Californial CSSTl Examl (Latestl 2026l
Update)l Review|l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl
&l Answers
Q:l Whol mustl participatel inl al medicall surveillancel program?
Answer:
8l CCR1529l (m)l (1).
A.l Thel employerl shalll institutel al medicall surveillancel programl forl alll employeesl who,l
forl al combinedl totall ofl 30l orl morel daysl perl year,l arel engagedl inl Classl I,l II,l andl IIIl
workl orl arel exposedl atl orl abovel thel permissiblel exposurel limit.l Forl purposesl ofl thisl
paragraph,l anyl dayl inl whichl al workerl engagesl inl Classl IIl orl Classl IIIl operationsl orl al
combinationl thereofl onl intactl materiall forl onel hourl orl lessl (takingl intol accountl thel
entirel timel spentl onl thel removall operation,l includingl cleanup)l and,l whilel doingl so,l
adheresl fullyl tol thel workl practicesl specifiedl inl thisl standard,l shalll notl bel counted.l
B.l Forl employeesl otherwisel requiredl byl thisl standardl tol wearl al negativel pressurel
respirator,l employersl shalll ensurel employeesl arel physicallyl ablel tol performl thel workl
andl usel thel equipment.l Thisl determinationl shalll bel madel underl thel supervisionl ofl al
physician.
Q:l Whenl arel asbestosl medicall surveillancel physicall examsl requiredl ?
Answer:
1.l Priorl tol assignmentl ofl thel employeel tol anl areal wherel negative-l pressurel respiratorsl
arel worn;l
2.l Whenl thel employeel isl assignedl tol anl areal wherel exposurel tol asbestosl mayl bel atl orl
abovel thel permissiblel exposurel limitl forl 30l orl morel daysl perl year,l orl engagel inl Classl
I,l IIl orl IIIl workl forl al combinedl totall ofl 30l orl morel daysl perl year,l al medicall
examinationl mustl bel givenl withinl 10l workingl daysl followingl thel thirtiethl dayl ofl
exposure;l
3.l Andl atl leastl annuallyl thereafter.l
,4.l Ifl thel examiningl physicianl determinesl thatl anyl ofl thel examinationsl shouldl bel
providedl morel frequentlyl thanl specified,l thel employerl shalll providel suchl examinationsl
tol affectedl employeesl atl thel frequenciesl specifiedl byl thel physician.l
5.l Exception:l Nol medicall examinationl isl requiredl ofl anyl employeel ifl adequatel recordsl
showl thatl thel employeel hasl beenl examinedl inl accordancel withl thisl subsectionl withinl
thel pastl 1l yearl period.l
6.l Employersl shalll providel al medicall examinationl atl thel terminationl ofl employmentl forl
anyl employeel whol hasl beenl exposedl tol airbornel concentrationsl ofl asbestosl atl orl abovel
thel permissiblel exposurel limitl and/orl excursionl limit.l Thel medicall examinationl shalll bel
givenl withinl 30l calendarl daysl beforel orl afterl thel datel ofl terminationl ofl employment.
Q:l Whatl shouldl bel performedl atl anl asbestosl medicall surveillancel examl ?
Answer:
1.l Al medicall andl workl historyl withl speciall emphasisl directedl tol thel pulmonary,l
cardiovascular,l andl gastrointestinall systems.l
2.l Onl initiall examination,l thel standardizedl questionnairel containedl inl Partl 1l ofl
Appendixl Dl inl 8l CCRl 1529,l and,l onl annuall examination,l thel abbreviatedl standardizedl
questionnairel containedl inl Partl 2l inl 8l CCRl 1529.
3.l Al physicall examinationl directedl tol thel pulmonaryl andl gastrointestinall systems,l
includingl al chestl roentgenograml tol bel administeredl inl accordancel withl Tablel 2l [8l CCRl
1529l (m)l (2)(B)3],l andl pulmonaryl functionl testsl ofl forcedl vitall capacityl (FVC)l andl
forcedl expiratoryl volumel atl onel secondl (FEV(1)).l Interpretationl andl classificationl ofl
chestl roentgenogramsl shalll bel conductedl inl accordancel withl Appendixl El inl 8l CCRl
1529
4.l Anyl otherl examinationsl orl testsl deemedl necessaryl byl thel examiningl physician.
Q:l Accordingl tol CalOSHAl howl oftenl shouldl youl havel al chestl roentgenograml (X-ray)
Answer:
Yearsl sincel firstl occupationall exposure:
,0-10l yearsl -l Oncel everyl threel yearsl ifl underl 40l yearsl old.l Annuallyl ifl 40l yearsl oldl orl
over.l
10+l yearsl -l Annually
Q:l Isl therel al safel levell ofl asbestosl exposurel ?
Answer:
No
Q:l Whatl arel thel 7l majorl componentsl ofl thel AHERAl regulation?l Originally,l tol whoml
didl theyl applyl ?
Answer:
inspectionl andl reinspectionl requirements,l samplingl andl inspectionl procedures,l labl
approvall process,l accreditedl andl nonl accreditedl trainingl programs,l clearancel airl testing,l
managementl planl requirements,l notificationl requirements.l Originallyl appliedl tol Kl
throughl 12l schools.
