Maryland Asbestos Inspector Class Final Exam 2024/2025

Maryland Asbestos Inspector Class Final Exam 2024/2025 When is it an asbestos containing material, What is the Acronym - CORRECT ANSWER-When it has 1% asbestos, ACM Asbestos Definition - CORRECT ANSWER-A naturally occurring fibrous mineral What is the most common type of asbestos we will encounter? - CORRECT ANSWER-Chrysotile What are the 6 varieties that are regulated? - CORRECT ANSWER-Chrysotile (white), Amosite (Brown), Crocidolite (Blue), Anthophyllite, Tremolite, Actinolite What does the Acronym Ahera mean? What agency regulates Ahera? What population of people does it protect? - CORRECT ANSWER-Asbestos, Hazard, Emergency, Response, Act...EPA, Public and Private schools K-12, Friable and non friable asbestos containing building material (ACBM) What is asbestos? How many varieties (and names) and in how many groups. - CORRECT ANSWERNaturally occurring mineral, 6 varieties of asbestos are regulated by EPA and OSHA, Group Serpentine Chrysotile...Amphibole group (white), Amosite (brown), Crocidolite (blue), Anthophyllite, Tremolite, Actinolite Materials that contain asbestos are called ACM. What is the percent asbestos to call something ACM? - CORRECT ANSWER-1% The EPA uses the term "friable" for certain materials. What does the term friable mean? - CORRECT ANSWER-crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure when dry. The EPA categorizes ACM into three categories; what are those categories? Give an example or two for each. - CORRECT ANSWER-Surfacing materials: ACM sprayed or troweled on surfaces (walls, ceilings, structural members) for acoustical, decorative, or fireproofing purposes. This includes plaster and fireproofing insulation...Thermal System Insulation - Insulation used to inhibit heat transfer or prevent condensation on pipes, boilers, tanks, ducts and various other components o shot systems. This includes pipe lagging, pipe wrap, block, batt, and blanket insulation; cements and "muds" and a variety of other products such as gasket and ropes. Miscellaneous Materials --Other largely nonfriable products and materials such s floor tile, ceiling tile, roofing flat, concrete pipe, outdoor siding, and fabrics. What are the three major asbestos diseases emphasized in the health effects lecture? Are there any immediate health effects from asbestos? - CORRECT ANSWER-Asbestosis; physical scarring of lung tissues Lung cancer; At least 50x greater chances of getting rung cancer if you smoke and are exposed to asbestos (general occupational exposure) Mesothelioma; a cancer of the lining of the lung or gut area (pleural or peritoneal mesothelium) No, this is a common misconception...there are no breathing difficulties from immediate/recent exposure. What is the term that describes the time between asbestos exposure and the onset of the major diseases? What are the generalized time differences for each of the the 3 major asbestos diseases? - CORRECT ANSWER-latency period; the time between exposure and the onset of disease Asbestosis 15-30 (a lot over a long period of years), Lung Cancer 20-30 years, Mesothelioma, longest latency period and can be from low exposure. We use a number of acronyms to describe materials that contain asbestos. For each of the following, what does the acronym mean and what agency uses each? ACM, ACBM, PACM, RACM - CORRECT ANSWER-ACM - Asbestos containing material (1%) A global term used by Federal, a