A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS APPROACH TO A+ IN CSST
EXAM.
Define Friable vs non friable.
OSHA - because tools that are used by workers can easily make non friable
materials friable
What agency does not use the term friable? why?
Chrysotile.
Primary type of asbestos used in the U.S?
fire doors, fume hoods, felt under roofs or siding, amosite sheeting, kiln bricks
and cement, lab equipment, fire safety and equipment, auditorium curtains,
gaskets, vibration joints, etc.
List three building materials / locations where ACM is likely to be found
Asbestosis, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma
What are the 3 major illnesses related to asbestos exposures ?
the time between exposure and symptoms / sign of illness. 10-40 years.
What is a latency period ? What is the latency period for asbestos related illnesses ?
Paralyzes Cillia in lung.
Why does cigarette smoking increase chances of getting an asbestos related illness ?
Asbestosis
What asbestos related disease normally appears only after long, large, occupational
exposure to asbestos ?
lung cancer - increases chances over 50 times.
what asbestos related disease primarily affects those exposed to asbestos who smoke
cigarettes?
-Employees who conduct Class I, Class II, and Class III work for more than thirty
days.
-Employees who are exposed over the PEL for thirty or more days in a year.
who must participate in a medical surveillance program
EXAM.
Define Friable vs non friable.
OSHA - because tools that are used by workers can easily make non friable
materials friable
What agency does not use the term friable? why?
Chrysotile.
Primary type of asbestos used in the U.S?
fire doors, fume hoods, felt under roofs or siding, amosite sheeting, kiln bricks
and cement, lab equipment, fire safety and equipment, auditorium curtains,
gaskets, vibration joints, etc.
List three building materials / locations where ACM is likely to be found
Asbestosis, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma
What are the 3 major illnesses related to asbestos exposures ?
the time between exposure and symptoms / sign of illness. 10-40 years.
What is a latency period ? What is the latency period for asbestos related illnesses ?
Paralyzes Cillia in lung.
Why does cigarette smoking increase chances of getting an asbestos related illness ?
Asbestosis
What asbestos related disease normally appears only after long, large, occupational
exposure to asbestos ?
lung cancer - increases chances over 50 times.
what asbestos related disease primarily affects those exposed to asbestos who smoke
cigarettes?
-Employees who conduct Class I, Class II, and Class III work for more than thirty
days.
-Employees who are exposed over the PEL for thirty or more days in a year.
who must participate in a medical surveillance program
