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Asbestos Inspection and Safety Exam Q&A: Building Inspection Guide, Exams of Nursing

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A series of questions and answers related to asbestos inspection, regulations, and safety protocols in construction. It covers topics such as asbestos types, locations, health risks, and legal requirements, providing a comprehensive overview for building inspectors and safety professionals. The material is structured to test and reinforce understanding of asbestos-related issues, making it a valuable resource for exam preparation and professional development. It includes key definitions, regulatory standards, and practical considerations for managing asbestos in buildings, ensuring compliance and promoting safety.

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CSST Exam Test building inspection Questions
with Verified Rationalized Answers 100% Guaranteed Pass Score
1. Why was asbestos added to construction materials ?: It provided: insulation properties,
strength and durability from weathering, made spray on products easier to apply, and does
not conduct electricity.
2. What are the three types of asbestos and their associated species?: -
Chrysotile : Serpentine , Amosite and Crocidolites : amphiboles.
3. What is the predominant color and structure of Chrysotile asbestos ?: white
, long , curly , hollow
4. What is the predominant color and structure of Amosite asbestos ?: brown
/ tan ; long and straight
5. What is the predominant color and structure of Crocidolite ?: blue ; long and straight
6. What is the definition of a Surfacing material ?: is a sprayed on troweled on or
otherwise applied to structural surfaces EX: acoustic / decorative ceilings, fire proofing,
textured paints and plasters.
7. what is the definition of Thermal Systems Insulation?: applied to pipes, fit- tings, tanks,
other structural, components etc. , to prevent heat loss or gain. EX: pipe insulation, elbow
mud, block insulation, air cell, asbestos paper wrap, preformed halves, magnesium silica,
etc
8. what is the definition of Miscellaneous products:: material that is not TSI or surfacing
but applied to structural components.
9. Define Friable vs non friable.: Friable asbestos will crumble , pulverize or otherwise
release dust by applying hand pressure.
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  1. Why was asbestos added to construction materials ?: It provided: insulation properties, strength and durability from weathering, made spray on products easier to apply, and does not conduct electricity.
  2. What are the three types of asbestos and their associated species?: - Chrysotile : Serpentine , Amosite and Crocidolites : amphiboles.
  3. What is the predominant color and structure of Chrysotile asbestos ?: white , long , curly , hollow
  4. What is the predominant color and structure of Amosite asbestos ?: brown / tan ; long and straight
  5. What is the predominant color and structure of Crocidolite ?: blue ; long and straight
  6. What is the definition of a Surfacing material ?: is a sprayed on troweled on or otherwise applied to structural surfaces EX: acoustic / decorative ceilings, fire proofing, textured paints and plasters.
  7. what is the definition of Thermal Systems Insulation?: applied to pipes, fit- tings, tanks, other structural, components etc. , to prevent heat loss or gain. EX: pipe insulation, elbow mud, block insulation, air cell, asbestos paper wrap, preformed halves, magnesium silica, etc
  8. what is the definition of Miscellaneous products:: material that is not TSI or surfacing but applied to structural components.
  9. Define Friable vs non friable.: Friable asbestos will crumble , pulverize or otherwise release dust by applying hand pressure.
  1. What agency does not use the term friable? why?: OSHA - because tools that are used by workers can easily make non friable materials friable.
  2. Primary type of asbestos used in the U.S ?: Chrysotile.
  3. List three building materials / locations where ACM is likely to be found: fire doors, fume hoods, felt under roofs or siding, amosite sheeting, kiln bricks and cement, lab equipment, fire safety and equipment, auditorium curtains, gaskets, vibration joints, etc.
  4. What are the 3 major illnesses related to asbestos exposures ?: Asbestosis, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma.
  5. What is a latency period? What is the latency period for asbestos related illnesses ?: the time between exposure and symptoms / sign of illness. 10 - 40 years.
  6. Why does cigarette smoking increase chances of getting an asbestos related illness ?: Paralyzes Cillia in lung.
  7. What asbestos related disease normally appears only after long, large, occupational exposure to asbestos ?: Asbestosis
  8. what asbestos related disease primarily affects those exposed to asbestos who smoke cigarettes?: lung cancer - increases chances over 50 times.

