Asbestos Inspector Complete Exam
Set Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
Two Groups of Asbestos -
correct answer ✅Serpentine & Amphibole
6 Regulated Kinds of Asbestos -
correct answer ✅Chrysotile, Amosite, Crocidolite, Tremolite,
Actinolite, Anthophyllite
What Does Friable Mean? -
correct answer ✅A material, when dry, can be pulverized to
powder by hand.
What percent does the EPA say a material can be classified as
asbestos? -
correct answer ✅Greater than 1%
What organization is responsible for demo/renovations? Who
regulates it? What kind of asbestos is associated with it? -
correct answer ✅NESHAP (National Emission Standards for
Hazards and Pollutants), EPA regulates it, RACM (Regulated
Asbestos Containing Material)
, Asbestos Inspector Complete Exam
Set Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
What organization is responsible for schools k-12? Who regulates
it? What kind of asbestos is associated with it? -
correct answer ✅AHERA (Asbestos Hazard and Emergency
Response Act), EPA Regulates it, ACBM (Asbestos Containing
Building Materials)
What organization presumes that any probably asbestos is classified
as such? -
correct answer ✅OSHA, PACM (Presumed Asbestos Containing
Materials)
What are the 3 main types of ACM classifications and list examples?
-
correct answer ✅Surfacing Material (Fire Proofing), Thermal
System Insulation-TSI (insulation), Miscellaneous (Soundproofing)
What are the 3 main health effects of Asbestos and their Latency
Period? -
correct answer ✅Asbestosis (10-15 years), Lung Cancer (20-30
years), Mesothelioma (30-40 years.
Set Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
Two Groups of Asbestos -
correct answer ✅Serpentine & Amphibole
6 Regulated Kinds of Asbestos -
correct answer ✅Chrysotile, Amosite, Crocidolite, Tremolite,
Actinolite, Anthophyllite
What Does Friable Mean? -
correct answer ✅A material, when dry, can be pulverized to
powder by hand.
What percent does the EPA say a material can be classified as
asbestos? -
correct answer ✅Greater than 1%
What organization is responsible for demo/renovations? Who
regulates it? What kind of asbestos is associated with it? -
correct answer ✅NESHAP (National Emission Standards for
Hazards and Pollutants), EPA regulates it, RACM (Regulated
Asbestos Containing Material)
, Asbestos Inspector Complete Exam
Set Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
What organization is responsible for schools k-12? Who regulates
it? What kind of asbestos is associated with it? -
correct answer ✅AHERA (Asbestos Hazard and Emergency
Response Act), EPA Regulates it, ACBM (Asbestos Containing
Building Materials)
What organization presumes that any probably asbestos is classified
as such? -
correct answer ✅OSHA, PACM (Presumed Asbestos Containing
Materials)
What are the 3 main types of ACM classifications and list examples?
-
correct answer ✅Surfacing Material (Fire Proofing), Thermal
System Insulation-TSI (insulation), Miscellaneous (Soundproofing)
What are the 3 main health effects of Asbestos and their Latency
Period? -
correct answer ✅Asbestosis (10-15 years), Lung Cancer (20-30
years), Mesothelioma (30-40 years.
