CSST STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Aggressive-method ss- ssANS-means ssremoval ssor ssdisturbance ssof ssbuilding ssmaterial
ssby sssanding, ssabrading, ssgrinding ssor ssother ssmethod ssthat ssbreaks, sscrumbles, ssor
ssdisintegrates ssintact ssACM
Amended sswater ss- ssANS-means sswater ssto sswhich sssurfactant ss(wetting ssagent)
sshas ssbeen ssadded ssto ssincrease ssthe ssability ssof ssliquid ssto sspenetrate ssACM
Abestos ssContaining ssMaterial ss(ACM) ssEPA ss- ssANS-means ssany ssmaterial ssmore
ssthan ssone sspercent ssasbestos
Assistant ssSecretary ss- ssANS-means ssthe ssassistant sssecretary ssof sslabor ssfor
ssoccupational sssafety ssand sshealth, ssUS ssDepartment ssof sslabor, ssor ssdesignee
Authorized ssPerson ss- ssANS-means ssany ssperson ssauthorized ssby ssthe ssemployer
ssand ssrequired ssby sswork ssduties ssto ssbe sspresent ssin ssregulated ssareas
Building/facility ssowner ss- ssANS-is ssthe sslegal ssentity, ssincluding ssa sslessee, sswhich
ssexercises sscontrol ssover ssmanagement ssand ssrecord sskeeping ssfunctions ssrelating
ssto ssa ssbuilding ssand ssfacility ssin sswhich ssactivities sscovered ssby ssthis ssstandard
sstake ssplace
Certified ssIndustrial ssHygienist ss(CIH) ss- ssANS-means ssone sscertified ssin ssthe
sspractice ssof ssindustrial sshygiene ssby ssthe ssAmerican ssBoard ssof ssIndustrial ssHygiene
Chief ss- ssANS-means ssthe sschief ssof ssDivision ssof ssOccupational ssSafety ssand
ssHealth, ssP.O. ssBox ss420603, ssSan ssFrancisco, ssCA ss94142
Class ssI ssasbestos sswork ss- ssANS-means ssactivities ssinvolving ssthe ssremoval ssof
ssTSI ssand sssurfacing ssACM ssand ssPACM
Class ssII ssasbestos sswork ss- ssANS-means ssactivities ssinvolving ssthe ssremoval ssof
ssACM sswhich ssIS ssNOT ssthermal sssystem ssinsulation ssor sssurfacing ssmaterial. ssThis
, ssincludes, ssbut ssis ssnot sslimited ssto, ssthe ssremoval ssof ssasbestos sscontaining
sswallboard, ssfloor sstile ssand sssheeting, ssroofing ssand sssiding sssingles, ssand
ssconstruction ssmastics
Class ssIII ssasbestos sswork ss- ssANS-means ssREPAIR ssAND ssMAINTENANCE
ssoperations sswhere ss"ACM", ssincluding ssTSI ssand sssurfacing ssACM ss& ssPACM, ssis
sslikely ssto ssbe ssdisturbed
Class ssIV ssasbestos sswork ss- ssANS-means ssmaintenance ssand ssCUSTODIAL
ssACTIVITIES ssduring sswhich ssemployees sscontact ssbut ssdo ssnot ssdisturb ssACM ssor
ssPACM ssand ssactivities ssto ssclean ssup ssdust, sswaste, ss& ssdebris ssresulting ssfrom
ssClass ssI,II,III ssactivities
Clean ssRoom ss- ssANS-means ssan ssuncontaminated ssroom sshaving ssfavilities ssfor
ssthe ssstorage ssof ssemployees' ssstreet ssclothing ss& ssuncontaminated ssmaterials ss&
ssequipment
Closely ssResemble ss- ssANS-means ssthat ssthe ssmajor ssworkplace ssconditions sswhich
sshave sscontributed ssto ssthe sslevels ssof sshistoric ssasbestos ssexposure, ssare ssno
ssmore ssprotective ssthan ssconditions ssof ssthe sscurrent ssworkplace
Competent ssPerson ss- ssANS-means ssin ssaddition ssto ssone sswho ssis sscapable ssof
ssidentifying ssexisting ss& sspredictable sshazards ssin ssthe sssurroundings ssor ssworking
ssconditions sswhich ssare ssunsanitary, sshazardous, ssor ssdangerous ssto ssemployees,
