Questions with expert solutions
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Under AHERA, all LEA's must have a management plan in place by
which date? - answer Jul-89
The fiber concentration in a work area is measured to be 0.02f/cc,
what is the concentration for a worker wearing a half-face
respirator? - answer 0.002f/cc
When must an employer institute a medical surveillance program
for workers exposed to asbestos? - answer If they are exposed
over the permissible exposure limit
Under the CalOSHA regulation, employees must be notified of
their personal sampling results by what method? - answer In
writing to each individual employee and/or by posting at a central
place in the workplace
You are monitoring the abatement of all insulation on a
mechanical tank which is 8' long and has a 3' diameter in a
school. Following the visual inspection, you collect five PCM
samples inside the work area with a sample volume of 3,850 liters
each. All of the samples come back less than 0.01 fibers/cc by
NIOSH 7400 method, so you clear the zone. What did you do
wrong? - answer Nothing wrong
,Asbestos was introduced into the US in large amounts in which of
the following time periods? - answer Late 18th century
Asbestos warning signs should be located in which of the
following locations in a mechanical room which contains intact ,
friable asbestos pipe insulation? - answer on or adjacent to
insulation
at the end of an asbestos abatement activity, equipment is being
removed from the zone after decontamination prior to clearance
testing. Where should equipment be brought out? - answer the
bag-out chamber
AHERA defines which of the following as asbestos - answer
materials containing greater than one percent asbestos by PLM
the OSHA Reference Method stipulates which of the following? -
answer 4 to 16 liter flow rate
the OSHA Reference Method requires the following number of
blanks for 10 samples - answer 3 (2 field 1 lab)
which of the following is an engineering control? - answer HEPA
vacuum
According to the AHERA Inspection Guidance Manual, what is the
reccommended notification for EPA inspectors to give LEA's prior
to inspecting? - answer 5 days
, Of the following groups of people, which would you expect to
have the higher rate of of asbestosis? - answer Naval steamfitters
which of the following is not a qualitative fit test method? -
answer negative pressure check
which of the following does not require a fit test? - answer none of
the above
An asbestos abatement worker contracts mesothelioma 20 years
after he has hung up his PAPR. What kind of insurance does he
hope his employer and his employer's clients have? - answer
occurrence
A building owner wants to hire a consultant to perform air
sampling for asbestos in her building. Under CA law, she must
contract with a company that employs: - answer A Certified Site
Surveillance Technician
Which of the following materials would be most likely to be
constructed of cement-asbestos material (transite)? - answer pipe
insulation
which of the following would be most likely to be friable? - answer
furnace duct wrap