Asbestos Building Inspector Initial
Exam Questions With Correct
Verified Answers
AHERA - ANSWER The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response
Act. 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E. Started 1986 and requires that
all schools, grades K-12 (non-profit), be inspected for the
presence of ACBM (asbestos-con...
Asbestos Building Inspector Initial Exam Questions With Correct Verified Answers AHERA - ANSWER The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act. 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E. Started 1986 and requires that all schools, grades K -12 (non -profit), be inspected for the presence of ACBM (asbestos -containing building material). ACBM - ANSWER Asbestos Co ntaining Building Material ASHARA - ANSWER The Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act. Started 1990, effective Nov. 1992, requires that an accredited Building Inspector perform any asbestos inspection conducted in a public or commercial bu ilding. Extended the training requirement to cover asbestos workers, supervisors, and inspectors in public and commercial buildings. ("Under the ASHARA revisions AHERA's training requirements now apply to all persons working with asbestos in public and com mercial buildings...") Increased number of hours required for asbestos worker and supervisor training to 32 and 40 hrs respectively. Building Inspector Responsibilities (AHERA & ASHARA) - ANSWER 1. Determining whether ACBM is present in a building 2. Assessing the physical characteristics of the ACBM within the building. A building inspection involves: - ANSWER 1. Investigation of records for the identification of ACBM 2. A physical and visual inspection of the building for suspect materials 3. Sampling and analyzing suspect materials to test for asbestos 4. Assessing the condition and location of the ACBM and other characteristics of the building Management Planner Role - ANSWER Uses info from the building inspection to estimate the degree of current or potential hazard posed by the ACM and develop a plan for managing the ACM. After ACM is confirmed, create O&M plan, stays in effect until ACM is removed. OSHA - ANSWER Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Protects workers How AHE RA affects your work/changed things: - ANSWER 1. Defines ACM as being more than 1%. 2. Lays out 5 control methods: operations and maintenance, enclosure, encapsulation, repair, and removal. 3. Describes clearance air sampling at end of job with aggressive air sampling and a TEM. 4. Regulates training classes like this one and requires this training for all workers working with asbestos (excludes single -
family homes) What are the 5 control methods for asbestos, and what laid them out? - ANSWER O&M, enclo sure, encapsulation, repair, and removal. AHERA created. TEM - ANSWER Transmission Electron Microscope/Microscopy. May be used to detect smaller fibers of asbestos. ASHAA - ANSWER Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act. 1984, Directed EPA to help schoo ls carry out their asbestos hazard responsibilities.
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