ssand sswho sshas ssauthorization ssto sstake ssprompt sscorrective ssmeasures ssto
sseliminate ssthem, ssone sswho ssis sscapable ssof ssidentifying ssexisting ssasbestos
sshazards ssin ssthe ssworkplace ssand ssselecting ssthe ssappropriate sscontrol ssstrategy
ssfor ssasbestos ssexposure, sswho sshas ssthe ssauthority ssto sstake ssprompt sscorrective
ssmeasures ssto sseliminate ssthem: ssin ssaddition, ssfor ssClass ssI ssand ssClass ssII ss(40
ssCFR sspart ss763) ssfor sssupervisor, ssor ssits ssequivalent ssand, ssfor ssClass ssIII ssand
ssClass ssIV sswork, sswho ssis sstrained ssin ssa ssmanner ssconsistent sswith ssEPA
ssrequirements ssfor sstraining ssof sslocal sseducation ssagency ssmaintenance ssand
sscustodial ssstaff ssas ssset ssforth ssat ss40 ssCFR ss763.92(a)(2). ssNote: ssFor ssoperations
ssinvolving ssmore ssthan ss100 sssquare ssfeet ssof ssconstruction ssmaterial ssas ssdefined
ssin sssubsection ss(r) ssof ssthis sssection ssthe sscompetent ssperson ssmay ssfulfill ssthe
ssrequirement sscontained ssin ssSection ss341.9 ssto ssspecify ssa sscertified sssupervisor
ssfor ssasbestos ssrelated sswork
Critical ssBarrier ss- ssANS-means ssone ssor ssmore sslayer ssof ssplastic sssealed ssover ssall
ssopening ssinto ssa sswork ssarea ssor ssany ssother sssimilarly ssplaced ssphysical ssbarrier
sssufficient ssto ssprevent ssairborne ssasbestos ssin ssa sswork ssarea ssfrom ssmigrating ssto
ssan ssadjacent ssarea
Decontamination ssarea ss- ssANS-means ssan ssenclosed ssarea ssadjacent ssand
ssconnected ssto ssthe ssregulated ssarea ssand ssconsisting ssof ssan ssequipment ssroom,
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Aggressive-method ss- ssANS-means ssremoval ssor ssdisturbance ssof ssbuilding ssmaterial
ssby sssanding, ssabrading, ssgrinding ssor ssother ssmethod ssthat ssbreaks, sscrumbles, ssor
ssdisintegrates ssintact ssACM
Amended sswater ss- ssANS-means sswater ssto sswhich sssurfactant ss(wetting ssagent)
sshas ssbeen ssadded ssto ssincrease ssthe ssability ssof ssliquid ssto sspenetrate ssACM
Abestos ssContaining ssMaterial ss(ACM) ssEPA ss- ssANS-means ssany ssmaterial ssmore
ssthan ssone sspercent ssasbestos
Assistant ssSecretary ss- ssANS-means ssthe ssassistant sssecretary ssof sslabor ssfor
ssoccupational sssafety ssand sshealth, ssUS ssDepartment ssof sslabor, ssor ssdesignee
Authorized ssPerson ss- ssANS-means ssany ssperson ssauthorized ssby ssthe ssemployer
ssand ssrequired ssby sswork ssduties ssto ssbe sspresent ssin ssregulated ssareas
Building/facility ssowner ss- ssANS-is ssthe sslegal ssentity, ssincluding ssa sslessee, sswhich
ssexercises sscontrol ssover ssmanagement ssand ssrecord sskeeping ssfunctions ssrelating
ssto ssa ssbuilding ssand ssfacility ssin sswhich ssactivities sscovered ssby ssthis ssstandard
sstake ssplace
Certified ssIndustrial ssHygienist ss(CIH) ss- ssANS-means ssone sscertified ssin ssthe
sspractice ssof ssindustrial sshygiene ssby ssthe ssAmerican ssBoard ssof ssIndustrial ssHygiene
Chief ss- ssANS-means ssthe sschief ssof ssDivision ssof ssOccupational ssSafety ssand
ssHealth, ssP.O. ssBox ss420603, ssSan ssFrancisco, ssCA ss94142
Class ssI ssasbestos sswork ss- ssANS-means ssactivities ssinvolving ssthe ssremoval ssof