Q:l Howl manyl daysl isl thel requiredl accreditedl trainingl forl al Buildingl Inspectorl ,l
Managementl Plannerl ,l Projectl Supervisor,l Abatementl Workerl ,l Projectl Designerl ?
Answer:
Buildingl Inspectorl -l 3l days
Managementl Plannerl -l 2l days
Contractorl Supervisorl -l 5l days
Abatementl Workerl -l 4l days
Projectl Designerl -l 3l days
Q:l Whenl isl unaccreditedl in-housel trainingl acceptablel ?
Answer:
Classl IIIl (16l hours),l Classl IVl (minimuml 2l hours),l andl asbestosl awarenessl trainings.
, Q:l Whatl regulationl andl agencyl requiresl anl asbestosl inspectionl bel donel priorl tol
renovationsl andl demolitionsl andl requiresl removall ofl friablel ACMl priorl tol demolitionl ?
Answer:
Nationall Emissionl Standardsl forl Hazardousl Airl Pollutantsl (NESHAP)l enforcedl byl thel
EPAl andl it'sl delegatedl Airl Qualityl Managementl Districts.l CalOSHAl alsol requiresl
inspectionsl forl workerl safety.
Q:l Whatl arel thel 3l categoriesl ofl materialsl identifiedl inl al NESHAPl buildingl
inspectionl ?
Answer:
Friablel Materialsl ,l Categoryl 1l nonl friable,l andl Categoryl 2l Nonl Friable
Q:l Whatl isl al friablel asbestosl materiall accordingl tol NESHAP?
Answer:
Anyl materiall containingl morel thanl 1l percentl asbestosl asl determinedl usingl thel PLMl
method,l that,l whenl dry,l canl bel crumbled,l pulverized,l orl reducedl tol powderl byl handl
pressure.
Q:l Whatl doesl NESHAPl standl for?
Answer:
Nationall Emissionsl Standardsl forl Hazardousl Airl Pollutants
Q:l Whatl isl al Categoryl 1l nonfriablel ACM,l andl Categoryl 2l nonfriablel ACMl accordingl
tol NESHAP?
Answer:
Categoryl 1l nonfriablel asbestos-containingl materiall meansl asbestos-containingl packings,l
gaskets,l resilientl floorl coverings,l andl asphaltl roofingl productsl containingl morel thanl 1l
percentl asbestosl asl determinedl byl PLM.l Categoryl 2l nonfriablel ACMl meansl anyl
Update)l Review|l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl
&l Answers
Q:l Whol mustl participatel inl al medicall surveillancel program?
Answer:
8l CCR1529l (m)l (1).
A.l Thel employerl shalll institutel al medicall surveillancel programl forl alll employeesl who,l
forl al combinedl totall ofl 30l orl morel daysl perl year,l arel engagedl inl Classl I,l II,l andl IIIl
workl orl arel exposedl atl orl abovel thel permissiblel exposurel limit.l Forl purposesl ofl thisl
paragraph,l anyl dayl inl whichl al workerl engagesl inl Classl IIl orl Classl IIIl operationsl orl al
combinationl thereofl onl intactl materiall forl onel hourl orl lessl (takingl intol accountl thel
entirel timel spentl onl thel removall operation,l includingl cleanup)l and,l whilel doingl so,l
adheresl fullyl tol thel workl practicesl specifiedl inl thisl standard,l shalll notl bel counted.l
B.l Forl employeesl otherwisel requiredl byl thisl standardl tol wearl al negativel pressurel
respirator,l employersl shalll ensurel employeesl arel physicallyl ablel tol performl thel workl
andl usel thel equipment.l Thisl determinationl shalll bel madel underl thel supervisionl ofl al
physician.
Q:l Whenl arel asbestosl medicall surveillancel physicall examsl requiredl ?
Answer:
1.l Priorl tol assignmentl ofl thel employeel tol anl areal wherel negative-l pressurel respiratorsl
arel worn;l
2.l Whenl thel employeel isl assignedl tol anl areal wherel exposurel tol asbestosl mayl bel atl orl
abovel thel permissiblel exposurel limitl forl 30l orl morel daysl perl year,l orl engagel inl Classl
I,l IIl orl IIIl workl forl al combinedl totall ofl 30l orl morel daysl perl year,l al medicall
examinationl mustl bel givenl withinl 10l workingl daysl followingl thel thirtiethl dayl ofl
exposure;l
3.l Andl atl leastl annuallyl thereafter.l
,4.l Ifl thel examiningl physicianl determinesl thatl anyl ofl thel examinationsl shouldl bel
providedl morel frequentlyl thanl specified,l thel employerl shalll providel suchl examinationsl
tol affectedl employeesl atl thel frequenciesl specifiedl byl thel physician.l
5.l Exception:l Nol medicall examinationl isl requiredl ofl anyl employeel ifl adequatel recordsl
showl thatl thel employeel hasl beenl examinedl inl accordancel withl thisl subsectionl withinl
thel pastl 1l yearl period.l
6.l Employersl shalll providel al medicall examinationl atl thel terminationl ofl employmentl forl
anyl employeel whol hasl beenl exposedl tol airbornel concentrationsl ofl asbestosl atl orl abovel
thel permissiblel exposurel limitl and/orl excursionl limit.l Thel medicall examinationl shalll bel
givenl withinl 30l calendarl daysl beforel orl afterl thel datel ofl terminationl ofl employment.
