CABI Final Exam with All Complete
Solutions 2025-2026 Updated.
What does EPA regulate for asbestos? - Answer Regulates ACM containing more than 1%
What does ACM stand for? - Answer Asbestos Containing Material
What does PLM stand for? - Answer Polarized Light Microscopy
What does PLM do? - Answer Most accepted analytical method used for testing asbestos in
bulk sampling
Who is only allowed to collect bulk samples? - Answer CABI
What does CABI stand for? - Answer Certified Asbestos Building Inspector
What does OSHA regulate for asbestos? - Answer Regulates worker exposure to asbestos via
a series of air samples
What does PEL stand for? - Answer Permissible Exposure Limit
What does CDPHE regulate for asbestos? - Answer Enforce EPA regulations with additional
state regulations regarding sampling, bulk sampling analysis, and reporting
What does AHERA stand for? - Answer Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
When was AHERA signed into law? - Answer 1986
What does AHERA do? - Answer Established regulatory requirements for abatement,
identification, management, & post-abatement clearances for work in schools
What does ASHARA stand for? - Answer Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Re-
Authorization Act
What does ASHARA do? - Answer Extends the AHERA training requirements to public,
commercial, or industrial buildings
, What does NESHAP stand for? - Answer National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants
What year was NESHAP signed into law? - Answer 1992
What does NESHAP do for asbestos? - Answer Requires identification prior to demolition or
renovation, as well as abatement if regulated materials are identified
What does OSHA stand for? - Answer Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What is the code for the Asbestos in Construction Standard? - Answer 29 CFR 1926.1101
What does the Asbestos in Construction Standard do? - Answer Regulates worker exposure
to asbestos & defines federal abatement practices
What is CDPHE's regulation for Asbestos? - Answer Regulation #8
What does friable asbestos mean? - Answer Asbestos that will crumble under hand pressure
What is the school definition under AHERA? - Answer 1) K-12
2) public or private
3) all mechanical and support buildings
AHERA required initial inspections of schools to evaluate for ACM by what date? - Answer
October 12, 1988
Under AHERA, how could schools determine if ACM was onsite during initial inspections? -
Answer 1) Sample suspect materials; or
2) assume ACM is present on all suspect materials
How often is re-inspection required by a CABI in schools? - Answer Every 3 yrs
How often is re-surveillance required in schools? - Answer Every 6 months
Who can conduct re-surveillance in schools? - Answer Asbestos Awareness trained individual
Solutions 2025-2026 Updated.
What does EPA regulate for asbestos? - Answer Regulates ACM containing more than 1%
What does ACM stand for? - Answer Asbestos Containing Material
What does PLM stand for? - Answer Polarized Light Microscopy
What does PLM do? - Answer Most accepted analytical method used for testing asbestos in
bulk sampling
Who is only allowed to collect bulk samples? - Answer CABI
What does CABI stand for? - Answer Certified Asbestos Building Inspector
What does OSHA regulate for asbestos? - Answer Regulates worker exposure to asbestos via
a series of air samples
What does PEL stand for? - Answer Permissible Exposure Limit
What does CDPHE regulate for asbestos? - Answer Enforce EPA regulations with additional
state regulations regarding sampling, bulk sampling analysis, and reporting
What does AHERA stand for? - Answer Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
When was AHERA signed into law? - Answer 1986
What does AHERA do? - Answer Established regulatory requirements for abatement,
identification, management, & post-abatement clearances for work in schools
What does ASHARA stand for? - Answer Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Re-
Authorization Act
What does ASHARA do? - Answer Extends the AHERA training requirements to public,
commercial, or industrial buildings
, What does NESHAP stand for? - Answer National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants
What year was NESHAP signed into law? - Answer 1992
What does NESHAP do for asbestos? - Answer Requires identification prior to demolition or
renovation, as well as abatement if regulated materials are identified
What does OSHA stand for? - Answer Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What is the code for the Asbestos in Construction Standard? - Answer 29 CFR 1926.1101
What does the Asbestos in Construction Standard do? - Answer Regulates worker exposure
to asbestos & defines federal abatement practices
What is CDPHE's regulation for Asbestos? - Answer Regulation #8
What does friable asbestos mean? - Answer Asbestos that will crumble under hand pressure
What is the school definition under AHERA? - Answer 1) K-12
2) public or private
3) all mechanical and support buildings
AHERA required initial inspections of schools to evaluate for ACM by what date? - Answer
October 12, 1988
Under AHERA, how could schools determine if ACM was onsite during initial inspections? -
Answer 1) Sample suspect materials; or
2) assume ACM is present on all suspect materials
How often is re-inspection required by a CABI in schools? - Answer Every 3 yrs
How often is re-surveillance required in schools? - Answer Every 6 months
Who can conduct re-surveillance in schools? - Answer Asbestos Awareness trained individual
