When friable asbestos-containing materials are disturbed or damaged, fibers may be released into the air. These fibers are best controlled by...
B. using
... [Show More] wet methods to handle the materials
Exposure to asbestos fibers can cause the following disease...
B. asbestos, lung cancer, and mesothelioma
The typical latency period for developing asbestos related disease is...
C. over 10 years
When released into the air, asbestos fibers...
b. may stay afloat for as long as several days
Friable asbestos means...
a. asbestos-containing material that can easily be crumbles by hand pressure
Asbestos has been used in the following construction materials...
d. All of the above. Spray on, insulation, trasite
The most hazardous asbestos fibers are...
d. invisble to the naked eye
Personal air samples for asbestos are collected...
b. with an open face filter attached to a battery operated pump placed within the workers breathing zone
Penetrating and bridging are the names of two types of...
b. encapsulants
If the plastic sheeting used to contain the work area rips...
b. stop work and seal it immediately
Amended water is applied to asbestos-containing material during removal in order to...
a. wet the fibers more effeciently and to reduce the airborne level
Which of the following are covered under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act...
e. all of the above are covered by AHERA. puclic colleges, libraries, private, child care centers
During large abatement projects, building ventilation systems should be shut down...
a. inside the entire work area
Workers leaving the work area must pass through the following decontamination sequence...
c. equipment room, shower room, clean room
During decontamination, workers remove their respirators...
b. inside the shower after it has been cleansed
Heat stress on an abatement site may result in the following...
d. all of the above. Heat stroke, exhaustion, and dehydration
When asbestos-containing materials are being removed 40 feet above floor level, fiber release can be minimized by...
d. sliding the wet material down an enclosed inclined chute
Glove bags may be used to remove asbestos-containing materials from pipes. When using glove bags..
b. amended water is used to wet the material and for clean up
After removal of asbestos-containing material, but before final clearance...
c. all surfaces are wet wiped and vacuumed
A full-face TYPE C respirator in the pressure-demand mode with an auxiliary SCBA is rated with a protection factor of..
d. greater than 1,000
A protector factor for a respirator is defined as the...
a. concentration outside the mask divided by the concentration inside the mask. quantitative fit test
Workers should shower following the proper decontamination procedures...
a. every time they leave the work site under normal circumstances
Electrical hazard protection is provided by all of the following except...
a. stapling all flexible cords to the floor
Negative air pressure machines should be equipped with...
d. all of the above. an alarm, a high filter, a few filters
High pressure spray nozzles may be used only for applying...
e. should never be used
Disposable protective outer clothing (coverall, booties, hands)...
d. all of the above. cannot be washed, may increase, should adequately
Encapsulants...
d. all of the above. may penetrate, remain, be sprayed
Disposable bags used for asbestos water..
a. must be labeled with proper warning information
Half-face air-purifying respirators...
a. may be recommended for preparation of the work site and for final clean up
All respiratory equipment should be stored in the...
b. clean room
The best protection for asbestos abatement workers is provided by...
d. supplied-air respirators in pressure-demand mode
According to the OSHA Asbestos Construction standard, the employer must supply respirators to workers when..
b. the engineering controls or work practices cannot reduce worker exposure to 0.1 f/cc or below
Work site entry and exit should only be through the...
b. the decontamination chamber
Which types of asbestos should be whetted using amended water?
e. all of the above. chry, amosite, croc, tret.
Half-face air-purifying respirators protect against asbestos when they are properly fitted to the worker and include...
b. high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters [Show Less]