Asbestos Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Asbestos - Answer-Subject of much industrial promise, pain& suffering, legal action, and controversy 1. Magic Mineral 2. Asbestosis& Mesothelioma 3. Law Suits 4. Abatement of ACM What is Asbestos - Answer-1. A Greek term given because of flame-resistant properties ( Asbestos meaning meaning inextinguishable) 2. Adopted by industry and applied to several species of naturally occurring fibrous silicate minerals Minerals Types of Asbestos are divided into - Answer-1. Serpentine Mi...

What is Asbestos? - Answer-Asbestos is a group of SIX (1 serpentine, 5 amphiboles) -naturally occurring -fibrous -hydrated -mineral silicates What are the four characteristics that make up Asbestos? - Answer--naturally occurring -fibrous -hydrated -mineral silicates What are the TWO categories of Asbestos? - Answer-1) Fibrous SERPENTINE Chrysotile (white asbestos) 2) Fibrous AMPHIBOLES (make-up of five) What are the five groups of asbestos under FIBROUS AMPHIBOLES? - Answer-1. A...

ACM - Answer-Greater than 1% Most common type of asbestos - Answer-Chrysotile How many products contain asbestos - Answer-3,000 Vermiculite - Answer-A material that is NOT a type of asbestos but could have been contaminated when it's mined from the ground in Libby, Montana. Friable - Answer-Materials that can be crumbled pulverized or crushed to a powder using hand pressure when dry Chrysotile mineral group - Answer-Serpentine, long and flexible. White. Amosite - Answer-Amphib...

Name four characteristics of asbestos - Answer-Naturally occurring, fibrous, hydrated, mineral and silicates What type of asbestos is the fibrous serpentine - Answer-chrysotile (white asbestos) Name the 5 amphiboles - Answer-Amosite Tremolite Actinolite Crocidolite Anthopyllite Name physical properties of asbestos - Answer-fire resistant spinnability tensile strength strong and durable resists fungus growth corrosion heat acids vermin What were some of the uses ...

Characteristics of asbestos: - Answer-Fibrous mineral, fireproof, acid resistant, heat resistant from 500-1500 Celsius. How many types of asbestos containing materials are there? - Answer-2 friable, and non-friable Friable asbestos: - Answer-Can be crumbled by hand, used in sheet gasket material, and insulation. Non-friable asbestos: - Answer-Cannot be crumbled by hand, floors and tiles, used in gaskets. When can asbestos become a health hazard? - Answer-Specific work activities such...

What is another name for trachea? - Answer-Wind Pipe Who is the largest producer of asbestos in the world? - Answer-Russia Who is the largest provider of asbestos to the United States? - Answer-Canada What is a cancer of the covering of the lung or lining of the chest or abdominal cavities caused by exposure to asbestos? - Answer-Mesothelioma Crocidolite is also known as what? - Answer-Blue Asbestos How long can it take some smaller diameter asbestos fibers to settle? - Answer-80 ...

What are the characteristics of asbestos? - Answer-Hazardous substance, incombustible, chemical resistant, fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate. What are the six silicate minerals that make up asbestos? - Answer-Amosite, chrysotile, templite, actinloite, anthrophyllite, and crocidolite. How many current and retired workers are exposed to asbestos? - Answer-8-10 million Of the 8-10 million current and retired workers that are exposed to asbestos, what percentage will die of cancer...

Asbestos is generic term used for any of the 6 types of naturally occurring mineral fibers. - Answer-How is the word "asbestos" used in the industry? All asbestos minerals fibers contain silicate with varying proportions of mangnesium, iron, calcium, aluminum, sodium and other trace elements. - Answer-What elements are found in asbestos? Asbestos was strong, durable, and non-combustable - Answer-What general popertites does asbestos have that made them better than other products? Serp...

ASB exposure is effected by exposure, accessibility, ________, and ______ - Answer-water exposure and vibration What is the expression measurement for fibers per cubic centimeter? - Answer-f/cc Modifications of withdrawls to bids are effective - Answer-when filed before the opening of bids and in writing Friable asbestos material releases fibers when - Answer-sanded, crushed, drilled or cut A type of filter in a cassette is - Answer-a polycarbonate and cellulose ester filter NESHA...

What are common symptoms of mesothelioma? - Answer-Persistent stomach pain, persistent shortness of breath, persistent chest pain Which of the of the following is a common symptom of lung cancer? - Answer-Persistent cough or change in cough pattern Which of the following is necessary insurance coverage necessary for asbestos contractors? - Answer-500,000 per occurrence for bodily injusry and property damage combined Start up sequence is as follows - Answer-- post warning signs - pre-cl...