ALIFORNIA CAC/CSST COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED AND THE LATEST SERIES

CALIFORNIA CAC/CSST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED AND THE
LATEST SERIES
Regulated Asbestos-Containing Material (RACM)


Ans: Friable asbestos material
Cat 1 that has become friable, or will be or has been subjected to sanding etc.
Cat II that has a big probability of becoming crumbled or pulverized or reduced to
powder


Question: Category I


Ans: ACM packings, gaskets, resilient flooring and asphalt roofing


Question: Category 2


Ans: Any material not in Category I, non-friable ACM >1% asbestos that
cannot be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure (IE transit
panels)


Question: Where does the word for asbestos come from?


Ans: Comes from the Greek word "unquenched"


Question: Serpentine asbestos


Ans: Chrysotile• Accounts for most of the asbestos used in industry (90%)
• white asbestos


Question: Amphibole group

, Ans: Short, needle like and very brittle. Difficult to wet
- Amosite - (South Africa) used in high temp steam lines and boilers 7% of
asbestos used
- Crocidolite - blue asbestos
- Tremolite, Actinolite, Anthophylite - all rare


Question: What defines a fiber


Ans: >5 microns
3:1 length ratio to width


Question: AHERA's 3 Main Categories


Ans: Surfacing Materials - sprayed, trowled on or otherwise applied to surfaces
- Plasters
- Fireproofing
TSI -
-Pipe Insulation
Miscellaneous/Other -
- Floor tile, mastic, VFS, ceiling tiles, transite, roofing, gaskets, joints


Question: OSHA Construction Industry Standard