CSST Exam Prep - Asbestos
Regulations & Safety Test Questions
All Answered Correctly.
Title 8 CCR 5208 and 29 CFR 1910.1001 - Answer General Industry
Plenum space - Answer An enclosed space used for airflow. Example: the area above a drop
ceiling.
Fibrosis - Answer Formation of scar tissue in the lungs
Mesothelioma - Answer Cancer arising from mesothelial cells of the pleura caused by
asbestos fibers
Asbestosis - Answer Condition in the lungs from inhalation of asbestos fibers
AHERA - Answer Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
Dose-response relationship with asbestos and cancer - Answer Correlation between
exposure to asbestos and disease
B-reader - Answer Interpret Chest X-rays
Bridging encapsulation - Answer Forms a 'hard shell' or membrane over the surface
Penetrating encapsulation - Answer Absorbed into the asbestos matrix and binds
components together
ACBM - Answer Asbestos Containing Building Material (interior and >1%)
ACCM - Answer Asbestos Containing Construction Material (>0.1%; greater than one-tenth
of one percent by weight)
ACCM must be verified by at least... - Answer 400 point count
ACM - Answer Asbestos-containing material (>1%)
, Non-friable asbestos waste require a DOT manifest - Answer False. Proper documentation is
still required.
How long does Asbestos stay in the air? - Answer 48-72 hours to settle. Theoretically, it could
stay airborne indefinitely.
Chrysotile - Answer White asbestos, commonly used in building materials
Amosite asbestos - Answer Brown asbestos, used in cement sheets and pipe insulation
Crocidolite asbestos - Answer Blue asbestos, commonly used to insulate steam engines
Anthophyllite Asbestos - Answer Used in limited quantities for insulation products and
construction materials
Tremolite and actinolite - Answer Not used commercially but can be contaminants in
asbestos
NIOSH - Answer National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
EPA recommends how many samples per friable material? - Answer 9
TEM Cartridges - Answer Transmission Electron Microscope 25mm 0.45μm + 5.0μm MCE
filter Material
PCM cartridges - Answer Phase Contrast Microscopy 25mm 0.8μm MCE filter
Asbestos fibers - Answer Naturally occurring mineral
NOA - Answer Naturally Occurring Asbestos
Main route of exposure for asbestos - Answer Through inhalation
Lung Cancer - Answer A cancer of the lung tissue
Regulations & Safety Test Questions
All Answered Correctly.
Title 8 CCR 5208 and 29 CFR 1910.1001 - Answer General Industry
Plenum space - Answer An enclosed space used for airflow. Example: the area above a drop
ceiling.
Fibrosis - Answer Formation of scar tissue in the lungs
Mesothelioma - Answer Cancer arising from mesothelial cells of the pleura caused by
asbestos fibers
Asbestosis - Answer Condition in the lungs from inhalation of asbestos fibers
AHERA - Answer Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
Dose-response relationship with asbestos and cancer - Answer Correlation between
exposure to asbestos and disease
B-reader - Answer Interpret Chest X-rays
Bridging encapsulation - Answer Forms a 'hard shell' or membrane over the surface
Penetrating encapsulation - Answer Absorbed into the asbestos matrix and binds
components together
ACBM - Answer Asbestos Containing Building Material (interior and >1%)
ACCM - Answer Asbestos Containing Construction Material (>0.1%; greater than one-tenth
of one percent by weight)
ACCM must be verified by at least... - Answer 400 point count
ACM - Answer Asbestos-containing material (>1%)
, Non-friable asbestos waste require a DOT manifest - Answer False. Proper documentation is
still required.
How long does Asbestos stay in the air? - Answer 48-72 hours to settle. Theoretically, it could
stay airborne indefinitely.
Chrysotile - Answer White asbestos, commonly used in building materials
Amosite asbestos - Answer Brown asbestos, used in cement sheets and pipe insulation
Crocidolite asbestos - Answer Blue asbestos, commonly used to insulate steam engines
Anthophyllite Asbestos - Answer Used in limited quantities for insulation products and
construction materials
Tremolite and actinolite - Answer Not used commercially but can be contaminants in
asbestos
NIOSH - Answer National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
EPA recommends how many samples per friable material? - Answer 9
TEM Cartridges - Answer Transmission Electron Microscope 25mm 0.45μm + 5.0μm MCE
filter Material
PCM cartridges - Answer Phase Contrast Microscopy 25mm 0.8μm MCE filter
Asbestos fibers - Answer Naturally occurring mineral
NOA - Answer Naturally Occurring Asbestos
Main route of exposure for asbestos - Answer Through inhalation
Lung Cancer - Answer A cancer of the lung tissue