ssTSI ssand sssurfacing ssACM ssand ssPACM
Class ssII ssasbestos sswork ss- ssANS-means ssactivities ssinvolving ssthe ssremoval ssof
ssACM sswhich ssIS ssNOT ssthermal sssystem ssinsulation ssor sssurfacing ssmaterial. ssThis
, ssincludes, ssbut ssis ssnot sslimited ssto, ssthe ssremoval ssof ssasbestos sscontaining
sswallboard, ssfloor sstile ssand sssheeting, ssroofing ssand sssiding sssingles, ssand
ssconstruction ssmastics
Class ssIII ssasbestos sswork ss- ssANS-means ssREPAIR ssAND ssMAINTENANCE
ssoperations sswhere ss"ACM", ssincluding ssTSI ssand sssurfacing ssACM ss& ssPACM, ssis
sslikely ssto ssbe ssdisturbed
Class ssIV ssasbestos sswork ss- ssANS-means ssmaintenance ssand ssCUSTODIAL
ssACTIVITIES ssduring sswhich ssemployees sscontact ssbut ssdo ssnot ssdisturb ssACM ssor
ssPACM ssand ssactivities ssto ssclean ssup ssdust, sswaste, ss& ssdebris ssresulting ssfrom
ssClass ssI,II,III ssactivities
Clean ssRoom ss- ssANS-means ssan ssuncontaminated ssroom sshaving ssfavilities ssfor
ssthe ssstorage ssof ssemployees' ssstreet ssclothing ss& ssuncontaminated ssmaterials ss&
ssequipment
Closely ssResemble ss- ssANS-means ssthat ssthe ssmajor ssworkplace ssconditions sswhich
sshave sscontributed ssto ssthe sslevels ssof sshistoric ssasbestos ssexposure, ssare ssno
ssmore ssprotective ssthan ssconditions ssof ssthe sscurrent ssworkplace
Competent ssPerson ss- ssANS-means ssin ssaddition ssto ssone sswho ssis sscapable ssof
ssidentifying ssexisting ss& sspredictable sshazards ssin ssthe sssurroundings ssor ssworking
ssconditions sswhich ssare ssunsanitary, sshazardous, ssor ssdangerous ssto ssemployees,
ssand sswho sshas ssauthorization ssto sstake ssprompt sscorrective ssmeasures ssto
sseliminate ssthem, ssone sswho ssis sscapable ssof ssidentifying ssexisting ssasbestos
sshazards ssin ssthe ssworkplace ssand ssselecting ssthe ssappropriate sscontrol ssstrategy
ssfor ssasbestos ssexposure, sswho sshas ssthe ssauthority ssto sstake ssprompt sscorrective
ssmeasures ssto sseliminate ssthem: ssin ssaddition, ssfor ssClass ssI ssand ssClass ssII ss(40
ssCFR sspart ss763) ssfor sssupervisor, ssor ssits ssequivalent ssand, ssfor ssClass ssIII ssand
ssClass ssIV sswork, sswho ssis sstrained ssin ssa ssmanner ssconsistent sswith ssEPA
ssrequirements ssfor sstraining ssof sslocal sseducation ssagency ssmaintenance ssand
sscustodial ssstaff ssas ssset ssforth ssat ss40 ssCFR ss763.92(a)(2). ssNote: ssFor ssoperations
ssinvolving ssmore ssthan ss100 sssquare ssfeet ssof ssconstruction ssmaterial ssas ssdefined
ssin sssubsection ss(r) ssof ssthis sssection ssthe sscompetent ssperson ssmay ssfulfill ssthe
ssrequirement sscontained ssin ssSection ss341.9 ssto ssspecify ssa sscertified sssupervisor
ssfor ssasbestos ssrelated sswork
Critical ssBarrier ss- ssANS-means ssone ssor ssmore sslayer ssof ssplastic sssealed ssover ssall
ssopening ssinto ssa sswork ssarea ssor ssany ssother sssimilarly ssplaced ssphysical ssbarrier
sssufficient ssto ssprevent ssairborne ssasbestos ssin ssa sswork ssarea ssfrom ssmigrating ssto
ssan ssadjacent ssarea
Decontamination ssarea ss- ssANS-means ssan ssenclosed ssarea ssadjacent ssand
ssconnected ssto ssthe ssregulated ssarea ssand ssconsisting ssof ssan ssequipment ssroom,
