AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Asbestos Sfibers Sare Sbest Sdescribed Sas: S- SAnswer S- SA Snaturally Soccurring Smineral.
The Smost Scommon Svariety Sof Sasbestos Sused Sin Sthe SUnited SStates Sis: S- SAnswer S- SChrysotile
The Stype Sof Sasbestos Soften Sreferred Sto Sas S"blue" Sasbestos Sis: S- SAnswer S- SCrocidolite
The Smain Sroute Sof Sentry Sinto Sthe Shuman Sbody Sfor Sasbestos Sfibers Sis: S- SAnswer S- SInhalation
All Sof Sthe Sfollowing Sare Sasbestos Srelated Sdiseases Sexcept: S- SAnswer S- SSkin SCancer
Lung Scancer Sis Sbest Sdescribed Sas: S- SAnswer S- SA Scancer Sof Sthe Slung Stissue.
The Sincidence Sof Slung Scancer Sin Soccupationally Sexposed Sworkers Swho Salso Ssmoke Sis S___ Stimes
Sgreater S
than Sthe Snon-exposed Snon-smoking Spublic: S- SAnswer S- S90
Asbestosis Sis Sbest Sdescribed Sas: S- SAnswer S- SAn Sasbestos Sspecific Sdisease
A Sscarring Sof Sthe Slungs Sat Sthe Salveoli Sarea
A Sdisease Sthat Sinhibits Sthe Stransfer Sof Soxygen Sinto Sthe Sblood
Mesothelioma Sis Sdescribed Sas: S- SAnswer S- S"marker Sdisease"
, A Scancer Sof Sthe Stissue Ssurrounding Sthe Slungs Sand Sintestines
Asbestos Swas Sfirst Sused Scommercially Sin Sthe SUnited SStated Saround: S- SAnswer S- S1890-1920
The Sfirst Smajor Suse Sof Sasbestos Swas: S- SAnswer S- STSI
The Stime Speriod Sfrom Swhich San Sindividual Sis Sexposed Sto Sasbestos Sand Sthen Sdiagnosed Swith Sa
Sdisease Sis Sreferred Sto Sas: S- SAnswer S- SLatency SPeriod
The Sprimary Sobjective Sof SAHERA Sis: S- SAnswer S- SIdentify Sand Ssafely Smanage Sasbestos Sin Sschools
The Sprimary Sobjective Sof Sthe SNESHAP Sis: S- SAnswer S- STo Scontrol Sthe Sgeneration Sand Sdisposal Sof
Sasbestos Swaste
The Sprimary Sobjective Sof Sthe SOSHA Sasbestos Sregulations Sis: S- SAnswer S- STo Srequire Semployers Sto
Sprotect Semployees Swho Sperform Sasbestos Swork
OSHA's Scurrent SPermissible SExposure SLimit Sfor Sasbestos Sas Sa STime SWeighted SAverage Sis: S-
SAnswer S- S0.1 Sf/cc
According Sto SEPA, Swhat Sis Sthe Sminimum Snumber Sof Ssamples Sthat Sshould Sbe Scollected Sof Sfriable
Ssurfacing Smaterials? S- SAnswer S- S3
According Sto SAHERA, Show Smust STSI Sbe Ssampled? S- SAnswer S- SRandomly Swith Sa Sminimum Sof S3
Ssamples Scollected.
In Swhat Stypes Sof Sbuildings Sis Sthe SAHERA Scertified SAsbestos SBuilding SInspector SRequired? S-
SAnswer S- SHousing Sgreater Sthan S4 Sunits
Public Sand SCommercial
Schools