CCST COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2025 GRADED A+
✔✔Rough-out- - ✔✔framing and rough structure of the building
✔✔plenum - ✔✔space between dropped ceiling and ceiling where HVAC units pull air
from
✔✔seal fit test/seal check (everytime you put a repirator on)? - ✔✔negative pressure
check and positive pressure check
✔✔what color are the HEPA filters used for our masks? - ✔✔purple or magenta
✔✔PEL - ✔✔Permissible Exposure Limit - 0.1f/cc
✔✔EL - ✔✔Excursion Limit - 1.0f/cc
✔✔mesothelioma - ✔✔Cancer and very fatal. Cancer of the lining encircling the lungs
(Plueral Mesothelioma) or the lining surrounding the abdominal cavity (peritoneal
mesothelioma)
✔✔Asbestosis - ✔✔Only asbestos related disease that is not considered a cancer. It is
a member of diseases generally called fibrosis or fibrotic lung disease
✔✔Lung Cancer - ✔✔Largest killer of asbestos workers. The symptoms are shortness
of breath, chest pain, and coughing up blood
✔✔Asbestos workers who smoke vs. asbestos workers who don't smoke have
_________ the amount to contracting lung cancer - ✔✔50-90 times
✔✔what chamber should respirators be taken off in? - ✔✔shower
✔✔Type "C" breathing system - what color is the hose and what is the max length of the
hose? - ✔✔Blue - 300 feet
✔✔Chest x-rays are required at initial medical evaluations and every _____? - ✔✔3
years - or every year if the worker is over 40 or has been in the industry for more than
10 years
✔✔OSHA requires chest x-rays to be interpreted by whom? - ✔✔Certified B-reader
✔✔If employees are affected, OSHA requires the Physician's written opinion to be kept
for how long? - ✔✔30 years
, ✔✔What is medical surveillance? - ✔✔Used to determine if an employee is physically
able to perform asbestos work requiring the use of a respirator - also used to enable the
employer and worker to track the health of the employee while they are performing
asbestos related work over many years.
✔✔When are medical exams required? - ✔✔every year
✔✔What are the 3 major areas of concern in Medical Surveillances? - ✔✔the safety and
health of all employees - regulatory requirements - other legal liability concerns
✔✔What is a latency period and how long is it usually? - ✔✔It is the time from exposure
until symptoms are EVIDENT - 15-30 years
✔✔What is the main way asbestos fibers get into the body? - ✔✔Inhalation
✔✔Dose response - ✔✔higher the dose, the higher the incidence of the diseases
✔✔What is the code for NESHAP? - ✔✔40 CFR Section 61 Sub. "M"
✔✔What is NESHAP? - ✔✔the National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air
Pollutants regulation for asbestos is enforced by the Environmental Protectyion Agency
and in some cases state delegated agencies. It is primarily concerned with building
renovation and demolition and the disposal of asbestos waste.
✔✔Who provides local NESHAP enforcement? - ✔✔Enforced by the regional EPA
office. Many states have local air pollution enforcement agencies such as the Air Quality
Management District (AQMD) or Air Pollution Control District (APCD).
