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ASBESTOS BUILDING INSPECTOR INITIAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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ASBESTOS BUILDING INSPECTORINITIAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
AHERA: ANSWER The Asbestos Hazard Emergency ANSWER Act (40 CFR
Part 763, Subpart E). Started in 1986, it requires all non-profit schools, grades
K-12, to be examined for the presence of ACBM.
ACBM - ANSWER: Asbestos-containing building material.
ASHARA: ANSWER Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act.
Asbestos inspections in public or commercial buildings must be performed by
an accredited Building Inspector, beginning in 1990 and effective in November
1992. The training requirement was expanded to include asbestos workers,
supervisors, and inspectors in public and commercial buildings. ( "Under the
ASHARA revisions AHERA's training requirements now apply to all persons
working with asbestos in public and commercial buildings..." )
Increased the amount of hours required for asbestos worker and supervisor
training to 32 and 40 hours, respectively.
Building Inspector Responsibilities (AHERA & ASHARA) - ANSWER 1:
Determine whether ACBM is present in a building.
2. Evaluating the physical parameters of the ACBM in the building.
A building inspection includes: - ANSWER 1. An investigation of records for
the identification of ACBM.
2. A physical and visual examination of the structure for suspicious materials.
3. Sampling and testing questionable items for
, asbestos.
4. Assessing the ACBM's condition and position, as well as other building
aspects.
Management Planner Role - ANSWER Uses information from the building
inspection to determine the existing or potential hazard posed by the ACM and
create a management plan for it. After ACM is confirmed, prepare an O&M
strategy that will remain in effect until ACM is removed.
OSHA - ANSWER The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
protects workers.
How AHERA affects your job/changed things: - ANSWER 1 defines ACM as
being greater than 1%.
2. Specifies five control methods: operations and maintenance, enclosure,
encapsulation, repair, and removal.
3. Describes clearance air sampling at the end of the job, including aggressive
sampling and a TEM.
4. Regulates training classes like this one and requires this training for all
workers dealing with asbestos (excluding single-family dwellings).
What are the five asbestos control methods, and how are they laid out? -
ANSWER O&M: enclosure, encapsulation, repair, and removal. AHERA was
formed.
TEM: ANSWER Transmission Microscopy or electron microscope. It may be
used to detect tiny asbestos fibres.
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