Asbestos Exam 1 Questions with Correct
Answers
The most common asbestos mineral is
Chrysotil
The most hazardous common asbestos mineral is
Crocidolite
The least hazardous asbestos mineral
Chrysolite
Does asbestos readily dissolved in
No
Does asbestos remain strong even when wrapped on a hot
Yes
Does asbestos improve properties of mastics and Plaster's
Yes
Does asbestos results break down by biological agents
Yes
There's asbestos conduct electricity
No
Does asbestos have Crystaline properties
Yes
,Three routes of exposure for hazardous materials
Inhalation ingestion and skin exposure
primary Way asbestos enters the body
Inhalation
asbestos is regulated because it is known as a
Carcinogen
Symptoms of mesothelioma and latency years
Severe chest pain 20 to 40 years fatal within 18 months
Symptoms of lung cancer latency and prognosis
Persistent cough coughing blood 20 years usually fatal
Symptoms latency years and prognosis of asbestosis
Scarring shortness of breath 10 to 20 years debilitating
What lung disease whose likelihood is not clearly related to total exposure does
Mesothelioma
Lung disease which is not cancer
Asbestosis
On every asbestos construction project the employer must designate
Competent person
Employer must in sure that a competent person (CP) has what three things
Training responsibility authority
, PEL
Permissible Exposure Limit
TWA
Time Weighted Average
PEL-TWA Excursion limit is
.1 f/cc per 8hrs
PEL excursion limit is
1.0 f/cc per 30 min
Air monitoring samples are collected with what
Personal monitoring pump and cassette
The monitoring is that must be placed in
facing down within 12 inches of Breathing zone
Negative exposure assessment (NEA)
Demonstration by the employer that PEL will not be exceeded for the project
PACM
Presumed Asbestos Containing Material
PACM includes 3 types
Surfacing..... resilient flooring ..... thermal system insulation (TSI)
Asbestos flooring installed after this year is not PACM
1980
Answers
The most common asbestos mineral is
Chrysotil
The most hazardous common asbestos mineral is
Crocidolite
The least hazardous asbestos mineral
Chrysolite
Does asbestos readily dissolved in
No
Does asbestos remain strong even when wrapped on a hot
Yes
Does asbestos improve properties of mastics and Plaster's
Yes
Does asbestos results break down by biological agents
Yes
There's asbestos conduct electricity
No
Does asbestos have Crystaline properties
Yes
,Three routes of exposure for hazardous materials
Inhalation ingestion and skin exposure
primary Way asbestos enters the body
Inhalation
asbestos is regulated because it is known as a
Carcinogen
Symptoms of mesothelioma and latency years
Severe chest pain 20 to 40 years fatal within 18 months
Symptoms of lung cancer latency and prognosis
Persistent cough coughing blood 20 years usually fatal
Symptoms latency years and prognosis of asbestosis
Scarring shortness of breath 10 to 20 years debilitating
What lung disease whose likelihood is not clearly related to total exposure does
Mesothelioma
Lung disease which is not cancer
Asbestosis
On every asbestos construction project the employer must designate
Competent person
Employer must in sure that a competent person (CP) has what three things
Training responsibility authority
, PEL
Permissible Exposure Limit
TWA
Time Weighted Average
PEL-TWA Excursion limit is
.1 f/cc per 8hrs
PEL excursion limit is
1.0 f/cc per 30 min
Air monitoring samples are collected with what
Personal monitoring pump and cassette
The monitoring is that must be placed in
facing down within 12 inches of Breathing zone
Negative exposure assessment (NEA)
Demonstration by the employer that PEL will not be exceeded for the project
PACM
Presumed Asbestos Containing Material
PACM includes 3 types
Surfacing..... resilient flooring ..... thermal system insulation (TSI)
Asbestos flooring installed after this year is not PACM
1980
