hazard- keep out!
Mesothelioma is a cancer of ANS >> the lining of the lungs
These are all true ANS >> During removal, asbestos must be
wetted to keep down airborne fibbers and there must be no
visible emission to the outside air.