Examination With Questions & Verified
Answers,Plus Rationales
Fibers - CORRECT ANSWER-Asbestos is a generic name for a group of minerals that form
__________
Hood, booties, coveralls - CORRECT ANSWER-The following are parts of a protective clothing
ensemble
Removal of 5 feet of pipe insulation in order to fix a leak in the pipe - CORRECT ANSWER-Which
of the following operations would be considered to be an OSHA Class II job?
Holes cut in the polyethylene next to the machines - CORRECT ANSWER-Make-up air for a
negative pressure enclosure usually comes from
Sealed, labeled containers or wraps - CORRECT ANSWER-All asbestos waste must be
Inhalation - CORRECT ANSWER-Asbestos enters the body via
Guard rails - CORRECT ANSWER-Free standing mobile scaffolding that is 16 feet high are
required to have LOCKABLE WHEELS, NOT TO BE LESS THAN 4 FEET WIDE, BE INSPECTED BY A
COMPETENT PERSON, and must have what?
The removal of all specified asbestos-containing materials - CORRECT ANSWER-A final visual
inspection is used to determine which one of the final steps of an abatement project?
, 50-90 times - CORRECT ANSWER-How much greater is the incidence of lung cancer in asbestos
workers who smoke than in non-asbestos workers who do not smoke?
Personal air monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER-Which of the following records must be kept for a
minimum of 30 years?
Any job where the amount of friable ACM being removed is less than 260 linear feet or 160
square feet - CORRECT ANSWER-AHERA regulations allow PCM to be used as a method of
analysis for:
Visible emissions - CORRECT ANSWER-When removing asbestos-containing materials, which of
the following is most difficult to control?
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER-What federal agency regulates asbestos in the manufacturing sector
through 29CFR 1910.1001 and in the construction industry through 29 CFR 1926.1101?
2 layers of 4 mil on the walls and 2 layers of 6 mil on the floors - CORRECT ANSWER-When
constructing a negative pressure containment for abatement, common practice is to place
polyethylene sheeting on the walls and floors consisting of
HEPA vacuuming protective clothing before leaving the work area - CORRECT ANSWER-The
following personal hygiene practice could reduce the chances of asbestos exposure
On an annual basis - CORRECT ANSWER-The medical surveillance program is in a written
document designed to assess and monitor workers' health and fitness prior to employment and
____________
Towards the decontamination area - CORRECT ANSWER-When conducting detail cleaning of
asbestos-containing materials using scrubbers, the work should proceed