Asbestos Basics

Asbestos Containing Material is any material that contains more than _______% asbestos

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which are ACM classifications?

Mark all that are correct.

• Presumed ACM

• Indeterminate ACM

• Friable ACM

• Non-friable ACM

Any material that contains more than 1% asbestos, that when dry cannot be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure is _____________.

• Friable

• Non-friable

OSHA considers thermal system insulation and surfacing material found in buildings constructed before 1980 to be...

• Friable material

• Non-friable material

• Presumed Asbestos Containing Material

According to OSHA, these are types of asbestos fibers...

Mark all that apply.

• Amosite

• Crocidolite

• Chrysotile

• Anthrophyllite

Chrysotile is known as ____________ asbestos.

• green

• gray

• blue

• white

This type of material is used on pipes, boilers, or ducts to prevent heat loss or gain.

• Concrete

• plastic lining

• Thermal System Insulation

• honeycomb material

Amocite is known as pink asbestos.

• true

• false

Any material containing more than 1% asbestos that has been applied to ceilings, walls or any part of a building that may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure is friable

• True

• False

What does EPA stand for?

• Equal Protection Agency

• Environmental Policing Agency

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Eternal Provisions Agency