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✔✔Most asbestos-related diseases affect workers in all these asbestos-related
industries EXCEPT:
A. Mining
B. Milling
C. Manufacturing
D. Remediation - ✔✔Remediation
✔✔For their workers involved in high-risk asbestos-exposure jobs, employers must
provide all these preventive protections EXCEPT:
A. Cancer Insurance
B. Showers
C. Respirators - ✔✔Cancer Insurance
✔✔In a high-risk asbestos exposure area, the worker with the LOWEST risk of
exposure is likely the worker who:
A. Disposes of asbestos contaminated waste materials.
B. Encapsulates asbestos-contaminated materials.
C. Test for asbestos contamination
D. Removes asbestos-contaminated construction materials - ✔✔Disposes of asbestos
contaminated waste materials
✔✔The likelihood of a person developing an asbestos-related disease is based on all
these factors EXCEPT:
A. Gender
B. Smoking
C. Amount and duration of exposure
D. Age - ✔✔Gender
✔✔To ensure the protection of the crew, who should collect the samples of possible
ACM for laboratory testing?
A. A new hire
B. A supervisor
C. A qualified person
D. A senior person - ✔✔Qualified person
✔✔The measures required to control asbestos fibers in the air during high-risk activities
include all these procedures EXCEPT:
A. Drench all ACM with water
B. Apply a constant, light spray of water near workers.
C. Clean exposed surfaces with damp wipes and cover with sealant.
,D. Keep work area air pressure higher that surrounding pressures. - ✔✔Keep work area
air pressure higher that surrounding pressures
✔✔What feature is applicable to an APR (Air Purifying Respirator)? Select all that apply.
a. Filter, cartridge, canister
b. Contaminants removed
c. You can breathe normally
d. Pressure demand respirators
e. Continuous-flow respirators - ✔✔Filter, cartridge, canister
Contaminants removed
You can breathe normally
✔✔What feature is applicable to an SAR (Supplied-Air Respirators)? Select all that
apply.
a. Filter, cartridge, canister
b. Contaminants removed
c. You can breathe normally
d. Pressure demand respirators
e. Continuous-flow respirators - ✔✔Pressure demand respirators
Continuous-flow respirators
✔✔What feature is applicable to an SCBA (Self-contained breathing apparatus)? Select
all that apply.
a. You can breathe normally
b. Pressure demand respirators
c. Cylinder of compressed air
d. Not required for asbestos risks
e. Continuous-flow respirators - ✔✔Cylinder of compressed air
Not required for asbestos risks
✔✔Why is asbestos considered a hazardous substance?
A. Its fiber masses are highly flammable
B. It is a great conductor of heat and electricity
C. Its fiber masses break easily into tiny dust particles that get
airborne.
D. Its fiber masses contain radioactive materials. - ✔✔Its fiber masses break easily into
tiny dust particles that get airborne
✔✔Which of the products would you likely find asbestos? Select all that apply.
a. Material applied on surfaces to insulate them from heat and cold.
b. Fireproofing material sprayed on to steel beams used in building
construction.
c. Acoustical or soundproofing material
d. Materials sprayed onto ceilings and walls to create a textured look.
e. Foam sprayed into machines to conduct electricity.
, f. Bubble wrap and other packaging materials.
g. Drapery and upholstery materials
h. Solvents and metal cleaning products. - ✔✔Material applied on surfaces to insulate
them from heat and cold
Fireproofing material sprayed on to steel beams used in building construction
Acoustical or soundproofing material
Materials sprayed onto ceilings and walls to create a textured look
✔✔What information is required on asbestos warning signs?
Select all that apply.
Danger
Asbestos
Cancer and lung disease
Hazard
Authorized personnel Only
Flammable
Keep out
Avoid creating dust - ✔✔Danger
Asbestos
Cancer and lung disease
Hazard
Authorized personnel Only
Avoid creating dust
✔✔What engineering/work practice control solution for "Workers mixing asbestos and
applying asbestos"?
a. Wet Asbestos
b. Local exhaust ventilation
c. Establish regulated areas
d. Perform initial monitoring
e. OSHA compliant warning labels - ✔✔Wet Asbestos
✔✔What engineering/work practice control solution for "Saws, scorers, abrasive wheels,
and drills produce asbestos fibers"?
a. Wet Asbestos
b. Local exhaust ventilation
c. Establish regulated areas
d. Perform initial monitoring
e. OSHA compliant warning labels - ✔✔Local exhaust ventilation
✔✔What engineering/work practice control solution for "A new worksite that contains
concentrations that exceed a PEL"?
a. Wet Asbestos
b. Local exhaust ventilation
c. Establish regulated areas