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  1. what are the 3 categories of materials that an inspector must look for when conduction a NESHAP building inspection ?: Friable Materials , Category 1 non friable, and Category 2 Non Friable
  2. What is a Friable material via NESHAP?: >1% asbestos that can be crumbled into dust by hand pressure.
  3. What is a Category 1 non friable, and Category 2 Non Friable Via NE- SHAP?: non friable materials including packing, gaskets, resilient floor covering, and asphalt roofing products, ACM products not in category 1 (usually cementitous products)
  4. What is RACM?: Regulated asbestos containing material.
  5. When is a NESHAP notification required?: Required for all demolition even if no ACM.
  6. When is a FED EPA notification required ?: whenever more than 160 square feet, 250 linear feet, or one cubic meter will be disturbed as part of a renovation
  1. What is the federal OSHA regulation that regulates asbestos exposure for construction?: 29 CFR 1926.
  2. what types of work are included in OSHA's 29 CFR 1926.1101: demolition, salvage, removal, encapsulation of ACM, construction, alteration of ACM or con- struction, alteration, repair, maintenance, renovation, or clean up of debris.
  3. What is the PEL for ACM? What is the Excursion limit ?: 0.1 f/cc 8 hr / TWA , 1.0 f/cc over 30 minutes at peak exposure time.
  4. what materials are PACM ?: TSI, surfacing material, vinyl, asphalt, in pre 1981 buildings also any other materials that the building owner knows or should know contain ACM.
  5. What are the four classes of work defined by Cal OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1101- : Class 1 , Class 2 , Class 3, and Class 4
  6. Define Class 1 via 29 CFR 1926.1101: SIZE: that cannot fit into 1 glove bag or in standard 60 - in width glove bag (Large Job). TYPE of materials: Regulates the removal of TSI / Surfacing / PACM
  7. Define Class 2 via 29 CFR 1926.1101: a large job where the removal of ACM that is non friable and is not TSI or surfacing material. no size limit. Determined by TYPE of material.
  8. Define Class 3 via 29 CFR 1926.1101: Designed to regulate work involving small amounts of asbestos (TSI, surfacing, PACM, or ACM) that is disturbed (will fit into one glove bag or standard waste container). Determined by SIZE of job.
  9. Define Class 4 via 29 CFR 1926.1101: Designed to regulate custodial work around nonfriable materials. thus its designed for workers who contact but do not disturb asbestos!
  10. When can a contractor cease air monitoring ?: a negative exposure assess- ment can be achieved via air sampling to document no exposure via PEL and Exursions for class 3 and
  1. Claims madre insurance vs occurance insurance ?: Claims made = claims made during policy period, Occurence = insures occurence taking place during the policy period regardless of when the claim is made.
  2. what are the three common insurance exclusions: pollution, water damage, employees of others, disposal.
  3. what are the types of insurance a building owner would want an asbestos contractor to possess before being allowed to work in the building ?: workers compensation, general liability, and asbestos liability insurance.
  4. Why is systems approach to building inspection favorable over a compo- nent system?: knowing the types of systems in a building will allow you to anticipate where components are located even when they are hidden. a component approach is limited to counting what you seen in an individual space.
  5. Why is a fire rating of a building important to an inspector ?: fire rating may indicate the use of suspect ACM.
  6. Can altering fire proofing in buildings affect insurance and fire proofing of buildings ?: YES, adding encapsulant or removing fire proofing can greatly reduce the flame retardant nature of fire proofing.
  7. What is an Architectural drawing ?: show finished surfaces and materials of a building.
  8. What is an structural drawing ?: Foundation, floor, framing, rood framing etc
  9. Mechanical drawing ?: HVAC systems
  10. Plumbing Drawing ?: Plumbing systesms
  11. Electrical Drawing ?: floor plan based power and lighting plans
  12. What is a Underwriters (UL) rating indicate: provides rating of fire resistance in hours for a particular building assembly.
  1. what would 1 pipe coming from a piece of building equipment be ?: an expansion tank
  2. what would 2 pipes coming from a piece of building equipment be ?: stor- age tank
  3. what would 3 pipes coming from a piece of building equipment be ?: boiler heater
  4. what would 4 pipes coming from a piece of building equipment be ?: heat exchanger
  5. what would 4 pipes and 2 tanks coming from a piece of building equipment be ?: chiller
  6. what would 2 or 4 pipes or 2 or more ducts coming from a piece of building equipment be ?: air handling unit
  7. where in a building would asbestos fire proofing most likely be ?: on exposed steel beams and decking most often found in multistory buildings.

sporadic) water leak onto or from TSI covered pipe. Episodic damage is a one-time occurrence, a freak event unlikely to recur. For example, episodic damage results from a pipe or valve bursting, or a plumber disregarding safe work practices, etc.

