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ASBESTOS CONTRACT SUPERVISOR EXAM
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
What is asbestos?
Synthetic fiber Man-made fiber Fiberglass Natural Occurring fiber - correct answer- Natural Occurring fiber
Health Effects of Asbestos?
Mesothelioma Asbestosis Lung Cancer All of the above - correct answer- All of the above
The three most common asbestos forms are crocidolite, amosite, and chrysotile.
True False - correct answer- True 1 / 4
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A material that when dry can be crumbled, pulverized or
reduced to a powder by hand pressure is:
Friable Non-friable - correct answer- Friable
Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) is any material or product which contains more than one percent asbestos.
True False - correct answer- True
Regulated Asbestos Containing Materials (RACM) is any friable material that contains asbestos in a centration greater than one percent.
True False - correct answer- True
RACM is category I and II nonfriable ACM that has become friable 2 / 4
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True False - correct answer- True
RACM is category I and II nonfriable ACM that has has a high probability of becoming or has crumbled, pulverized, ground, sanded, cut, abraded, or reduced to powder by the forces that have acted or is expected to act on the material in the course of dem or reno operations.
True False - correct answer- True
RACM is resilient floor covering that when properly removed has minor tears or minor breakage, and for all intent and purposes is consider whole.
True False - correct answer- False
A vinyl floor tile that has an asbestos content of greater than one percent, and is removed intact is considered RACM?
True 3 / 4
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False - correct answer- True
The three types of ACM are:
A.) Crocidolite, amosite, and chrysotile B.) Surfacing, TSI and miscellaneous C.) Surfacing, fiberglass and miscellaneous D.) Tile, mastic and sheet rock - correct answer- Surfacing, TSI and miscellaneous
Samples must be sent to a NVLAP laboratory for TEM analysis?
True False - correct answer- True
What is the permissible exposure limit for asbestos full shift personnel sampling?
- fiber/cc
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0.1 fiber/mm 0.1 fiber/cc 0.01 fiber/cc - correct answer- 0.1 fiber/cc