ASBESTOS TRAINING STUDY GUIDE TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS WITH THOROUGH
ANSWER EXPLANATIONS
●● Four (main) types of asbestos
Answer: Chrysotile
Amosite
Crocidolite
Tremolite
●● Why is/was asbestos so widely used?
Answer: It's cheap, durable, acid/chemical resistant, heat
resistant/fireproof, soundproofing, strength, and decorative purposes
●● ACM stands for
Answer: Asbestos Containing Material
●● Define ACM
Answer: Any material that contains more than 1% asbestos
●● ACMB stands for
Answer: Asbestos Containing Building Material
, ●● Define ACMB
Answer: TSI, Surfacing, or miscellaneous that is found in the interior.
Exceptions include covered walkways, porches, or HVAC that serves the
inside of the building.
●● Define friable
Answer: Materials that when dry, can be crumbled or reduced to powder
by hand
●● What addition to the friable definition does the EPA-NESHAP add?
Answer: Previously non friable material that becomes damaged is also
friable
●● TSI stands for
Answer: Thermal system insulation
●● Define TSI
Answer: Heat loss or gain, condensation control
●● Four primary diseases related to asbestos exposure
Answer: Asbestosis - scarring of the lung tissue
Mesothelioma - cancer of the lung lining
PAPER QUESTIONS WITH THOROUGH
ANSWER EXPLANATIONS
●● Four (main) types of asbestos
Answer: Chrysotile
Amosite
Crocidolite
Tremolite
●● Why is/was asbestos so widely used?
Answer: It's cheap, durable, acid/chemical resistant, heat
resistant/fireproof, soundproofing, strength, and decorative purposes
●● ACM stands for
Answer: Asbestos Containing Material
●● Define ACM
Answer: Any material that contains more than 1% asbestos
●● ACMB stands for
Answer: Asbestos Containing Building Material
, ●● Define ACMB
Answer: TSI, Surfacing, or miscellaneous that is found in the interior.
Exceptions include covered walkways, porches, or HVAC that serves the
inside of the building.
●● Define friable
Answer: Materials that when dry, can be crumbled or reduced to powder
by hand
●● What addition to the friable definition does the EPA-NESHAP add?
Answer: Previously non friable material that becomes damaged is also
friable
●● TSI stands for
Answer: Thermal system insulation
●● Define TSI
Answer: Heat loss or gain, condensation control
●● Four primary diseases related to asbestos exposure
Answer: Asbestosis - scarring of the lung tissue
Mesothelioma - cancer of the lung lining