  1. What is a damaged material by AHERA ?: Loss of cohesion or adhesion properties
  2. What is a significantly damaged material by AHERA ?: Damaged ACBM where the damage is extensive AND severe.
  3. What is potential damage by AHERA ?: Friable ACBM in an area regularly used by building occupants, including maintenance personnel in the course of their normal activities; there are indications that the material will become damaged, delaminated or deteriorated.
  1. What is potential significant damage by AHERA ?: Damaged friable ACBM in an area regularly used by building occupants, including maintenance personnel in the course of their normal activities; there are indications that the material will become significantly damaged, delaminated or deteriorated, AND the material is subject to continuing major disturbance.
  2. What is Accessible by AHERA ?: Material is subject to disturbance by building occupants or custodial or maintenance personnel in the course of their normal activities.
  3. What is Exposed by AHERA ?: Material that is not concealed from view by any kind of barrier, such as a drop ceiling, a radiator housing, or a metal jacket
  4. What is Functional Space by AHERA ?: Distinct units within a building that serve similar purposes, have similar occupants, etc.
  5. How do you decide whether damaged material should be assessed as "damaged" or "significantly damaged?": How extensive is it? (Is it over 10% distributed or 25% localized?) How severe is the damage? (Is it superficial, deep, major?) Is the damage extensive and severe? Is this the worst damage in the building? Do you want to insure management planner grasps severity? Are other factors involved such as heavy occupant use, etc?
  6. How do you decide whether a material is assessed as potential damage or potential significant damage?: Is the material already damaged? (In general, potential significant damage is used for materials that are already damaged). Is the expected damage going to be significant or minor? Is there a change in building use that will create a potential for damage? Is there continuing major disturbance?
  7. The fifth floor of an office building has 10 identical offices (5 on each side of a common hallway) used by clerical and administrative staff. There is a drop ceiling, and

amended water, drop clothes, knife/cutter/borer/drill or other sampling tool, caulking, pen and labels, ladder, flashlight, tape, cloths for spill cleanup, HEPA vacuum, camera, respirator, protective clothing

  1. Briefly define what is meant by a homogeneous sampling area.: It is an area of material that is uniform in color and texture and you believe is all the same. (Besides color and texture, most inspectors also add to the definition "and believed to be installed at the same time or during the same construction period.") It is easier to think in terms of a homogeneous sampling material (rather than area). This helps us identify which materials need to be sampled and how often. The same material may be found in many functional spaces. Sprayed acoustic ceiling material may be homogeneous throughout an entire building (or it may not be!)
  2. Floor tile is used throughout a building. How do you determine the number of homogeneous sampling materials?: Is it all the same size, color, pattern? If not, how many different types are there? Have there been renovations that might include new flooring? (The color of floor tile indicates a separately manufactured material. Most inspectors use "color" as part of the homogenous material decision-making process only if the color is added during the manufacturing process, not simply painted on. For example, plaster with the same texture that was thought to have been applied during the same construction period would be homogenous regardless of the color of the paint applied to its surface.)
  3. AHERA mandates the number of samples that must be taken randomly to prove a material is not ACM. How many samples must you take for: Surfacing Material: - Less than 1000 sq. ft. 3 Recommend 9. - Between 1000 and 5000 sq. ft. 5 Recommend 9.
  • Greater than 5000 sq. ft. 7 Recommend 9
  1. AHERA mandates the number of samples that must be taken randomly to prove a material is not ACM. How many samples must you take for: Surfacing Material: TSI: - TSI in general 3.
  • Less than 6 ft. of patched. 1
  • Elbows, Cementitous material sufficient to determine
  1. AHERA mandates the number of samples that must be taken randomly to prove a material is not ACM. How many samples must you take for: Surfacing Material: Misc materials: sufficient to determine
  2. how many samples for 4 - feet of patched TSI ?: 1
  3. how many samples for 1 pipe elbow ?: sufficient to determine
  4. how many samples for 38 LF of TSI ?: 3
  5. how many samples for 4 LF TSI ?: 3
  6. how many samples of surfacing <1000 sq. ft. ?: 3
  7. how many samples of surfacing 3000 sq. ft. ?: 5

materials like floor tile may be missed by PLM, if the PLM analysis is not carefully done. For example, many consultants will not accept a PLM negative result for nine-inch floor tile, and have the tile reanalyzed by TEM before feeling comfortable telling the client the tile does not contain asbestos. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is also sometimes used for research purposes but is not commonly used for inspection purposes.

