CSST EXAM PREP 2024-2025 EDITION.
ALL QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS. ALREADY GRADED A+
"Significantly Damaged Surfacing" is an example of what, by AHERA? - ANSAn
appropriate written assessment of ACM
3 things to know about Chrysotile? - ANS80% of asbestos was used in buildings
White, long, and curly,
Hydrophilic (easily wets)
A "Hazard Assessment" is developed by the Management Planner in order to? -
ANSPrioritize response actions
A contractor must register the work with Cal-OSHA if they disturb...? - ANS100 SF or
more of ACM
A homogenous area of fireproofing with 10% localized damage would be classified into
what assessment category? - ANSDamaged Surfacing, Assessment Category 2
A ladder must have a lean ratio of...? - ANS1:4
i.e. one foot out for every four feet up
A pipe chase, a class room and the plenum above a drop ceiling are considered to be? -
ANSFunctional Spaces
A respiratory protection program is required when...? - ANSWhenever TSI and surfacing
is being removed and/or disturbed and wherever a Negative Exposure Assessment
(NEA) has not been established.
A school is required to have an O&M (Operation and Maintenance) Plan when...? -
ANSWhenever a k-12 school building contains friable or assumed ACBM
A two story building has a basement, a boiler room, one pipe chase, two restrooms on
each floor, a lobby and an office area. How many function spaces does the building
have? - ANS9
one basement
one boiler room
one pipe chase
two bathrooms on the first floor
two bathrooms on the second floor
,one lobby (presumably on the first floor)
one office (presumably on the second floor. Why else would there be two bathrooms on
the second floor and nothing else?)
Be aware of badly worded questions on the exam. It isn't clear whether everything
before the bathrooms can be considered to be on both floors or just the bathrooms by
the way the question is worded.
However, if you take typical building schematics into consideration there is no way there
would be two basements on each floor since basements are foundation level spaces.
In small buildings there will typically be only one boiler room whereas high rise buildings
either have multiple boiler rooms in really old historical buildings or one very large boiler
room almost the size of the foundation itself.
The Pipe chase will run along the plumbing, between the walls. The sizes always vary
but typical there is only one per building unless it is a very large building
A vibration boot on an air handling system, roofing material, and 9"x9" floor tile is
considered to be what, under AHERA? - ANSSuspect Asbestos Containing Materials
ACCM must be verified by at least... - ANS400 point count
ACCM waste requires a DOT manifest. - ANSFalse. Although, it can be hauled with
general demolition debris the receiving waste facility should be notified prior to receiving
waste in order to properly secure the waste.
According to 40 CFR 61.145 Notifications are required when...? - ANS10 days Prior to
start
According to OSHA both a Mini-enclosure and a Negative Pressure Enclosure (NPE)
are examples of...? - ANSEngineering controls
According to OSHA, bulk sampling is considered to be what classification of asbestos
work? - ANSClass III O&M (operations and maintenance)
According to OSHA, on a multi-employer worksite the _______ is deemed to exercise
general supervisory authority - ANSGeneral Contractor
Aggressive air sampling can be described as? - ANSArtificially disturbing the air within
the work area
AHERA requires that warning labels be placed...? - ANSImmediately adjacent to any
friable and non-friable ACBM in routine maintenance areas
, AHERA requires TSI to be sampled in what way? - ANSRandomly with a minimum of 3
samples
AHERA requires what number of samples to be collected when performing TEM final
clearance? - ANS13
5 in
5 out
2 field blanks (in and out open for at least 30 seconds)
1 unopened lab blank.
AHERA school reinspection's are every...? - ANS3 years
AHERA TEM clearances are required...? - ANSWhen the removal is greater than >160
SF, >260 LF,
Amosite asbestos - ANSbrown asbestos - was used most frequently in cement sheets
and pipe insulation. It can also be found in insulating boards, ceiling tiles, and thermal
insulation products
Amphibole asbestos - ANSStraight, stiff, brittle fiber in asbestosis; more pathogenic.
Does not absorb water easily
An abatement contractor engaged in removing 100 or more SF of ACM must...? -
ANSBe registered with Cal-OSHA
An asbestos building Inspector is ___ exempted from the requirement of wearing a
respirator - ANSNever
Anthophyllite Asbestos - ANSwas used in limited quantities for insulation products and
construction materials. It also occurs as a contaminant in chrysotile asbestos,
vermiculite, and talc. It may have a grey, dull green, or white color
Asbestos fibers are best described as? - ANSA naturally occurring mineral
Asbestos was first used commercially in the US in what years? - ANS1890-1920
Asbestos waste ownership is transferred as soon as the landfill accepts the waste. -
ANSFalse.
Asbestos waste ownership is lifetime ownership. "From the cradle to the grave"
Ownership of the waste belongs to the name signed on the manifest as the generator.
Do not sign your name without "Representative of..." or any other similar wording and
only with the written permission of the building owner.
