CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED AND THE
LATEST SERIES
Aggressive-method
Ans: means removal or disturbance of building material by sanding, abrading,
grinding or other method that breaks, crumbles, or disintegrates intact ACM
Question: Amended water
Ans: means water to which surfactant (wetting agent) has been added to
increase the ability of liquid to penetrate ACM
Question: Abestos Containing Material (ACM) EPA
Ans: means any material more than one percent asbestos
Question: Assistant Secretary
Ans: means the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health,
US Department of labor, or designee
Question: Authorized Person
Ans: means any person authorized by the employer and required by work duties
to be present in regulated areas
Question: Building/facility owner
,Ans: is the legal entity, including a lessee, which exercises control over
management and record keeping functions relating to a building and facility in
which activities covered by this standard take place
Question: Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
Ans: means one certified in the practice of industrial hygiene by the American
Board of Industrial Hygiene
Question: Chief
Ans: means the chief of Division of Occupational Safety and Health, P.O. Box
420603, San Francisco, CA 94142
Question: Class I asbestos work
Ans: means activities involving the removal of TSI and surfacing ACM and
PACM
Question: Class II asbestos work
Ans: means activities involving the removal of ACM which IS NOT thermal
system insulation or surfacing material. This includes, but is not limited to, the
removal of asbestos containing wallboard, floor tile and sheeting, roofing and
siding singles, and construction mastics
Question: Class III asbestos work
Ans: means REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE operations where "ACM", including
TSI and surfacing ACM & PACM, is likely to be disturbed
Question: Class IV asbestos work
, Ans: means maintenance and CUSTODIAL ACTIVITIES during which employees
contact but do not disturb ACM or PACM and activities to clean up dust, waste, &
debris resulting from Class I,II,III activities
Question: Clean Room
Ans: means an uncontaminated room having favilities for the storage of
employees' street clothing & uncontaminated materials & equipment
Question: Closely Resemble
Ans: means that the major workplace conditions which have contributed to the
levels of historic asbestos exposure, are no more protective than conditions of the
current workplace
Question: Competent Person
Ans: means in addition to one who is capable of identifying existing &
predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary,
hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt
corrective measures to eliminate them, one who is capable of identifying existing
asbestos hazards in the workplace and selecting the appropriate control strategy
for asbestos exposure, who has the authority to take prompt corrective measures to
eliminate them: in addition, for Class I and Class II (40 CFR part 763) for
supervisor, or its equivalent and, for Class III and Class IV work, who is trained in a
manner consistent with EPA requirements for training of local education agency
maintenance and custodial staff as set forth at 40 CFR 763.92(a)(2). Note: For
operations involving more than 100 square feet of construction material as defined
in subsection (r) of this section the competent person may fulfill the requirement
contained in Section 341.9 to specify a certified supervisor for asbestos related
work
Question: Critical Barrier