ASBESTOS SUPERVISOR INITIAL EXAM
Asbestos is what type of material? - Answers -Naturally occurring fibrous silicate
material
Asbestos health problems are caused mainly by: - Answers -Inhalation of asbestos
fibers into the lower lung area
Smokers who work with asbestos are ______ times more likely to develop lung cancer
over a non-smoking, non-asbestos worker. - Answers -50
Which asbestos related disease is always terminal, not related to smoking and caused
more by the smallest fibers? - Answers -mesothelioma
A half-face, negative pressure, HEPA cartridge respirator has a protection factor of 10.
This means: - Answers -The mask will protect the worker up to 10 times the OSHA PEL
Per OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1101 determination of employee exposure shall be made from
____________ samples that are representative of the 8 hour TWA of each employee. -
Answers -Breathing Zone
The term HEPA means: - Answers -High Efficiency Particulate Air (absolute)
What type of vacuum should be used for picking up Asbestos debris? - Answers -HEPA
Which respirator is the minimum level of approved respiratory protection for asbestos
abatement? - Answers -Half face negative pressure Respirator
Which type of Asbestos "wet" with water easiest? - Answers -Anthophyllite
The flow rate for a personal air sample for asbestos using 25mm filter cassettes should
be - Answers -0.5 - 2.5 liters per minute
A removal area is 100 feet long and 50 feet wide with a ten foot ceiling. What is the
volume of the area? - Answers -50,000 cubic feet
Assuming a negative air filtration unit pulls 2,000 cubic feet per minute, how many units
would be required to maintain sufficient negative pressure in the above area? (add one
extra unit as back-up) - Answers -3
The Federal Agency responsible for the enforcement of environmental regulation is: -
Answers -Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
One method of reducing electrical shock potential inside a removal area is with the use
of: - Answers -Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI)
, Visual inspection of an abatement project should take place: - Answers -When final
cleaning is complete and all debris is removed from the work area
The maximum temperature of pipes where global removal is allowed is: - Answers -150
degree F
What areas into a regulated area are required by OSHA to be posted? - Answers -All
Entrance and Exit
According to NYS Rule Code 56-7.11, all seams between adjacent layers shall be
staggered by a distance of at least: - Answers -24 inches
What is the maximum length of the negative air exhaust duct per ICR 56 - Answers -25
FT
Given the protection factor for a full face respirator is 50, the fiber concentration is the
breathing zone is 300 F/cc, what is the fiber concentration inside the respirator -
Answers -6 f/cc
OSHA regulations require that qualitative or quantitative fit-testing of negative pressure
respirators must be done how often - Answers -Yearly
A method of analysis for air samples that differentiates between totes if fibers is: -
Answers -Transmission electron microscopy
The purpose of aggressive air sampling is got : - Answers -To make residual fibers on
surfaces airborne, simulating building occupancy and activity
The type of tools used for the clean-up of the work area includes: - Answers -Plastic
shovel and squeegee
Plastic on floor layers must extend _______ inches up the wall as a minimum - Answers
-12 inches
The purpose of amending the water is to - Answers -Decrease the surface tension of
the water so it "wets" better
If you are fit tested with an M.S.A. half face small respirator, can you be switch into 3M
half face medium respirator without checking its fitness? - Answers –Never
Why should arrows be placed on containment walls about 2 feet from the floor pointing
in the direction of the exit? - Answers -To direct traffic in a potential fire situation
Asbestos is what type of material? - Answers -Naturally occurring fibrous silicate
material
Asbestos health problems are caused mainly by: - Answers -Inhalation of asbestos
fibers into the lower lung area
Smokers who work with asbestos are ______ times more likely to develop lung cancer
over a non-smoking, non-asbestos worker. - Answers -50
Which asbestos related disease is always terminal, not related to smoking and caused
more by the smallest fibers? - Answers -mesothelioma
A half-face, negative pressure, HEPA cartridge respirator has a protection factor of 10.
This means: - Answers -The mask will protect the worker up to 10 times the OSHA PEL
Per OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1101 determination of employee exposure shall be made from
____________ samples that are representative of the 8 hour TWA of each employee. -
Answers -Breathing Zone
The term HEPA means: - Answers -High Efficiency Particulate Air (absolute)
What type of vacuum should be used for picking up Asbestos debris? - Answers -HEPA
Which respirator is the minimum level of approved respiratory protection for asbestos
abatement? - Answers -Half face negative pressure Respirator
Which type of Asbestos "wet" with water easiest? - Answers -Anthophyllite
The flow rate for a personal air sample for asbestos using 25mm filter cassettes should
be - Answers -0.5 - 2.5 liters per minute
A removal area is 100 feet long and 50 feet wide with a ten foot ceiling. What is the
volume of the area? - Answers -50,000 cubic feet
Assuming a negative air filtration unit pulls 2,000 cubic feet per minute, how many units
would be required to maintain sufficient negative pressure in the above area? (add one
extra unit as back-up) - Answers -3
The Federal Agency responsible for the enforcement of environmental regulation is: -
Answers -Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
One method of reducing electrical shock potential inside a removal area is with the use
of: - Answers -Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI)
, Visual inspection of an abatement project should take place: - Answers -When final
cleaning is complete and all debris is removed from the work area
The maximum temperature of pipes where global removal is allowed is: - Answers -150
degree F
What areas into a regulated area are required by OSHA to be posted? - Answers -All
Entrance and Exit
According to NYS Rule Code 56-7.11, all seams between adjacent layers shall be
staggered by a distance of at least: - Answers -24 inches
What is the maximum length of the negative air exhaust duct per ICR 56 - Answers -25
FT
Given the protection factor for a full face respirator is 50, the fiber concentration is the
breathing zone is 300 F/cc, what is the fiber concentration inside the respirator -
Answers -6 f/cc
OSHA regulations require that qualitative or quantitative fit-testing of negative pressure
respirators must be done how often - Answers -Yearly
A method of analysis for air samples that differentiates between totes if fibers is: -
Answers -Transmission electron microscopy
The purpose of aggressive air sampling is got : - Answers -To make residual fibers on
surfaces airborne, simulating building occupancy and activity
The type of tools used for the clean-up of the work area includes: - Answers -Plastic
shovel and squeegee
Plastic on floor layers must extend _______ inches up the wall as a minimum - Answers
-12 inches
The purpose of amending the water is to - Answers -Decrease the surface tension of
the water so it "wets" better
If you are fit tested with an M.S.A. half face small respirator, can you be switch into 3M
half face medium respirator without checking its fitness? - Answers –Never
Why should arrows be placed on containment walls about 2 feet from the floor pointing
in the direction of the exit? - Answers -To direct traffic in a potential fire situation
