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CSST EXAM 1: 162 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
• What is claims made insurance? - ANSWER - Only protects if the insurance is in place when
the claim is made (injury or effect is observed)
• What is bonding? - ANSWER - Protects owners against financial default
• What are performance bonds? - ANSWER - Agrees to complete the project if the contractor
can't.do so
Pay for labor and materials if contactor fails to do so
• What are bid bonds? - ANSWER - Ensures that the building owner will be able to award the
job for the lowest bid within 5-10%
• What are examples of contractual liability? - ANSWER - Liable for breach of contract
Ex: timeframe, sampling specs, laboratory use
• What are Category II non-friable materials? - ANSWER - Transite
Stucco
• What is RACM? - ANSWER - Regulated Asbestos-Containing Material
Friable asbestos material or non-friable asbestos material that has a chance to become friable
• What is PACM? - ANSWER - Presumed asbestos-containing materials
Surfacing found in buildings before 1980
TSI
,• What is friable ACM? - ANSWER - More than 1%
Can be crumbled by hand
Reduced to a powder when dry
Easily airborne
• What is non-friable ACM? - ANSWER - Hard to break
Less dangerous than friable
Shingles, siding, floor tile etc.
• What is an asbestos fiber size? - ANSWER - 5 micrometers
3 to 1 ratio
• According to EPA, does roofing and flooring need to be removed prior to demo? - ANSWER -
No
Local NESHAP agency may though
How many times more does a smoker have a chance to develop lung cancer? - ANSWER - 50-90
times more
• What years were buildings most likely to have asbestos? - ANSWER - 1942-1965
• What disease/cancer is not dose related? - ANSWER - Mesothelioma
• In older buildings, what system is least likely to have asbestos? - ANSWER - Electrical
• Asbestos was introduced to the US in a large amount during what time frame? - ANSWER -
Late 19th century
• What is Class III abatement? - ANSWER - Repair and operations work
, ACM TSI and surfacing ACM likely to be disturbed
• What is the smallest length of structure that NIOSH 7402 method can count? - ANSWER - 0.5
microns
• What is a plenum? - ANSWER - The space in between two floors that transport air in the
building
• What is fibrosis? - ANSWER - Scar tissue on the connective tissue of the lungs
• What is the most common asbestos type disease? - ANSWER - Asbestosis
• What can a B reader do? - ANSWER - Interpret chest x-rays
• What is the type of encap that forms a hard shell around asbestos? - ANSWER - Brighting
encap
• What are 3 things to know about chrysotile? - ANSWER - 80% of asbestos used in buildings
was chrysotile
White, long and curly
Easily wets
• What are 3 things to know about amosite? - ANSWER - Less than 15% of asbestos used in
buildings was amosite
Brown
Doesn't absorb water
• What are 3 things to know about crocidolite? - ANSWER - Less than 5% of asbestos use in
buildings was crocidolite
Blue
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1………….,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
CSST EXAM 1: 162 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
• What is claims made insurance? - ANSWER - Only protects if the insurance is in place when
the claim is made (injury or effect is observed)
• What is bonding? - ANSWER - Protects owners against financial default
• What are performance bonds? - ANSWER - Agrees to complete the project if the contractor
can't.do so
Pay for labor and materials if contactor fails to do so
• What are bid bonds? - ANSWER - Ensures that the building owner will be able to award the
job for the lowest bid within 5-10%
• What are examples of contractual liability? - ANSWER - Liable for breach of contract
Ex: timeframe, sampling specs, laboratory use
• What are Category II non-friable materials? - ANSWER - Transite
Stucco
• What is RACM? - ANSWER - Regulated Asbestos-Containing Material
Friable asbestos material or non-friable asbestos material that has a chance to become friable
• What is PACM? - ANSWER - Presumed asbestos-containing materials
Surfacing found in buildings before 1980
TSI
,• What is friable ACM? - ANSWER - More than 1%
Can be crumbled by hand
Reduced to a powder when dry
Easily airborne
• What is non-friable ACM? - ANSWER - Hard to break
Less dangerous than friable
Shingles, siding, floor tile etc.
• What is an asbestos fiber size? - ANSWER - 5 micrometers
3 to 1 ratio
• According to EPA, does roofing and flooring need to be removed prior to demo? - ANSWER -
No
Local NESHAP agency may though
How many times more does a smoker have a chance to develop lung cancer? - ANSWER - 50-90
times more
• What years were buildings most likely to have asbestos? - ANSWER - 1942-1965
• What disease/cancer is not dose related? - ANSWER - Mesothelioma
• In older buildings, what system is least likely to have asbestos? - ANSWER - Electrical
• Asbestos was introduced to the US in a large amount during what time frame? - ANSWER -
Late 19th century
• What is Class III abatement? - ANSWER - Repair and operations work
, ACM TSI and surfacing ACM likely to be disturbed
• What is the smallest length of structure that NIOSH 7402 method can count? - ANSWER - 0.5
microns
• What is a plenum? - ANSWER - The space in between two floors that transport air in the
building
• What is fibrosis? - ANSWER - Scar tissue on the connective tissue of the lungs
• What is the most common asbestos type disease? - ANSWER - Asbestosis
• What can a B reader do? - ANSWER - Interpret chest x-rays
• What is the type of encap that forms a hard shell around asbestos? - ANSWER - Brighting
encap
• What are 3 things to know about chrysotile? - ANSWER - 80% of asbestos used in buildings
was chrysotile
White, long and curly
Easily wets
• What are 3 things to know about amosite? - ANSWER - Less than 15% of asbestos used in
buildings was amosite
Brown
Doesn't absorb water
• What are 3 things to know about crocidolite? - ANSWER - Less than 5% of asbestos use in
buildings was crocidolite
Blue
