ASBESTOS SUPERVISOR CORE 2027 REVIEWS
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔How does NESHAPs affect your work? - ✔✔It defines any job that is at least 160
square feet, 260 linear feet, or 35 cubic feet as a large job.
It states that asbestos must be adequately wet before it can be removed, and when it is
sealed in an airtight container.
It is illegal to drop asbestos more than 50 feet.
No visible emissions.
EPA must be notified in 10 working days prior to demo/reno work (even if there is no
asbestos)
Waste disposal requirements, include labeling with location/generator name.
Buildings must be inspected prior to demo.
40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M (EPA)
✔✔Ban and Phase Out Rule - ✔✔Enacted by the EPA in 1990 as a seven year phased
ban on 94% of all asbestos products. It was overturned by the 5th Circuit Court of
Appeals. Only products that were discontinued before the case overturned are still
banned.
40 CFR 763.160 to 763.179
✔✔Worker Protection Rule - ✔✔Some state and local govt workers are not protected by
OSHA. EPA's rule gives workers who conduct asbestos the same protection as
everyone.
40 CFR 763
✔✔Key OSHA Regulations - ✔✔Construction Industry Asbestos Standard 29 CFR
1926.1101
Respirator Standard 29 CFR 1910.134
✔✔Construction Industry Asbestos Standard Regulation - ✔✔29 CFR 1926.1101
(OSHA)
✔✔Respirator Standard Regulation - ✔✔29 CFR 1910.134 (OSHA)
, ✔✔Construction Industry Asbestos Standard - ✔✔OSHA Regulation covering asbestos
abatement. The standard sets the PEL of 0.1 f/cc and EL of 1.0 f/cc of asbestos in air.
It requires medical exams, record keeping, air sampling, respirators, negative air
pressure, decons.
29 CFR 1926.1101 (OSHA)
✔✔Respirator Standard - ✔✔The OSHA standard covers everyone who wears a
respirator.
You have the right to ask for a PAPR instead of a APR if you ask.
You have the right to change your respirator filter when it becomes hard to breathe.
Your employer has to send you a copy of the medical exam after 30 days.
29 CFR 1910.134 (OSHA)
✔✔Right-to-Know (Hazard Communication Standard) - ✔✔Your employer must provide
training on the chemicals you work with. The employer is required to label all hazardous
materials and provide MSDS.
29 CFR 1910.1200 (OSHA)
✔✔Regulated ACM does not need to be removed before demolition if it is
____________ (NESHAP) - ✔✔Category I nonfriable;
Category II nonfriable that is unlikely to become friable
On a component packed in concrete;
Not accessible for testing or not discovered until demo
✔✔How thick must asbestos waste bags be? - ✔✔6 mil minimum (NESHAP)
✔✔Regulated Asbestos-Containing Material (RACM) - ✔✔A friable ACM; a Category I
nonfriable ACM that has become friable or has/will be damaged; or Category II
nonfriable ACM that has a high probability of becoming friable
(NESHAPs def)
✔✔Demolition - ✔✔Removal of any load supporting structural members vs renovation
(altering a facility in any way)
(NESHAPs def)
✔✔Which regulation requires viewing ports in containment, a master shut off switch at
the entry door for all negative air units, and fire retardant poly? - ✔✔LAFD Title 10 -
Applies to the City of LA and any other cities contracted w/the LAFD
✔✔LAFD Regulations - ✔✔Title 10 - Requires a Division 5 Permit and on-site inspection
of all asbestos abatement projects, which reduce the fire resistance of a building or
removes 100 square feet or more of ACM. Must include a plot plan. Notify the FD ten
working days prior and two days following completion of work.
Permit is valid for 180 days.
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔How does NESHAPs affect your work? - ✔✔It defines any job that is at least 160
square feet, 260 linear feet, or 35 cubic feet as a large job.
It states that asbestos must be adequately wet before it can be removed, and when it is
sealed in an airtight container.
It is illegal to drop asbestos more than 50 feet.
No visible emissions.
EPA must be notified in 10 working days prior to demo/reno work (even if there is no
asbestos)
Waste disposal requirements, include labeling with location/generator name.
Buildings must be inspected prior to demo.
40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M (EPA)
✔✔Ban and Phase Out Rule - ✔✔Enacted by the EPA in 1990 as a seven year phased
ban on 94% of all asbestos products. It was overturned by the 5th Circuit Court of
Appeals. Only products that were discontinued before the case overturned are still
banned.
40 CFR 763.160 to 763.179
✔✔Worker Protection Rule - ✔✔Some state and local govt workers are not protected by
OSHA. EPA's rule gives workers who conduct asbestos the same protection as
everyone.
40 CFR 763
✔✔Key OSHA Regulations - ✔✔Construction Industry Asbestos Standard 29 CFR
1926.1101
Respirator Standard 29 CFR 1910.134
✔✔Construction Industry Asbestos Standard Regulation - ✔✔29 CFR 1926.1101
(OSHA)
✔✔Respirator Standard Regulation - ✔✔29 CFR 1910.134 (OSHA)
, ✔✔Construction Industry Asbestos Standard - ✔✔OSHA Regulation covering asbestos
abatement. The standard sets the PEL of 0.1 f/cc and EL of 1.0 f/cc of asbestos in air.
It requires medical exams, record keeping, air sampling, respirators, negative air
pressure, decons.
29 CFR 1926.1101 (OSHA)
✔✔Respirator Standard - ✔✔The OSHA standard covers everyone who wears a
respirator.
You have the right to ask for a PAPR instead of a APR if you ask.
You have the right to change your respirator filter when it becomes hard to breathe.
Your employer has to send you a copy of the medical exam after 30 days.
29 CFR 1910.134 (OSHA)
✔✔Right-to-Know (Hazard Communication Standard) - ✔✔Your employer must provide
training on the chemicals you work with. The employer is required to label all hazardous
materials and provide MSDS.
29 CFR 1910.1200 (OSHA)
✔✔Regulated ACM does not need to be removed before demolition if it is
____________ (NESHAP) - ✔✔Category I nonfriable;
Category II nonfriable that is unlikely to become friable
On a component packed in concrete;
Not accessible for testing or not discovered until demo
✔✔How thick must asbestos waste bags be? - ✔✔6 mil minimum (NESHAP)
✔✔Regulated Asbestos-Containing Material (RACM) - ✔✔A friable ACM; a Category I
nonfriable ACM that has become friable or has/will be damaged; or Category II
nonfriable ACM that has a high probability of becoming friable
(NESHAPs def)
✔✔Demolition - ✔✔Removal of any load supporting structural members vs renovation
(altering a facility in any way)
(NESHAPs def)
✔✔Which regulation requires viewing ports in containment, a master shut off switch at
the entry door for all negative air units, and fire retardant poly? - ✔✔LAFD Title 10 -
Applies to the City of LA and any other cities contracted w/the LAFD
✔✔LAFD Regulations - ✔✔Title 10 - Requires a Division 5 Permit and on-site inspection
of all asbestos abatement projects, which reduce the fire resistance of a building or
removes 100 square feet or more of ACM. Must include a plot plan. Notify the FD ten
working days prior and two days following completion of work.
Permit is valid for 180 days.
