Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor UPDATED
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Fibers - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Asbestos is a generic name for a group of minerals that
form __________
Hood, booties, coveralls - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The following are parts of a protective
clothing ensemble
Removal of 5 feet of pipe insulation in order to fix a leak in the pipe - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Which of the following operations would be considered to be an OSHA Class II job?
Holes cut in the polyethylene next to the machines - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Make-up air
for a negative pressure enclosure usually comes from
Sealed, labeled containers or wraps - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All asbestos waste must be
Inhalation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Asbestos enters the body via
Guard rails - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Free standing mobile scaffolding that is 16 feet high
are required to have LOCKABLE WHEELS, NOT TO BE LESS THAN 4 FEET WIDE, BE
INSPECTED BY A COMPETENT PERSON, and must have what?
The removal of all specified asbestos-containing materials - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A
final visual inspection is used to determine which one of the final steps of an abatement
project?
50-90 times - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔How much greater is the incidence of lung cancer
in asbestos workers who smoke than in non-asbestos workers who do not smoke?
Personal air monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Which of the following records must be
kept for a minimum of 30 years?
, Any job where the amount of friable ACM being removed is less than 260 linear feet or 160
square feet - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔AHERA regulations allow PCM to be used as a
method of analysis for:
Visible emissions - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔When removing asbestos-containing
materials, which of the following is most difficult to control?
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔What federal agency regulates asbestos in the
manufacturing sector through 29CFR 1910.1001 and in the construction industry through 29
CFR 1926.1101?
2 layers of 4 mil on the walls and 2 layers of 6 mil on the floors - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔When constructing a negative pressure containment for abatement, common practice is to
place polyethylene sheeting on the walls and floors consisting of
HEPA vacuuming protective clothing before leaving the work area - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔The following personal hygiene practice could reduce the chances of asbestos exposure
On an annual basis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The medical surveillance program is in a
written document designed to assess and monitor workers' health and fitness prior to
employment and ____________
Towards the decontamination area - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔When conducting detail
cleaning of asbestos-containing materials using scrubbers, the work should proceed
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Which is the preferred
method of reducing employee exposure to asbestos?
Surfactant - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Amended water is made by adding a
_______________________ to regular tap water
Statutory Law and Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔If a contractor failed to follow
an EPA or OSHA regulation, the contractor would in immediate violation of
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Fibers - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Asbestos is a generic name for a group of minerals that
form __________
Hood, booties, coveralls - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The following are parts of a protective
clothing ensemble
Removal of 5 feet of pipe insulation in order to fix a leak in the pipe - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Which of the following operations would be considered to be an OSHA Class II job?
Holes cut in the polyethylene next to the machines - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Make-up air
for a negative pressure enclosure usually comes from
Sealed, labeled containers or wraps - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All asbestos waste must be
Inhalation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Asbestos enters the body via
Guard rails - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Free standing mobile scaffolding that is 16 feet high
are required to have LOCKABLE WHEELS, NOT TO BE LESS THAN 4 FEET WIDE, BE
INSPECTED BY A COMPETENT PERSON, and must have what?
The removal of all specified asbestos-containing materials - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A
final visual inspection is used to determine which one of the final steps of an abatement
project?
50-90 times - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔How much greater is the incidence of lung cancer
in asbestos workers who smoke than in non-asbestos workers who do not smoke?
Personal air monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Which of the following records must be
kept for a minimum of 30 years?
, Any job where the amount of friable ACM being removed is less than 260 linear feet or 160
square feet - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔AHERA regulations allow PCM to be used as a
method of analysis for:
Visible emissions - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔When removing asbestos-containing
materials, which of the following is most difficult to control?
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔What federal agency regulates asbestos in the
manufacturing sector through 29CFR 1910.1001 and in the construction industry through 29
CFR 1926.1101?
2 layers of 4 mil on the walls and 2 layers of 6 mil on the floors - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔When constructing a negative pressure containment for abatement, common practice is to
place polyethylene sheeting on the walls and floors consisting of
HEPA vacuuming protective clothing before leaving the work area - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔The following personal hygiene practice could reduce the chances of asbestos exposure
On an annual basis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The medical surveillance program is in a
written document designed to assess and monitor workers' health and fitness prior to
employment and ____________
Towards the decontamination area - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔When conducting detail
cleaning of asbestos-containing materials using scrubbers, the work should proceed
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Which is the preferred
method of reducing employee exposure to asbestos?
Surfactant - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Amended water is made by adding a
_______________________ to regular tap water
Statutory Law and Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔If a contractor failed to follow
an EPA or OSHA regulation, the contractor would in immediate violation of
