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Asbestos Building Inspector Initial
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What are the three most common kinds of asbestos fibers? - correct-answer -
Chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite
Chrysotile - correct-answer -Serpentine. Counts for 80-95% of all asbestos in
buildings
Amosite - correct-answer -Amphibole. Less than 15% of all asbestos found in
buildings. Does not soak up water easily.
Crocidolite - correct-answer -Amphibole. Less than 5% of all asbestos found in
building materials.
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Three federal agencies that deal with asbestos: - correct-answer -1. EPA - protects
against pollution. Under it is: AHERA (the EPA's asbestos in schools reg), ASHARA
(the EPA reg that updates AHERA), & NESHAP (The EPA reg that covers asbestos as
an air pollution problem)
2. OSHA
3. NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
NIOSH - correct-answer -National institute for occupational safety and health.
Researches worker safety and health, and reports its findings to OSHA. Makes
recommendations to OSHA and approves respirators.
When do you need a medical exam? (OSHA) - correct-answer -Per OSHA, if you
wear a negative pressure respirator, are exposed to at or above the PEL for 30
days or more, work a class I-III asbestos job below the PEL for 30 dys or more per
year, or amount of asbestos in air reaches or exceeds the EL.
MUC - correct-answer -Maximum use concentration. = PF x PEL. The largest
amount of asbestos fibers that a respirator can handle.
PF - correct-answer -Protection Factor. The degree of protection a respirator gives
you compared to wearing no respirator at all.
Asbestos Building Inspector Initial
|Brand New Exam Questions And
Answers
What are the three most common kinds of asbestos fibers? - correct-answer -
Chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite
Chrysotile - correct-answer -Serpentine. Counts for 80-95% of all asbestos in
buildings
Amosite - correct-answer -Amphibole. Less than 15% of all asbestos found in
buildings. Does not soak up water easily.
Crocidolite - correct-answer -Amphibole. Less than 5% of all asbestos found in
building materials.
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Three federal agencies that deal with asbestos: - correct-answer -1. EPA - protects
against pollution. Under it is: AHERA (the EPA's asbestos in schools reg), ASHARA
(the EPA reg that updates AHERA), & NESHAP (The EPA reg that covers asbestos as
an air pollution problem)
2. OSHA
3. NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
NIOSH - correct-answer -National institute for occupational safety and health.
Researches worker safety and health, and reports its findings to OSHA. Makes
recommendations to OSHA and approves respirators.
When do you need a medical exam? (OSHA) - correct-answer -Per OSHA, if you
wear a negative pressure respirator, are exposed to at or above the PEL for 30
days or more, work a class I-III asbestos job below the PEL for 30 dys or more per
year, or amount of asbestos in air reaches or exceeds the EL.
MUC - correct-answer -Maximum use concentration. = PF x PEL. The largest
amount of asbestos fibers that a respirator can handle.
PF - correct-answer -Protection Factor. The degree of protection a respirator gives
you compared to wearing no respirator at all.
