Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Examination Practice Exam
Questions And Correct Answers.
Fibers - Asbestos is a generic name for a group of minerals that form __________
Hood, booties, coveralls - 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 - Which of the following
operations would be considered to be an OSHA Class II job?
Holes cut in the polyethylene next to the machines - Make-up air for a negative pressure enclosure
usually comes from
Sealed, labeled containers or wraps - All asbestos waste must be
Inhalation - Asbestos enters the body via
Guard rails - 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 - A final visual inspection is used to
determine which one of the final steps of an abatement project?
50-90 times - 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 - 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 - AHERA regulations allow PCM to be used as a method of analysis for:
, Visible emissions - When removing asbestos-containing materials, which of the following is most
difficult to control?
OSHA - 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 - 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 - The following personal hygiene
practice could reduce the chances of asbestos exposure
On an annual basis - 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 - When conducting detail cleaning of asbestos-containing
materials using scrubbers, the work should proceed
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) - Which is the preferred method of reducing employee
exposure to asbestos?
Surfactant - Amended water is made by adding a _______________________ to regular tap water
Statutory Law and Common Law - If a contractor failed to follow an EPA or OSHA regulation, the
contractor would in immediate violation of
1 f/cc - What is OSHA's current Permissible Exposure Limit for asbestos in the construction industry?
0.1 f/cc - What is OSHA's current Excursion Limit for asbestos in the construction industry?
Hood/helmet type Powered Purifying Respirator - This respirator has the highest protection factor
according to OSHA
Questions And Correct Answers.
Fibers - Asbestos is a generic name for a group of minerals that form __________
Hood, booties, coveralls - 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 - Which of the following
operations would be considered to be an OSHA Class II job?
Holes cut in the polyethylene next to the machines - Make-up air for a negative pressure enclosure
usually comes from
Sealed, labeled containers or wraps - All asbestos waste must be
Inhalation - Asbestos enters the body via
Guard rails - 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 - A final visual inspection is used to
determine which one of the final steps of an abatement project?
50-90 times - 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 - 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 - AHERA regulations allow PCM to be used as a method of analysis for:
, Visible emissions - When removing asbestos-containing materials, which of the following is most
difficult to control?
OSHA - 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 - 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 - The following personal hygiene
practice could reduce the chances of asbestos exposure
On an annual basis - 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 - When conducting detail cleaning of asbestos-containing
materials using scrubbers, the work should proceed
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) - Which is the preferred method of reducing employee
exposure to asbestos?
Surfactant - Amended water is made by adding a _______________________ to regular tap water
Statutory Law and Common Law - If a contractor failed to follow an EPA or OSHA regulation, the
contractor would in immediate violation of
1 f/cc - What is OSHA's current Permissible Exposure Limit for asbestos in the construction industry?
0.1 f/cc - What is OSHA's current Excursion Limit for asbestos in the construction industry?
Hood/helmet type Powered Purifying Respirator - This respirator has the highest protection factor
according to OSHA
