ASBESTOS SUPERVISOR 2027 TEST ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Respirators used for asbestos removal should be approved by what agency? -
✔✔National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health (NIOSH)
✔✔During removal of air cell steam pipe lagging using a glove bag as a containment
structure, which method best applies? - ✔✔Cut along the seam in order to remove
lagging
✔✔A powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) - ✔✔Draws air from within the work area
across HEPA filters and supplied a face mask with positive pressure by battery
✔✔The purpose of aggressive air sampling is got : - ✔✔To make residual fibers on
surfaces airborne, simulating building occupancy and activity
✔✔The type of tools used for the clean-up of the work area includes: - ✔✔Plastic shovel
and squeegee
✔✔The flow rate for a personal air sample for asbestos using 25mm filter cassettes
should be - ✔✔0.5 - 2.5 liters per minute
✔✔A removal area is 100 feet long and 50 feet wide with a ten foot ceiling. What is the
volume of the area? - ✔✔50,000 cubic feet
✔✔Assuming a negative air filtration unit pulls 2,000 cubic feet per minute, how many
units would be required to maintain sufficient negative pressure in the above area? (add
one extra unit as back-up) - ✔✔3
✔✔The Federal Agency responsible for the enforcement of environmental regulation is:
- ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
, ✔✔One method of reducing electrical shock potential inside a removal area is with the
use of: - ✔✔Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI)
✔✔Visual inspection of an abatement project should take place: - ✔✔When final
cleaning is complete and all debris is removed from the work area
✔✔The maximum temperature of pipes where global removal is allowed is: - ✔✔150
degree F
✔✔What areas into a regulated area are required by OSHA to be posted? - ✔✔All
Entrance and Exit
✔✔According to NYS Rule Code 56-7.11, all seams between adjacent layers shall be
staggered by a distance of at least: - ✔✔24 inches
✔✔What is the maximum length of the negative air exhaust duct per ICR 56 - ✔✔25 FT
✔✔Given the protection factor for a full face respirator is 50, the fiber concentration is
the breathing zone is 300 F/cc, what is the fiber concentration inside the respirator -
✔✔6 f/cc
✔✔OSHA regulations require that qualitative or quantitative fit-testing of negative
pressure respirators must be done how often - ✔✔Yearly
✔✔A method of analysis for air samples that differentiates between totes if fibers is: -
✔✔Transmission electron microscopy
✔✔Why should arrows be placed on containment walls about 2 feet from the floor
pointing in the direction of the exit? - ✔✔To direct traffic in a potential fire situation
✔✔During Phase II, of an asbestos project, if the authorized visitors need a ladder or
scaffolding, asbestos abatement contractors: - ✔✔a. Make it available (b) Comply with
OSHA 29 CFR 1926
✔✔Which material when good shape is a non-friable form of asbestos containing
materials? - ✔✔Vinyl asbestos floor tile
✔✔By EPA definition an asbestos containing material is any material that contains
greater than ________ percent asbestos: - ✔✔1
✔✔The sample taken of the material to determine asbestos content is called: - ✔✔Bulk
Sample
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Respirators used for asbestos removal should be approved by what agency? -
✔✔National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health (NIOSH)
✔✔During removal of air cell steam pipe lagging using a glove bag as a containment
structure, which method best applies? - ✔✔Cut along the seam in order to remove
lagging
✔✔A powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) - ✔✔Draws air from within the work area
across HEPA filters and supplied a face mask with positive pressure by battery
✔✔The purpose of aggressive air sampling is got : - ✔✔To make residual fibers on
surfaces airborne, simulating building occupancy and activity
✔✔The type of tools used for the clean-up of the work area includes: - ✔✔Plastic shovel
and squeegee
✔✔The flow rate for a personal air sample for asbestos using 25mm filter cassettes
should be - ✔✔0.5 - 2.5 liters per minute
✔✔A removal area is 100 feet long and 50 feet wide with a ten foot ceiling. What is the
volume of the area? - ✔✔50,000 cubic feet
✔✔Assuming a negative air filtration unit pulls 2,000 cubic feet per minute, how many
units would be required to maintain sufficient negative pressure in the above area? (add
one extra unit as back-up) - ✔✔3
✔✔The Federal Agency responsible for the enforcement of environmental regulation is:
- ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
, ✔✔One method of reducing electrical shock potential inside a removal area is with the
use of: - ✔✔Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI)
✔✔Visual inspection of an abatement project should take place: - ✔✔When final
cleaning is complete and all debris is removed from the work area
✔✔The maximum temperature of pipes where global removal is allowed is: - ✔✔150
degree F
✔✔What areas into a regulated area are required by OSHA to be posted? - ✔✔All
Entrance and Exit
✔✔According to NYS Rule Code 56-7.11, all seams between adjacent layers shall be
staggered by a distance of at least: - ✔✔24 inches
✔✔What is the maximum length of the negative air exhaust duct per ICR 56 - ✔✔25 FT
✔✔Given the protection factor for a full face respirator is 50, the fiber concentration is
the breathing zone is 300 F/cc, what is the fiber concentration inside the respirator -
✔✔6 f/cc
✔✔OSHA regulations require that qualitative or quantitative fit-testing of negative
pressure respirators must be done how often - ✔✔Yearly
✔✔A method of analysis for air samples that differentiates between totes if fibers is: -
✔✔Transmission electron microscopy
✔✔Why should arrows be placed on containment walls about 2 feet from the floor
pointing in the direction of the exit? - ✔✔To direct traffic in a potential fire situation
✔✔During Phase II, of an asbestos project, if the authorized visitors need a ladder or
scaffolding, asbestos abatement contractors: - ✔✔a. Make it available (b) Comply with
OSHA 29 CFR 1926
✔✔Which material when good shape is a non-friable form of asbestos containing
materials? - ✔✔Vinyl asbestos floor tile
✔✔By EPA definition an asbestos containing material is any material that contains
greater than ________ percent asbestos: - ✔✔1
✔✔The sample taken of the material to determine asbestos content is called: - ✔✔Bulk
Sample
