Asbestos is what type of material? - Naturally occurring fibrous silicate material
Asbestos health problems are caused mainly by: - Inhalation of asbestos fibers into the lower lung
area
Smokers who work with asbestos are ______ times more likely to develop lung cancer over a nonsmoking, non-asb...
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Asbestos is what type of material? - ✔✔Naturally occurring fibrous silicate material
Asbestos health problems are caused mainly by: - ✔✔Inhalation of asbestos fibers into the lower lung
area
Smokers who work with asbestos are ______ times more likely to develop lung cancer over a non-
smoking, non-asbestos worker. - ✔✔50
Which asbestos related disease is always terminal, not related to smoking and caused more by the
smallest fibers? - ✔✔mesothelioma
A half-face, negative pressure, HEPA cartridge respirator has a protection factor of 10. This means: -
✔✔The mask will protect the worker up to 10 times the OSHA PEL
Per OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1101 determination of employee exposure shall be made from ____________
samples that are representative of the 8 hour TWA of each employee. - ✔✔Breathing Zone
The term HEPA means: - ✔✔High Efficiency Particulate Air (absolute)
What type of vacuum should be used for picking up Asbestos debris? - ✔✔HEPA
Which respirator is the minimum level of approved respiratory protection for asbestos abatement? -
✔✔Half face negative pressure Respirator
Which type of Asbestos "wet" with water easiest? - ✔✔Anthophyllite
Which individual, if properly certified, would have access to an asbestos site in a building? - ✔✔a.
Project monitor (b) building representative
(c) contractor representative
, How often should a positive/negative pressure face seal be conducted on a negative pressure respirator?
- ✔✔Daily
According to ICR 56, how large does the clean room of the decontamination unit have to be if there are
17 workers on the project? - ✔✔96 ft2
According to OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1926.1101, how often is a medical exam given to an asbestos
abatement worker? - ✔✔At new hire and yearly
Which of the following make-up an OSHA Medical Evaluation? - ✔✔a. Pulmonary function test (b)
Medical history questionnaire (c) Cardiac evaluation
The current OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) is: - ✔✔0.1 fiber/cc
NYS Code Rule 56 final clearance air quality standard is: - ✔✔<0.01 fiber/cc or background level,
whichever is greater
Asbestos was used in which of the following materials? - ✔✔a. Insulation (b) Fire proofing (c) Acoustical
tiles
The disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers that causes scarring of the lung tissue and
reduces the lung capacity? - ✔✔a. Asbestosis (b) Mesothelioma (c) Colitis
An agent added to water to improve wetting and penetration into asbestos-containing materials and
which helps keep asbestos out of the air is a: - ✔✔Surfactant
What is the EPA definition of friable asbestos containing materials? - ✔✔An asbestos containing material
that can be crumbled or crushed by hand pressure
A form of highly friable asbestos is: - ✔✔Sprayed-on fire proofing
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