Asbestos Project Monitor Course Exam Questions with Latest Update
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Course
Asbestos
Institution
Asbestos
What is asbestos? - Answer-A naturally occurring mineral
What does the term friable mean? - Answer-Able to be reduced to dust by hand pressure when dry
What was the most used asbestos mineral in the USA? - Answer-Chrysotile
Define the acronym ACM - Answer-Asbestos Containing Material
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Asbestos Project Monitor Course Exam
Questions with Latest Update
What is asbestos? - Answer-A naturally occurring mineral
What does the term friable mean? - Answer-Able to be reduced to dust by hand
pressure when dry
What was the most used asbestos mineral in the USA? - Answer-Chrysotile
Define the acronym ACM - Answer-Asbestos Containing Material
Define the acronym PACM - Answer-Presumed Asbestos Containing Material
Define the acronym RACM - Answer-Regulated Asbestos Containing Material
Define the acronym HEPA - Answer-High Efficiency Particulate Air
What is the efficiency of a HEPA filter? - Answer-99.97%
What color is a HEPA cartridge? - Answer-Magenta (purple or pink)
Define the acronym PCM - Answer-Phase Contrast Microscopy
What does PCM analyze? - Answer-Air samples (as a minimum type of microscopy for
OSHA and NYS)
Define the acronym PLM - Answer-Polarized Light Microscopy
What does PLM analyze? - Answer-Bulk samples
Define the acronym TEM - Answer-Transmission Electron Microscopy
What is covered by the AHERA regulation? - Answer-American schools K-12 (public
and non-profit private)
What reg. entity enforces AHERA? - Answer-EPA
What reg. entity sets forth PEL - Answer-OSHA
Define the acronym PEL - Answer-Permissible Exposure Limit
What is the 8-hour TWA PEL for asbestos? - Answer-0.1 f/cc (fiber/cubic cm)
, What is the excursion limit for asbestos? - Answer-1.0 f/cc (fiber/cubic cm)
Excursion limit is 30 minutes
What does the unit f/cc mean? - Answer-fiber/cubic centimeter
fiber/centimeter cubed
Define the acronym ANSI - Answer-American National Standards Institute
What does ANSI do? - Answer-Approve safety equipment (hard hats, eye + foot
protection)
What entity approves respirators/filters? - Answer-NIOSH
Define the acronym NIOSH - Answer-National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health
Define the acronym APR - Answer-Air Purifying Respirator
What are the two types of respirator fit tests? - Answer-Quantitative and qualitative***
(used more commonly)
What are the two types of respirator fit checks? - Answer-Positive/negative pressure
What oxygen content must be present in an area to be able to use a negative pressure
respirator? - Answer-19.5%
What is the PF of a half-face APR? - Answer-10x
What is the PF of a full-face APR? - Answer-50x
What is the PF of a PAPR? - Answer-1000x
Define the acronym PAPR - Answer-Powered Air Purifying Respirator
How many times per year are fit tests required? - Answer-Once or after a significant
change to one's face or after a change in respirator brand
What is the OSHA lean ratio for extension ladders? - Answer-4:1, every 4 ft up--> 1ft
away from the wall
According to OSHA, at what height must scaffolding begin to have guardrails? -
Answer-10 feet
According to OSHA, at what height is fall protection necessary? - Answer-6 feet
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