Asbestos Worker Examination | 100% Correct
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When friable asbestos-containing materials are disturbed or damaged, fibers may be released into the
air. These fibers are best controlled by... - ✔✔B. using wet methods to handle the materials
Exposure to asbestos fibers can cause the following disease... - ✔✔B. asbestos, lung cancer, and
mesothelioma
The typical latency period for developing asbestos related disease is... - ✔✔C. over 10 years
When released into the air, asbestos fibers... - ✔✔b. may stay afloat for as long as several days
Friable asbestos means... - ✔✔a. asbestos-containing material that can easily be crumbles by hand
pressure
Asbestos has been used in the following construction materials... - ✔✔d. All of the above. Spray on,
insulation, trasite
The most hazardous asbestos fibers are... - ✔✔d. invisble to the naked eye
Personal air samples for asbestos are collected... - ✔✔b. with an open face filter attached to a battery
operated pump placed within the workers breathing zone
Penetrating and bridging are the names of two types of... - ✔✔b. encapsulants
If the plastic sheeting used to contain the work area rips... - ✔✔b. stop work and seal it immediately
Amended water is applied to asbestos-containing material during removal in order to... - ✔✔a. wet the
fibers more effeciently and to reduce the airborne level
, Which of the following are covered under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act... - ✔✔e. all of
the above are covered by AHERA. puclic colleges, libraries, private, child care centers
During large abatement projects, building ventilation systems should be shut down... - ✔✔a. inside the
entire work area
Workers leaving the work area must pass through the following decontamination sequence... - ✔✔c.
equipment room, shower room, clean room
During decontamination, workers remove their respirators... - ✔✔b. inside the shower after it has been
cleansed
Heat stress on an abatement site may result in the following... - ✔✔d. all of the above. Heat stroke,
exhaustion, and dehydration
When asbestos-containing materials are being removed 40 feet above floor level, fiber release can be
minimized by... - ✔✔d. sliding the wet material down an enclosed inclined chute
Glove bags may be used to remove asbestos-containing materials from pipes. When using glove bags.. -
✔✔b. amended water is used to wet the material and for clean up
After removal of asbestos-containing material, but before final clearance... - ✔✔c. all surfaces are wet
wiped and vacuumed
A full-face TYPE C respirator in the pressure-demand mode with an auxiliary SCBA is rated with a
protection factor of.. - ✔✔d. greater than 1,000
A protector factor for a respirator is defined as the... - ✔✔a. concentration outside the mask divided by
the concentration inside the mask. quantitative fit test
Workers should shower following the proper decontamination procedures... - ✔✔a. every time they
leave the work site under normal circumstances
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
When friable asbestos-containing materials are disturbed or damaged, fibers may be released into the
air. These fibers are best controlled by... - ✔✔B. using wet methods to handle the materials
Exposure to asbestos fibers can cause the following disease... - ✔✔B. asbestos, lung cancer, and
mesothelioma
The typical latency period for developing asbestos related disease is... - ✔✔C. over 10 years
When released into the air, asbestos fibers... - ✔✔b. may stay afloat for as long as several days
Friable asbestos means... - ✔✔a. asbestos-containing material that can easily be crumbles by hand
pressure
Asbestos has been used in the following construction materials... - ✔✔d. All of the above. Spray on,
insulation, trasite
The most hazardous asbestos fibers are... - ✔✔d. invisble to the naked eye
Personal air samples for asbestos are collected... - ✔✔b. with an open face filter attached to a battery
operated pump placed within the workers breathing zone
Penetrating and bridging are the names of two types of... - ✔✔b. encapsulants
If the plastic sheeting used to contain the work area rips... - ✔✔b. stop work and seal it immediately
Amended water is applied to asbestos-containing material during removal in order to... - ✔✔a. wet the
fibers more effeciently and to reduce the airborne level
, Which of the following are covered under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act... - ✔✔e. all of
the above are covered by AHERA. puclic colleges, libraries, private, child care centers
During large abatement projects, building ventilation systems should be shut down... - ✔✔a. inside the
entire work area
Workers leaving the work area must pass through the following decontamination sequence... - ✔✔c.
equipment room, shower room, clean room
During decontamination, workers remove their respirators... - ✔✔b. inside the shower after it has been
cleansed
Heat stress on an abatement site may result in the following... - ✔✔d. all of the above. Heat stroke,
exhaustion, and dehydration
When asbestos-containing materials are being removed 40 feet above floor level, fiber release can be
minimized by... - ✔✔d. sliding the wet material down an enclosed inclined chute
Glove bags may be used to remove asbestos-containing materials from pipes. When using glove bags.. -
✔✔b. amended water is used to wet the material and for clean up
After removal of asbestos-containing material, but before final clearance... - ✔✔c. all surfaces are wet
wiped and vacuumed
A full-face TYPE C respirator in the pressure-demand mode with an auxiliary SCBA is rated with a
protection factor of.. - ✔✔d. greater than 1,000
A protector factor for a respirator is defined as the... - ✔✔a. concentration outside the mask divided by
the concentration inside the mask. quantitative fit test
Workers should shower following the proper decontamination procedures... - ✔✔a. every time they
leave the work site under normal circumstances
