ASBESTOS WORKER EXAM COLORADO/ EXAM ACTUAL EXAM/
MOSTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS/GRADE A+
What is asbestos? natural occurring mineral
According to EPA and OSHA, what are
Surface materials, Miscellaneous materials,
three categories of uses for asbestos in
Thermal Insulation System (TSI)
buildings?
Types of asbestos minerals used in the
Chrysotile, Amosite, Crocidolite
United States:
What type of asbestos is brown, difficult
Amosite
to wet, and dries quickly after wetting?
,What type of asbestos was used the
Chrysotile, white asbestos
most in the United States?
When asbestos containing materials have
When is asbestos fibers dangerous for
been damaged and fibers are released into
people?
the air and inhaled or swallowed by people.
Material containing more than 1% asbestos
(ACM), which when dry, can crumble under
Friable means. finger pressure into fibers that cannot be
seen with the naked eye, but are always
harmful
Taking a bulk sample and examining it with a
How can you identify when building
Polarized Light Microscope (PLM) in and
materials contain asbestos?
approved laboratory
What are the federal government
agencies that have established norms
EPA, OSHA, NIOSH, DOT
and rules for the management of
asbestos?
Which of these agencies sets health and OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health
safety standards for workers? Administration
, According to OSHA standards what is
the Permissible Exposure Limit or PEL 0.1f/cc TWA
for asbestos?
What is the federal government agency
that protects the environment? Also EPA, Environmental Protection Agency
regulates asbestos waste.
What are the routes by which asbestos
respiratory routes
fibers enter the human body?
Workers may not realize they are
Health problems relating to asbestos
exposed to dangerous amounts of
exposure usually take years to manifest
asbestos. Why?
What are the diseases related to
Mesothelioma, Asbestosis, Lung cancer
asbestos exposure?
Which disease is NOT CANCER and is
Asbestosis
identified by scarring the lungs tissue?
There is no safe amount, but the more
How much asbestos does it take to get a
asbestos you breathe in the greater the
disease?
chance of getting asbestosis
MOSTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS/GRADE A+
What is asbestos? natural occurring mineral
According to EPA and OSHA, what are
Surface materials, Miscellaneous materials,
three categories of uses for asbestos in
Thermal Insulation System (TSI)
buildings?
Types of asbestos minerals used in the
Chrysotile, Amosite, Crocidolite
United States:
What type of asbestos is brown, difficult
Amosite
to wet, and dries quickly after wetting?
,What type of asbestos was used the
Chrysotile, white asbestos
most in the United States?
When asbestos containing materials have
When is asbestos fibers dangerous for
been damaged and fibers are released into
people?
the air and inhaled or swallowed by people.
Material containing more than 1% asbestos
(ACM), which when dry, can crumble under
Friable means. finger pressure into fibers that cannot be
seen with the naked eye, but are always
harmful
Taking a bulk sample and examining it with a
How can you identify when building
Polarized Light Microscope (PLM) in and
materials contain asbestos?
approved laboratory
What are the federal government
agencies that have established norms
EPA, OSHA, NIOSH, DOT
and rules for the management of
asbestos?
Which of these agencies sets health and OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health
safety standards for workers? Administration
, According to OSHA standards what is
the Permissible Exposure Limit or PEL 0.1f/cc TWA
for asbestos?
What is the federal government agency
that protects the environment? Also EPA, Environmental Protection Agency
regulates asbestos waste.
What are the routes by which asbestos
respiratory routes
fibers enter the human body?
Workers may not realize they are
Health problems relating to asbestos
exposed to dangerous amounts of
exposure usually take years to manifest
asbestos. Why?
What are the diseases related to
Mesothelioma, Asbestosis, Lung cancer
asbestos exposure?
Which disease is NOT CANCER and is
Asbestosis
identified by scarring the lungs tissue?
There is no safe amount, but the more
How much asbestos does it take to get a
asbestos you breathe in the greater the
disease?
chance of getting asbestosis
