Asbestos Contract Supervisor Exam Test Questions with
Answers Graded A
What is asbestos?
Synthetic fiber Regulated Asbestos Containing Materials
Man-made fiber (RACM) is any friable material that contains
Fiberglass asbestos in a centration greater than one
Natural Occurring fiber - ANSWER -Natural percent.
Occurring fiber
True
False - ANSWER -True
Health Effects of Asbestos?
Mesothelioma RACM is category I and II nonfriable ACM that
Asbestosis has become friable
Lung Cancer
All of the above - ANSWER -All of the True
above False - ANSWER -True
The three most common asbestos forms are RACM is category I and II nonfriable ACM that
crocidolite, amosite, and chrysotile. has has a high probability of becoming or has
crumbled, pulverized, ground, sanded, cut,
True abraded, or reduced to powder by the forces that
False - ANSWER -True have acted or is expected to act on the material
in the course of dem or reno operations.
True
A material that when dry can be crumbled, False - ANSWER -True
pulverized or reduced to a powder by hand
pressure is:
Friable RACM is resilient floor covering that when
Non-friable - ANSWER -Friable properly removed has minor tears or minor
breakage, and for all intent and purposes is
consider whole.
Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) is any True
material or product which contains more than False - ANSWER -False
one percent asbestos.
True
False - ANSWER -True A vinyl floor tile that has an asbestos content of
greater than one percent, and is removed intact
is considered RACM?
, Asbestos Contract Supervisor Exam Test Questions with
Answers Graded A
True
False - ANSWER -True
What is the excursion limit for asbestos?
1 fiber/cc
The three types of ACM are: 0.1 fiber/mm
0.1 fiber/cc
A.) Crocidolite, amosite, and chrysotile 0.01 fiber/cc - ANSWER -1 fiber/cc
B.) Surfacing, TSI and miscellaneous
C.) Surfacing, fiberglass and miscellaneous
D.) Tile, mastic and sheet rock -
ANSWER -Surfacing, TSI and What is the clearance level for asbestos
miscellaneous abatement?
1 fiber/cc
0.1 fiber/mm
Samples must be sent to a NVLAP laboratory for 0.1 fiber/cc
TEM analysis? 0.01 fiber/cc - ANSWER -0.01 fiber/cc
True
False - ANSWER -True
If you are performing clearance sampling for a
non-friable asbestos abatement job, how many
sample(s) must you collect inside each
What is the permissible exposure limit for containment?
asbestos full shift personnel sampling?
1
1 fiber/cc 3
0.1 fiber/mm 5
0.1 fiber/cc 7- ANSWER -5
0.01 fiber/cc - ANSWER -0.1 fiber/cc
TEM clearance samples are required to confirm
How long should you sample for an excursion completion of ACM removal for abatement jobs
personnel sample (select the most appropriate exceeding what thresholds?
answer)?
120 sf or 240 lf
30 minutes 64 sf or 60 lf
20 minutes 240 sf or 120 lf
15 minutes 60 sf or 64 lf - ANSWER -64 sf or 60 lf
The duration of the task - ANSWER -30
minutes
Answers Graded A
What is asbestos?
Synthetic fiber Regulated Asbestos Containing Materials
Man-made fiber (RACM) is any friable material that contains
Fiberglass asbestos in a centration greater than one
Natural Occurring fiber - ANSWER -Natural percent.
Occurring fiber
True
False - ANSWER -True
Health Effects of Asbestos?
Mesothelioma RACM is category I and II nonfriable ACM that
Asbestosis has become friable
Lung Cancer
All of the above - ANSWER -All of the True
above False - ANSWER -True
The three most common asbestos forms are RACM is category I and II nonfriable ACM that
crocidolite, amosite, and chrysotile. has has a high probability of becoming or has
crumbled, pulverized, ground, sanded, cut,
True abraded, or reduced to powder by the forces that
False - ANSWER -True have acted or is expected to act on the material
in the course of dem or reno operations.
True
A material that when dry can be crumbled, False - ANSWER -True
pulverized or reduced to a powder by hand
pressure is:
Friable RACM is resilient floor covering that when
Non-friable - ANSWER -Friable properly removed has minor tears or minor
breakage, and for all intent and purposes is
consider whole.
Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) is any True
material or product which contains more than False - ANSWER -False
one percent asbestos.
True
False - ANSWER -True A vinyl floor tile that has an asbestos content of
greater than one percent, and is removed intact
is considered RACM?
, Asbestos Contract Supervisor Exam Test Questions with
Answers Graded A
True
False - ANSWER -True
What is the excursion limit for asbestos?
1 fiber/cc
The three types of ACM are: 0.1 fiber/mm
0.1 fiber/cc
A.) Crocidolite, amosite, and chrysotile 0.01 fiber/cc - ANSWER -1 fiber/cc
B.) Surfacing, TSI and miscellaneous
C.) Surfacing, fiberglass and miscellaneous
D.) Tile, mastic and sheet rock -
ANSWER -Surfacing, TSI and What is the clearance level for asbestos
miscellaneous abatement?
1 fiber/cc
0.1 fiber/mm
Samples must be sent to a NVLAP laboratory for 0.1 fiber/cc
TEM analysis? 0.01 fiber/cc - ANSWER -0.01 fiber/cc
True
False - ANSWER -True
If you are performing clearance sampling for a
non-friable asbestos abatement job, how many
sample(s) must you collect inside each
What is the permissible exposure limit for containment?
asbestos full shift personnel sampling?
1
1 fiber/cc 3
0.1 fiber/mm 5
0.1 fiber/cc 7- ANSWER -5
0.01 fiber/cc - ANSWER -0.1 fiber/cc
TEM clearance samples are required to confirm
How long should you sample for an excursion completion of ACM removal for abatement jobs
personnel sample (select the most appropriate exceeding what thresholds?
answer)?
120 sf or 240 lf
30 minutes 64 sf or 60 lf
20 minutes 240 sf or 120 lf
15 minutes 60 sf or 64 lf - ANSWER -64 sf or 60 lf
The duration of the task - ANSWER -30
minutes