  1. When and why would protective clothing be required when doing an asbestos inspection?: Protective clothing will keep bulk asbestos fibers off the inspector's skin and/or clothing. Therefore protective clothing helps protect the inspector and helps him/her keep from exposing family members or friends to asbestos fibers. Normal bulk sampling procedures should not create a fiber release requiring protective clothing. Generally, inspectors should have protective clothing available should they need to go into a heavily contaminated area where they are

likely to create airborne fibers. For example, protective clothing may be appropriate in contaminated crawl spaces, tunnels, and even air plenums.

  1. Who decides whether a respirator is OK for asbestos? What is a P- 100 or HEPA cartridge? Are there restrictions on who can wear a respirator?: NIOSH must approve respirators before they can be worn for asbestos (or other contami- nant protection.) NIOSH categorizes respirator cartridges based on their ability to filter and their resistance to damage by oil. For asbestos, you must wear a 100 series respirator. These filters are also more commonly known as High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters. The P- 100 (oil proof) series respirator is likely to have a magenta color similar to historical HEPA respirator filters. The other 100 series (N and R) may have different colored filters. You cannot exchange parts (filters, seals, connections, etc.) from one manufacturer's model and use those parts with another manufacturer's model. Not everyone can wear a respirator. First, everyone who wears a respirator (any type of respirator) for compliance with OSHA must have a medical approval. (This is usually a component of medical surveillance but it can be a separate issue.) Various medical issues such as heart, lung, or skin problems may keep an individual from wearing a respirator. (Other issues, such as claustrophobia-- fear of feeling confined--may also preclude respirators.) Also, remember, tight-fitting respirators cannot be worn by anyone who has facial hair (beards, long mustaches/side burns, etc.) or glasses that might break the respirator seal!
  2. What are the basic differences between negative pressure air purifying, PAPR, and supplied air respirators?: Negative pressure air purifying: worker breathes room air filtered through HEPA filter. PAPR: room air is filtered through HEPA filter and small fan blows the air into the facepiece. Air Supplied: fresh air from outside the contaminated area is pumped into the workers facepiece through a hose.
  1. what is the PF for a pressure demand SCBA ?: 10,
  2. Each time you put on a respirator, what should you do to insure it provides adequate protection?: Insure that the respirator has an appropriate PF and inspect for tears, missing valves, etc. Do positive and negative pressure face seal checks. (Previously known as "fit- checks.")
  3. What are the basic fit-test methods?: Qualitative Fit-Test: yes/no test --stan- dard lists irritant smoke, banana oil, saccharin, and BitrexTM. (Irritant smoke is no longer recommended; consider using BitrexTM , a taste aversion agent.) Quantitative Fit-Test: quantifies effectiveness--uses room air dust for Portacount or a generated aerosol (sometimes known as DOP) for other equipment.
  4. Which respirators must be fit-tested according to the asbestos standard and by which fit-test method (qualitative or quantitative)?: All tight-fitting respi- rators must be fit- tested at the initial fitting and at least annually thereafter. A full-face air-purifying mask has an assigned PF of 10 if it is qualitatively tested and a PF of 50 only if it is quantitatively tested. Air purifying half-face masks may be fit-tested using either method but will always have a maximum assigned PF of 10 times the PEL. Test PAPRs and positive pressure respirators in the negative pressure mode. Use either fit-test method. They maintain their OSHA assigned PF regardless of which method you use.
  5. Describe at least four components of a respiratory protection program.- : Written procedures, respirator selection criteria, medical surveillance, fit-testing (quantitative and qualitative), training, inspection, maintenance, storage, cleaning, etc. (While there is no requirement for a written "test," many employers feel it appropriate to make workers demonstrate they have learned the information.)
  6. What factor most limits the degree of protection provided by a respira- tor?: The fit

of the face piece on the individual's face most determines the effective- ness of the respirator. Generally the more surface area covered, the better the fit. That is why a full-face respirator offers more protection than a half-face respirator. Remember that you can't wear a tight-fitting respirator if you have a beard.

  1. Asbestos recordkeeping must keep track of what three basic types of data?: Three basic types include data on the physical condition of ACM materials, response actions taken, and various characteristics of personnel in the asbestos program (training, accreditation, medical surveillance, etc.).
  2. In brief, why are these records kept?: Various regulations mandate records be kept. Legal liability protection depends on written records. Required notifications depend on sharing written records. Written records allow continuity during personnel changes.
  3. What does the AHERA rule require regarding recordkeeping? (see sec- tion 763.94).: a. Records maintained at central location and stored for 3 years past