Asbestos Building Inspector Initial
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AHERA -
correct answer ✅The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act.
40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E. Started 1986 and requires that all
schools, grades K-12 (non-profit), be inspected for the presence of
ACBM (asbestos-containing building material).
ACBM -
correct answer ✅Asbestos Containing Building Material
ASHARA -
correct answer ✅The Asbestos School Hazard Abatement
Reauthorization Act. Started 1990, effective Nov. 1992, requires
that an accredited Building Inspector perform any asbestos
inspection conducted in a public or commercial building. Extended
the training requirement to cover asbestos workers, supervisors,
and inspectors in public and commercial buildings. ("Under the
ASHARA revisions AHERA's training requirements now apply to all
persons working with asbestos in public and commercial
buildings...")
Increased number of hours required for asbestos worker and
supervisor training to 32 and 40 hrs respectively.
,Asbestos Building Inspector Initial
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Building Inspector Responsibilities (AHERA & ASHARA) -
correct answer ✅1. Determining whether ACBM is present in a
building
2. Assessing the physical characteristics of the ACBM within the
building.
A building inspection involves: -
correct answer ✅1. Investigation of records for the identification
of ACBM
2. A physical and visual inspection of the building for suspect
materials
3. Sampling and analyzing suspect materials to test for asbestos
4. Assessing the condition and location of the ACBM and other
characteristics of the building
Management Planner Role -
correct answer ✅Uses info from the building inspection to
estimate the degree of current or potential hazard posed by the
ACM and develop a plan for managing the ACM. After ACM is
confirmed, create O&M plan, stays in effect until ACM is removed.
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OSHA -
correct answer ✅Occupational Safety and Health Administration -
Protects workers
How AHERA affects your work/changed things: -
correct answer ✅1. Defines ACM as being more than 1%.
2. Lays out 5 control methods: operations and maintenance,
enclosure, encapsulation, repair, and removal.
3. Describes clearance air sampling at end of job with aggressive air
sampling and a TEM.
4. Regulates training classes like this one and requires this training
for all workers working with asbestos (excludes single-family
homes)
What are the 5 control methods for asbestos, and what laid them
out? -
correct answer ✅O&M, enclosure, encapsulation, repair, and
removal. AHERA created.
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AHERA -
correct answer ✅The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act.
40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E. Started 1986 and requires that all
schools, grades K-12 (non-profit), be inspected for the presence of
ACBM (asbestos-containing building material).
ACBM -
correct answer ✅Asbestos Containing Building Material
ASHARA -
correct answer ✅The Asbestos School Hazard Abatement
Reauthorization Act. Started 1990, effective Nov. 1992, requires
that an accredited Building Inspector perform any asbestos
inspection conducted in a public or commercial building. Extended
the training requirement to cover asbestos workers, supervisors,
and inspectors in public and commercial buildings. ("Under the
ASHARA revisions AHERA's training requirements now apply to all
persons working with asbestos in public and commercial
buildings...")
Increased number of hours required for asbestos worker and
supervisor training to 32 and 40 hrs respectively.
,Asbestos Building Inspector Initial
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Building Inspector Responsibilities (AHERA & ASHARA) -
correct answer ✅1. Determining whether ACBM is present in a
building
2. Assessing the physical characteristics of the ACBM within the
building.
A building inspection involves: -
correct answer ✅1. Investigation of records for the identification
of ACBM
2. A physical and visual inspection of the building for suspect
materials
3. Sampling and analyzing suspect materials to test for asbestos
4. Assessing the condition and location of the ACBM and other
characteristics of the building
Management Planner Role -
correct answer ✅Uses info from the building inspection to
estimate the degree of current or potential hazard posed by the
ACM and develop a plan for managing the ACM. After ACM is
confirmed, create O&M plan, stays in effect until ACM is removed.
, Asbestos Building Inspector Initial
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Answers
OSHA -
correct answer ✅Occupational Safety and Health Administration -
Protects workers
How AHERA affects your work/changed things: -
correct answer ✅1. Defines ACM as being more than 1%.
2. Lays out 5 control methods: operations and maintenance,
enclosure, encapsulation, repair, and removal.
3. Describes clearance air sampling at end of job with aggressive air
sampling and a TEM.
4. Regulates training classes like this one and requires this training
for all workers working with asbestos (excludes single-family
homes)
What are the 5 control methods for asbestos, and what laid them
out? -
correct answer ✅O&M, enclosure, encapsulation, repair, and
removal. AHERA created.
