ASBESTOS PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED

ASBESTOS PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED What is asbestos? is a naturally occurring mineral fiber. - non-combustible - non-corrosive - non-conductive The three most commonly used of asbestos are? CHRYSOTILE (White in color; the most commonly used type of asbestos) AMOSITE (Brown in color; used most frequently in cement sheets and pipe insulation) CROCIDOLITE (Blue in color; used most frequently to insulate steam engines, spray-on coatings, pipe insulation, plastic and cement products Because of the properties, asbestos can be found in over how many products? Approximately 3,600 different commercial products HOW MANY YEARS DOES OSHA REQUIRES RECORD KEEPING? 30 YEARS ASBESTOS IS REGULATED FEDERALLY AT WHAT PERCENT? AT > 1.0 PERCENT ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL ASBESTOS IS REGULATED BY THE STATE AT WHAT PERCENT? AT > 0.1 PERCENT ASBESTOS-CONTAINING CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL WHAT DOES "NOA" STANDS FOR? NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS WHAT DOES "ABPO" STANDS FOR? ASBESTOS BAN AND PHASE OUT WHAT DOES "EPA" STANDS FOR? ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WHAT DOES "OSHA" STANDS FOR? OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS AS OF 1996, THE FOLLOWING ASBESTOS-CONTAINING PRODUCTS WERE BANNED FROM MANUFACTURE, PROCESSING, OR IMPORTATION: - CORRUGATED PAPER - ROLLBOARD - COMMERCIAL PAPER - SPECIALTY PAPER WHAT DOES "PEL" STANDS FOR? PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): DEFINED AS EXPOSURE TO AN AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION OF ASBESTOS NOT TO EXCEED 0.1 FIBERS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER OF AIR (0.1 f/cc) AVERAGED OVER AN EIGHT-HOUR WORK DAY. EXCURSION LIMIT: DEFINED AS EXPOSURE TO AN AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION OF ASBESTOS NOT TO EXCEED 1.0 FIBERS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER OF AIR (1.0 f/cc) AVERAGED OVER A SAMPLING PERIOD OF 30 MINUTES