Q:l Whatl shouldl bel performedl atl anl asbestosl medicall surveillancel examl ?
Answer:
1.l Al medicall andl workl historyl withl speciall emphasisl directedl tol thel pulmonary,l
cardiovascular,l andl gastrointestinall systems.l
2.l Onl initiall examination,l thel standardizedl questionnairel containedl inl Partl 1l ofl
Appendixl Dl inl 8l CCRl 1529,l and,l onl annuall examination,l thel abbreviatedl standardizedl
questionnairel containedl inl Partl 2l inl 8l CCRl 1529.
3.l Al physicall examinationl directedl tol thel pulmonaryl andl gastrointestinall systems,l
includingl al chestl roentgenograml tol bel administeredl inl accordancel withl Tablel 2l [8l CCRl
1529l (m)l (2)(B)3],l andl pulmonaryl functionl testsl ofl forcedl vitall capacityl (FVC)l andl
forcedl expiratoryl volumel atl onel secondl (FEV(1)).l Interpretationl andl classificationl ofl
chestl roentgenogramsl shalll bel conductedl inl accordancel withl Appendixl El inl 8l CCRl
1529
4.l Anyl otherl examinationsl orl testsl deemedl necessaryl byl thel examiningl physician.
Q:l Accordingl tol CalOSHAl howl oftenl shouldl youl havel al chestl roentgenograml (X-ray)
Answer:
Yearsl sincel firstl occupationall exposure:
,0-10l yearsl -l Oncel everyl threel yearsl ifl underl 40l yearsl old.l Annuallyl ifl 40l yearsl oldl orl
over.l
10+l yearsl -l Annually
Q:l Isl therel al safel levell ofl asbestosl exposurel ?
Answer:
No
Q:l Whatl arel thel 7l majorl componentsl ofl thel AHERAl regulation?l Originally,l tol whoml
didl theyl applyl ?
Answer:
inspectionl andl reinspectionl requirements,l samplingl andl inspectionl procedures,l labl
approvall process,l accreditedl andl nonl accreditedl trainingl programs,l clearancel airl testing,l
managementl planl requirements,l notificationl requirements.l Originallyl appliedl tol Kl
throughl 12l schools.
Q:l Howl manyl daysl isl thel requiredl accreditedl trainingl forl al Buildingl Inspectorl ,l
Managementl Plannerl ,l Projectl Supervisor,l Abatementl Workerl ,l Projectl Designerl ?
Answer:
Buildingl Inspectorl -l 3l days
Managementl Plannerl -l 2l days
Contractorl Supervisorl -l 5l days
Abatementl Workerl -l 4l days
Projectl Designerl -l 3l days
Q:l Whenl isl unaccreditedl in-housel trainingl acceptablel ?
Answer:
Classl IIIl (16l hours),l Classl IVl (minimuml 2l hours),l andl asbestosl awarenessl trainings.
, Q:l Whatl regulationl andl agencyl requiresl anl asbestosl inspectionl bel donel priorl tol
renovationsl andl demolitionsl andl requiresl removall ofl friablel ACMl priorl tol demolitionl ?
Answer:
Nationall Emissionl Standardsl forl Hazardousl Airl Pollutantsl (NESHAP)l enforcedl byl thel
EPAl andl it'sl delegatedl Airl Qualityl Managementl Districts.l CalOSHAl alsol requiresl
inspectionsl forl workerl safety.
Q:l Whatl arel thel 3l categoriesl ofl materialsl identifiedl inl al NESHAPl buildingl
inspectionl ?
Answer:
Friablel Materialsl ,l Categoryl 1l nonl friable,l andl Categoryl 2l Nonl Friable
Q:l Whatl isl al friablel asbestosl materiall accordingl tol NESHAP?
Answer:
Anyl materiall containingl morel thanl 1l percentl asbestosl asl determinedl usingl thel PLMl
method,l that,l whenl dry,l canl bel crumbled,l pulverized,l orl reducedl tol powderl byl handl
pressure.
Q:l Whatl doesl NESHAPl standl for?
Answer:
Nationall Emissionsl Standardsl forl Hazardousl Airl Pollutants
Q:l Whatl isl al Categoryl 1l nonfriablel ACM,l andl Categoryl 2l nonfriablel ACMl accordingl
tol NESHAP?
Answer:
Categoryl 1l nonfriablel asbestos-containingl materiall meansl asbestos-containingl packings,l
gaskets,l resilientl floorl coverings,l andl asphaltl roofingl productsl containingl morel thanl 1l
percentl asbestosl asl determinedl byl PLM.l Categoryl 2l nonfriablel ACMl meansl anyl
