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Asbestos is what type of material? - Correct Answer Naturally occurring fibrous silicate material Asbestos health problems are caused mainly by: - Correct Answer 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. - Correct Answer 50 Which asbestos related disease is always terminal, not related to smoking and caused more by the smallest fibers? - Correct Answer mesothelioma A half-face, negative pressure, HEPA cartridge respirator has a protection factor of 10. This means: - Correct Answer 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. - Correct Answer Breathing Zone
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? - Correct Answer 96 ft
According to OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1926.1101, how often is a medical exam given to an asbestos abatement worker? - Correct Answer At new hire and yearly Which of the following make-up an OSHA Medical Evaluation? - Correct Answer a. Pulmonary function test (b) Medical history questionnaire (c) Cardiac evaluation The current OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) is: - Correct Answer 0.1 fiber/cc NYS Code Rule 56 final clearance air quality standard is: - Correct Answer <0.01 fiber/cc or background level, whichever is greater Asbestos was used in which of the following materials? - Correct Answer 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? - Correct Answer a. Asbestosis (b) Mesothelioma (c) Colitis
During removal of air cell steam pipe lagging using a glove bag as a containment structure, which method best applies? - Correct Answer Cut along the seam in order to remove lagging A powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) - Correct Answer Draws air from within the work area across HEPA filters and supplied a face mask with positive pressure by battery The purpose of aggressive air sampling is got : - Correct Answer To make residual fibers on surfaces airborne, simulating building occupancy and activity The type of tools used for the clean-up of the work area includes:
- Correct Answer Plastic shovel and squeegee The flow rate for a personal air sample for asbestos using 25mm filter cassettes should be - Correct Answer 0.5 - 2.5 liters per minute A removal area is 100 feet long and 50 feet wide with a ten foot ceiling. What is the volume of the area? - Correct Answer 50,000 cubic feet
Assuming a negative air filtration unit pulls 2,000 cubic feet per minute, how many units would be required to maintain sufficient negative pressure in the above area? (add one extra unit as back- up) - Correct Answer 3 The Federal Agency responsible for the enforcement of environmental regulation is: - Correct Answer Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) One method of reducing electrical shock potential inside a removal area is with the use of: - Correct Answer Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) Visual inspection of an abatement project should take place: - Correct Answer When final cleaning is complete and all debris is removed from the work area The maximum temperature of pipes where global removal is allowed is: - Correct Answer 150 degree F What areas into a regulated area are required by OSHA to be posted?
- Correct Answer All Entrance and Exit
What is the maximum length of the negative air exhaust duct per ICR 56 - Correct Answer 25 FT Given the protection factor for a full face respirator is 50, the fiber concentration is the breathing zone is 300 F/cc, what is the fiber concentration inside the respirator - Correct Answer 6 f/cc OSHA regulations require that qualitative or quantitative fit-testing of negative pressure respirators must be done how often - Correct Answer Yearly A method of analysis for air samples that differentiates between totes if fibers is: - Correct Answer Transmission electron microscopy Why should arrows be placed on containment walls about 2 feet from the floor pointing in the direction of the exit? - Correct Answer To direct traffic in a potential fire situation During Phase II, of an asbestos project, if the authorized visitors need a ladder or scaffolding, asbestos abatement contractors: - Correct Answer a. Make it available (b) Comply with OSHA 29 CFR 1926
Which material when good shape is a non-friable form of asbestos containing materials? - Correct Answer Vinyl asbestos floor tile By EPA definition an asbestos containing material is any material that contains greater than ________ percent asbestos: - Correct Answer 1 The sample taken of the material to determine asbestos content is called: - Correct Answer Bulk Sample A condition resulting from dehydration which is accompanied by fatigue, nausea, headache, giddiness, pale appearance, heavy sweating and is not life threatening is called: - Correct Answer Heat Stress An asbestos abatement contractor supervisor maintains a daily project log. Which of the following is required, according to NYS Code Rule 56- 7.3? - Correct Answer a. Work stoppage due to high fiber results (b) Monometer reading (c) Visual inspection by project monitor prior to clearance air sampling The minimum grade of air for a type C supplied air system is : - Correct Answer Grade G
A "small asbestos project" means asbestos work: - Correct Answer a. Involving less than 260 linear feet of pipe insulation b. more than 25 linear feet of pipe insulation c. Less than 160 sq. ft. but more than 10 sq. ft of ACM Phase contrast microscopy (PCM) counts those fibers: - Correct Answer 5 microns or larger HEPA filters must be: - Correct Answer Remove when dirty and discarded as contaminated waste When are critical barriers allowed to be removed? - Correct Answer After the final visual inspection and air results are acceptable Plastic on floor layers must extend _______ inches up the wall as a minimum - Correct Answer 12 inches The purpose of amending the water is to - Correct Answer Decrease the surface tension of the water so it "wets" better
If you are fit tested with an M.S.A. half face small respirator, can you be switch into 3M half face medium respirator without checking its fitness? - Correct Answer Never Carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication may occur if you are working with:
- Correct Answer a. Type C respirators B. Open flame heating systems outside the work area c. A compressor in a parking lot Posting of asbestos abatement warning signs is required: - Correct Answer At all entrances to the work area where airborne concentrations of asbestos may exceed ambient background levels Which class of respirator offers the highest protection? - Correct Answer Positive pressure respirator If the work site fails the final air clearance tests: - Correct Answer a. Another visual inspection must be conduct b. Final clearance air sample must be repeated c. The entire cleaning process must be repeated
A worker who, though repeatedly instructed to, repeatedly is found not wearing a respirator during removal should be: - Correct Answer Suspended or fired
