CSST EXAM PREP - ASBESTOS
REGULATIONS & SAFETY QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
3 - 5 - 7 rule - correct answer- Number of
samples required per total square footage of friable ACM:
3 samples for <1,000 SF, 5 samples for 1,000-5,000 SF, 7
samples for >5,000 SF
3, 5, 7 rule applies to - correct answer- Friable
surfacing material
30-Minute EL - correct answer- Excursion Limit
of 1.0 f/cc for 30 minutes
40 CFR 61 - correct answer- National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP).
40 CFR 61.145 Notification Requirement - correct
answer- Notifications must be made 10 days before
starting work.
,40 CFR 763 Subpart E - correct answer- The
Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan.
40 CFR 763 Subpart G - correct answer-
Asbestos Worker Protection Rule.
Abatement Contractor Registration - correct
answer- Contractors removing 100+ SF of ACM
must be registered with Cal-OSHA.
ACBM - correct answer- Asbestos Containing
Building Material (interior and >1%)
ACCM - correct answer- Asbestos Containing
Construction Material (>0.1%; greater than one-tenth of
one percent by weight)
ACCM must be verified by at least... - correct
answer- 400 point count
, ACM - correct answer- Asbestos-containing
material (>1%)
Acoustical ceiling texture in a band room considered
hazardous due to - correct answer- Being
friable sprayed-on material in an occupied space with
frequent disturbances
ACWM - correct answer- Asbestos Containing
Waste Material with >=1% asbestos
Aggressive Air Sampling - correct answer-
Described as artificially disturbing air in the work area
AHERA - correct answer- Asbestos Hazard
Emergency Response Act
AHERA Hazard Rankings - correct answer-
Rankings from 1 to 7 indicating the potential for
disturbance by ACM, with 7 requiring immediate action.
REGULATIONS & SAFETY QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
3 - 5 - 7 rule - correct answer- Number of
samples required per total square footage of friable ACM:
3 samples for <1,000 SF, 5 samples for 1,000-5,000 SF, 7
samples for >5,000 SF
3, 5, 7 rule applies to - correct answer- Friable
surfacing material
30-Minute EL - correct answer- Excursion Limit
of 1.0 f/cc for 30 minutes
40 CFR 61 - correct answer- National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP).
40 CFR 61.145 Notification Requirement - correct
answer- Notifications must be made 10 days before
starting work.
,40 CFR 763 Subpart E - correct answer- The
Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan.
40 CFR 763 Subpart G - correct answer-
Asbestos Worker Protection Rule.
Abatement Contractor Registration - correct
answer- Contractors removing 100+ SF of ACM
must be registered with Cal-OSHA.
ACBM - correct answer- Asbestos Containing
Building Material (interior and >1%)
ACCM - correct answer- Asbestos Containing
Construction Material (>0.1%; greater than one-tenth of
one percent by weight)
ACCM must be verified by at least... - correct
answer- 400 point count
, ACM - correct answer- Asbestos-containing
material (>1%)
Acoustical ceiling texture in a band room considered
hazardous due to - correct answer- Being
friable sprayed-on material in an occupied space with
frequent disturbances
ACWM - correct answer- Asbestos Containing
Waste Material with >=1% asbestos
Aggressive Air Sampling - correct answer-
Described as artificially disturbing air in the work area
AHERA - correct answer- Asbestos Hazard
Emergency Response Act
AHERA Hazard Rankings - correct answer-
Rankings from 1 to 7 indicating the potential for
disturbance by ACM, with 7 requiring immediate action.
