Management of Asbestos-Containing
Materials MODULE 3 Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
Do you feel that concerns about asbestos in the workplace are too
high, too low or about right? Explain your position with 3 bullet
points. -
correct answer ✅Current OHS regulatory approach to asbestos
Occupational disease statistics
Current practices in asbestos abatement and managing in place
Current state of ACM remaining in workplaces
The current occupational exposure limit for airborne asbestos fibres
in workplaces in Canada is zero. True or False. Explain -
correct answer ✅False. The current OEL across Canada is 0.1 fibres
per cc of air breathed as an 8 hour time-weighted average.
Employers are required to take various actions as a worker's
exposure exceeds 0 and begins to approach the OEL.
What is friable asbestos? -
correct answer ✅In Canadian OHS law it is usually defined as:
asbestos-containing material that is crumbled or powdered or can
be crumbled or powdered by hand pressure
, Management of Asbestos-Containing
Materials MODULE 3 Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
List the names of any 3 of the regulated types of asbestos (not
ACM). -
correct answer ✅The 3 most commonly encountered types are:
Chrysotile
Amosite
Crocidolite
Others are anthophyilite, tremolite and actinolite
Define the term asbestos-containing material/ACM. -
correct answer ✅Legal definitions vary slightly by regulator but
generally:
manufactured article or other material, other than vermiculite
insulation, that would be determined to contain at least 0.5%
asbestos if tested in accordance with [acceptable Standard
Methods]
List 3 key reasons that asbestos was so commonly used in
workplaces and elsewhere. -
correct answer ✅Inexpensive
Readily available
Chemical resistant
Materials MODULE 3 Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
Do you feel that concerns about asbestos in the workplace are too
high, too low or about right? Explain your position with 3 bullet
points. -
correct answer ✅Current OHS regulatory approach to asbestos
Occupational disease statistics
Current practices in asbestos abatement and managing in place
Current state of ACM remaining in workplaces
The current occupational exposure limit for airborne asbestos fibres
in workplaces in Canada is zero. True or False. Explain -
correct answer ✅False. The current OEL across Canada is 0.1 fibres
per cc of air breathed as an 8 hour time-weighted average.
Employers are required to take various actions as a worker's
exposure exceeds 0 and begins to approach the OEL.
What is friable asbestos? -
correct answer ✅In Canadian OHS law it is usually defined as:
asbestos-containing material that is crumbled or powdered or can
be crumbled or powdered by hand pressure
, Management of Asbestos-Containing
Materials MODULE 3 Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
List the names of any 3 of the regulated types of asbestos (not
ACM). -
correct answer ✅The 3 most commonly encountered types are:
Chrysotile
Amosite
Crocidolite
Others are anthophyilite, tremolite and actinolite
Define the term asbestos-containing material/ACM. -
correct answer ✅Legal definitions vary slightly by regulator but
generally:
manufactured article or other material, other than vermiculite
insulation, that would be determined to contain at least 0.5%
asbestos if tested in accordance with [acceptable Standard
Methods]
List 3 key reasons that asbestos was so commonly used in
workplaces and elsewhere. -
correct answer ✅Inexpensive
Readily available
Chemical resistant
