CSST Exam building inspection QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
Why was asbestos added to construction materials ? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔It
provided: insulation properties, strength and durability from weathering, made spray on
products easier to apply, and does not conduct electricity.
What are the three types of asbestos and their associated species? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Chrysotile : Serpentine , Amosite and Crocidolites : amphiboles.
What is the predominant color and structure of Chrysotile asbestos ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔white , long , curly , hollow
What is the predominant color and structure of Amosite asbestos ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔brown / tan ; long and straight
What is the predominant color and structure of Crocidolite ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔blue ; long and straight
What is the definition of a Surfacing material ? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔is a
sprayed on troweled on or otherwise applied to structural surfaces EX: acoustic / decorative
ceilings, fire proofing, textured paints and plasters.
what is the definition of Thermal Systems Insulation? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰
✔✔applied to pipes, fittings, tanks, other structural, components etc. , to prevent heat loss
or gain. EX: pipe insulation, elbow mud, block insulation, air cell, asbestos paper wrap,
preformed halves, magnesium silica, etc
,what is the definition of Miscellaneous products: - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰
✔✔material that is not TSI or surfacing but applied to structural components.
Define Friable vs non friable. - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Friable asbestos will
crumble , pulverize or otherwise release dust by applying hand pressure.
What agency does not use the term friable ? why? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰
✔✔OSHA - because tools that are used by workers can easily make non friable materials
friable.
Primary type of asbestos used in the U.S ? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Chrysotile.
List three building materials / locations where ACM is likely to be found - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔fire doors, fume hoods, felt under roofs or siding, amosite sheeting, kiln
bricks and cement, lab equipment, fire safety and equipment, auditorium curtains, gaskets,
vibration joints, etc.
What are the 3 major illnesses related to asbestos exposures ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Asbestosis, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma.
What is a latency period ? What is the latency period for asbestos related illnesses ? - **🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔the time between exposure and symptoms / sign of illness. 10-
40 years.
Why does cigarette smoking increase chances of getting an asbestos related illness ? - **🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Paralyzes Cillia in lung.
What asbestos related disease normally appears only after long, large, occupational
exposure to asbestos ? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Asbestosis
, what asbestos related disease primarily affects those exposed to asbestos who smoke
cigarettes? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔lung cancer - increases chances over 50
times.
who must participate in a medical surveillance program - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰
✔✔-Employees who conduct Class I, Class II, and Class III work for more than thirty days.
-Employees who are exposed over the PEL for thirty or more days in a year.
When are asbestos medical surveillance physical exams required ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔- Before doing the work (pre employment, pre placement)
- Annually
- Upon termination (Cal OSHA requirement)
What should be performed at an asbestos medical surveillance exam ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Occupational History Exam, Chest X ray, Pulmonary Function Test, stool
sample
Is there a safe level of asbestos exposure ? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔no
What are the 7 major components of the AHERA law ? Whom do they apply ? - **🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔inspection and reinspection requirements, sampling and
inspection procedures, lab approval process, accredited and non accredited training
programs, clearance air testing, management plan requirements, notification requirements.
how many days is the required accredited training for a building inspector , management
planner , project supervisor, abatement worker , project designer ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔3 , 2 , 5 , 4 , 3
When is unaccredited in house training ok ? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰
✔✔Maintenance or custodial working in areas where friable ACM is present (2 hour
WITH ANSWERS
Why was asbestos added to construction materials ? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔It
provided: insulation properties, strength and durability from weathering, made spray on
products easier to apply, and does not conduct electricity.
What are the three types of asbestos and their associated species? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Chrysotile : Serpentine , Amosite and Crocidolites : amphiboles.
What is the predominant color and structure of Chrysotile asbestos ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔white , long , curly , hollow
What is the predominant color and structure of Amosite asbestos ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔brown / tan ; long and straight
What is the predominant color and structure of Crocidolite ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔blue ; long and straight
What is the definition of a Surfacing material ? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔is a
sprayed on troweled on or otherwise applied to structural surfaces EX: acoustic / decorative
ceilings, fire proofing, textured paints and plasters.
what is the definition of Thermal Systems Insulation? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰
✔✔applied to pipes, fittings, tanks, other structural, components etc. , to prevent heat loss
or gain. EX: pipe insulation, elbow mud, block insulation, air cell, asbestos paper wrap,
preformed halves, magnesium silica, etc
,what is the definition of Miscellaneous products: - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰
✔✔material that is not TSI or surfacing but applied to structural components.
Define Friable vs non friable. - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Friable asbestos will
crumble , pulverize or otherwise release dust by applying hand pressure.
What agency does not use the term friable ? why? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰
✔✔OSHA - because tools that are used by workers can easily make non friable materials
friable.
Primary type of asbestos used in the U.S ? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Chrysotile.
List three building materials / locations where ACM is likely to be found - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔fire doors, fume hoods, felt under roofs or siding, amosite sheeting, kiln
bricks and cement, lab equipment, fire safety and equipment, auditorium curtains, gaskets,
vibration joints, etc.
What are the 3 major illnesses related to asbestos exposures ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Asbestosis, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma.
What is a latency period ? What is the latency period for asbestos related illnesses ? - **🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔the time between exposure and symptoms / sign of illness. 10-
40 years.
Why does cigarette smoking increase chances of getting an asbestos related illness ? - **🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Paralyzes Cillia in lung.
What asbestos related disease normally appears only after long, large, occupational
exposure to asbestos ? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Asbestosis
, what asbestos related disease primarily affects those exposed to asbestos who smoke
cigarettes? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔lung cancer - increases chances over 50
times.
who must participate in a medical surveillance program - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰
✔✔-Employees who conduct Class I, Class II, and Class III work for more than thirty days.
-Employees who are exposed over the PEL for thirty or more days in a year.
When are asbestos medical surveillance physical exams required ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔- Before doing the work (pre employment, pre placement)
- Annually
- Upon termination (Cal OSHA requirement)
What should be performed at an asbestos medical surveillance exam ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔Occupational History Exam, Chest X ray, Pulmonary Function Test, stool
sample
Is there a safe level of asbestos exposure ? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔no
What are the 7 major components of the AHERA law ? Whom do they apply ? - **🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔inspection and reinspection requirements, sampling and
inspection procedures, lab approval process, accredited and non accredited training
programs, clearance air testing, management plan requirements, notification requirements.
how many days is the required accredited training for a building inspector , management
planner , project supervisor, abatement worker , project designer ? - **🔰 VERIFIED
ANSWERS🔰 ✔✔3 , 2 , 5 , 4 , 3
When is unaccredited in house training ok ? - **🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS🔰
✔✔Maintenance or custodial working in areas where friable ACM is present (2 hour