ALL QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS. ALREADY GRADED A+
"Significantly Damaged Surfacing" is an example of what, by AHERA? - ANSAn
appropriate written assessment of ACM
3 things to know about Chrysotile? - ANS80% of asbestos was used in buildings
White, long, and curly,
Hydrophilic (easily wets)
A "Hazard Assessment" is developed by the Management Planner in order to? -
ANSPrioritize response actions
A contractor must register the work with Cal-OSHA if they disturb...? - ANS100 SF or
more of ACM
A homogenous area of fireproofing with 10% localized damage would be classified into
what assessment category? - ANSDamaged Surfacing, Assessment Category 2
A ladder must have a lean ratio of...? - ANS1:4
i.e. one foot out for every four feet up
A pipe chase, a class room and the plenum above a drop ceiling are considered to be? -
ANSFunctional Spaces
A respiratory protection program is required when...? - ANSWhenever TSI and surfacing
is being removed and/or disturbed and wherever a Negative Exposure Assessment
(NEA) has not been established.
A school is required to have an O&M (Operation and Maintenance) Plan when...? -
ANSWhenever a k-12 school building contains friable or assumed ACBM
A two story building has a basement, a boiler room, one pipe chase, two restrooms on
each floor, a lobby and an office area. How many function spaces does the building
have? - ANS9
one basement
one boiler room
one pipe chase
two bathrooms on the first floor
two bathrooms on the second floor
,one lobby (presumably on the first floor)
one office (presumably on the second floor. Why else would there be two bathrooms on
the second floor and nothing else?)
Be aware of badly worded questions on the exam. It isn't clear whether everything
before the bathrooms can be considered to be on both floors or just the bathrooms by
the way the question is worded.
However, if you take typical building schematics into consideration there is no way there
would be two basements on each floor since basements are foundation level spaces.
In small buildings there will typically be only one boiler room whereas high rise buildings
either have multiple boiler rooms in really old historical buildings or one very large boiler
room almost the size of the foundation itself.
The Pipe chase will run along the plumbing, between the walls. The sizes always vary
but typical there is only one per building unless it is a very large building
A vibration boot on an air handling system, roofing material, and 9"x9" floor tile is
considered to be what, under AHERA? - ANSSuspect Asbestos Containing Materials
ACCM must be verified by at least... - ANS400 point count
ACCM waste requires a DOT manifest. - ANSFalse. Although, it can be hauled with
general demolition debris the receiving waste facility should be notified prior to receiving
waste in order to properly secure the waste.
According to 40 CFR 61.145 Notifications are required when...? - ANS10 days Prior to
start
According to OSHA both a Mini-enclosure and a Negative Pressure Enclosure (NPE)
are examples of...? - ANSEngineering controls
According to OSHA, bulk sampling is considered to be what classification of asbestos
work? - ANSClass III O&M (operations and maintenance)
According to OSHA, on a multi-employer worksite the _______ is deemed to exercise
general supervisory authority - ANSGeneral Contractor
Aggressive air sampling can be described as? - ANSArtificially disturbing the air within
the work area
AHERA requires that warning labels be placed...? - ANSImmediately adjacent to any
friable and non-friable ACBM in routine maintenance areas
, AHERA requires TSI to be sampled in what way? - ANSRandomly with a minimum of 3
samples
AHERA requires what number of samples to be collected when performing TEM final
clearance? - ANS13
5 in
5 out
2 field blanks (in and out open for at least 30 seconds)
1 unopened lab blank.
AHERA school reinspection's are every...? - ANS3 years
AHERA TEM clearances are required...? - ANSWhen the removal is greater than >160
SF, >260 LF,
Amosite asbestos - ANSbrown asbestos - was used most frequently in cement sheets
and pipe insulation. It can also be found in insulating boards, ceiling tiles, and thermal
insulation products
Amphibole asbestos - ANSStraight, stiff, brittle fiber in asbestosis; more pathogenic.
Does not absorb water easily
An abatement contractor engaged in removing 100 or more SF of ACM must...? -
ANSBe registered with Cal-OSHA
An asbestos building Inspector is ___ exempted from the requirement of wearing a
respirator - ANSNever
Anthophyllite Asbestos - ANSwas used in limited quantities for insulation products and
construction materials. It also occurs as a contaminant in chrysotile asbestos,
vermiculite, and talc. It may have a grey, dull green, or white color
Asbestos fibers are best described as? - ANSA naturally occurring mineral
Asbestos was first used commercially in the US in what years? - ANS1890-1920
Asbestos waste ownership is transferred as soon as the landfill accepts the waste. -
ANSFalse.
Asbestos waste ownership is lifetime ownership. "From the cradle to the grave"
Ownership of the waste belongs to the name signed on the manifest as the generator.
Do not sign your name without "Representative of..." or any other similar wording and
only with the written permission of the building owner.
