Asbestos training questions with
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asbestos fibers have - correct answer ✔✔ Relatively high tensile strength,
Good frictional properties,
Resistance to heat and cold,
Resistance to corrosive chemicals
and bacteria, and
High electrical resistance.
fibers can be - correct answer ✔✔ either coarse and needle-like
or curved and silky and can be woven into cloth.
asbestos is more hazardous when - correct answer ✔✔ friable meaning reduced to dust by
hand pressure can be suspended in air for a few hours or days inhaled is bad
asbestos is found - correct answer ✔✔ industrial sites, these products have been used in
homes, schools, shipyards, and commercial buildings in the United States.cannot be found by
just the five senses must be microscopically looked at
chrysotile - correct answer ✔✔ Today, products commonly contain chrysotile, a less dusty form
of asbestos, but one that can still be dangerous. A large number of manufacturers in other
countries use chrysotile in the manufacture of a variety of products such as panels, pipes,
shingles, tarred roofing materials, brake pads and gaskets.
amphibole type of asbestos - correct answer ✔✔ Many older (pre-WWII) asbestos-containing
products were very dusty and crumbled easily under hand pressure. These products often
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asbestos fibers have - correct answer ✔✔ Relatively high tensile strength,
Good frictional properties,
Resistance to heat and cold,
Resistance to corrosive chemicals
and bacteria, and
High electrical resistance.
fibers can be - correct answer ✔✔ either coarse and needle-like
or curved and silky and can be woven into cloth.
asbestos is more hazardous when - correct answer ✔✔ friable meaning reduced to dust by
hand pressure can be suspended in air for a few hours or days inhaled is bad
asbestos is found - correct answer ✔✔ industrial sites, these products have been used in
homes, schools, shipyards, and commercial buildings in the United States.cannot be found by
just the five senses must be microscopically looked at
chrysotile - correct answer ✔✔ Today, products commonly contain chrysotile, a less dusty form
of asbestos, but one that can still be dangerous. A large number of manufacturers in other
countries use chrysotile in the manufacture of a variety of products such as panels, pipes,
shingles, tarred roofing materials, brake pads and gaskets.
amphibole type of asbestos - correct answer ✔✔ Many older (pre-WWII) asbestos-containing
products were very dusty and crumbled easily under hand pressure. These products often