✔✔What is RACM? - ✔✔friable asbestos material - Category I non-friable ACM that has
become friable; Category I non-friable ACM that will be or has been subject to sanding,
grinding, cutting or abrading - Category II non-friable ACM that has a high probability of
becoming or has become crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by the forces
expected to act on the material in the course of demolition or renovation projects
✔✔NESHAP requires notification to the EPA for renovation projects in which ________
feet of friable ACM? - ✔✔>160 sq. ft., >260 LF, or 35 cubic feet
✔✔What are the NESHAP work classicfications for asbestos? - ✔✔Category I,
Category II
✔✔What is Category I work according to NESHAP? - ✔✔Non-friable asbestos containg
material (ACM) means asbestos-containing packings, gaskets, resilient floor covering,
and asphalt roofing products containing more than 1% asbestos as determind by
Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) analysis
SOLUTIONS 2025 GRADED A+
✔✔Rough-out- - ✔✔framing and rough structure of the building
✔✔plenum - ✔✔space between dropped ceiling and ceiling where HVAC units pull air
from
✔✔seal fit test/seal check (everytime you put a repirator on)? - ✔✔negative pressure
check and positive pressure check
✔✔what color are the HEPA filters used for our masks? - ✔✔purple or magenta
✔✔PEL - ✔✔Permissible Exposure Limit - 0.1f/cc
✔✔EL - ✔✔Excursion Limit - 1.0f/cc
✔✔mesothelioma - ✔✔Cancer and very fatal. Cancer of the lining encircling the lungs
(Plueral Mesothelioma) or the lining surrounding the abdominal cavity (peritoneal
mesothelioma)
✔✔Asbestosis - ✔✔Only asbestos related disease that is not considered a cancer. It is
a member of diseases generally called fibrosis or fibrotic lung disease
✔✔Lung Cancer - ✔✔Largest killer of asbestos workers. The symptoms are shortness
of breath, chest pain, and coughing up blood
✔✔Asbestos workers who smoke vs. asbestos workers who don't smoke have
_________ the amount to contracting lung cancer - ✔✔50-90 times
✔✔what chamber should respirators be taken off in? - ✔✔shower
✔✔Type "C" breathing system - what color is the hose and what is the max length of the
hose? - ✔✔Blue - 300 feet
✔✔Chest x-rays are required at initial medical evaluations and every _____? - ✔✔3
years - or every year if the worker is over 40 or has been in the industry for more than
10 years
✔✔OSHA requires chest x-rays to be interpreted by whom? - ✔✔Certified B-reader
✔✔If employees are affected, OSHA requires the Physician's written opinion to be kept
for how long? - ✔✔30 years
, ✔✔What is medical surveillance? - ✔✔Used to determine if an employee is physically
able to perform asbestos work requiring the use of a respirator - also used to enable the
employer and worker to track the health of the employee while they are performing
asbestos related work over many years.
✔✔When are medical exams required? - ✔✔every year
✔✔What are the 3 major areas of concern in Medical Surveillances? - ✔✔the safety and
health of all employees - regulatory requirements - other legal liability concerns
✔✔What is a latency period and how long is it usually? - ✔✔It is the time from exposure
until symptoms are EVIDENT - 15-30 years
✔✔What is the main way asbestos fibers get into the body? - ✔✔Inhalation
✔✔Dose response - ✔✔higher the dose, the higher the incidence of the diseases
✔✔What is the code for NESHAP? - ✔✔40 CFR Section 61 Sub. "M"
✔✔What is NESHAP? - ✔✔the National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air
Pollutants regulation for asbestos is enforced by the Environmental Protectyion Agency
and in some cases state delegated agencies. It is primarily concerned with building
renovation and demolition and the disposal of asbestos waste.
✔✔Who provides local NESHAP enforcement? - ✔✔Enforced by the regional EPA
office. Many states have local air pollution enforcement agencies such as the Air Quality
Management District (AQMD) or Air Pollution Control District (APCD).
✔✔What is RACM? - ✔✔friable asbestos material - Category I non-friable ACM that has
become friable; Category I non-friable ACM that will be or has been subject to sanding,
grinding, cutting or abrading - Category II non-friable ACM that has a high probability of
becoming or has become crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by the forces
expected to act on the material in the course of demolition or renovation projects
✔✔NESHAP requires notification to the EPA for renovation projects in which ________
feet of friable ACM? - ✔✔>160 sq. ft., >260 LF, or 35 cubic feet
✔✔What are the NESHAP work classicfications for asbestos? - ✔✔Category I,
Category II
✔✔What is Category I work according to NESHAP? - ✔✔Non-friable asbestos containg
material (ACM) means asbestos-containing packings, gaskets, resilient floor covering,
and asphalt roofing products containing more than 1% asbestos as determind by
Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) analysis
