Asbestos Characteristics
Most common type of asbestos
Chrysotile
What asbestos disease affects the LINING of the lungs and abdomen
Mesothelioma
What is the protection factor of a half face HEPA filter respirator
10
What must the manometer read on class I jobs
-0.02 or more negative
What regulation is known as the schools rule?
AHERA
Where does asbestos come from
It is mined from the ground
What is the most common asbestos disease?
Lung cancer
Is a manometer required on Class II jobs
No
What regulator enforces NESHAP in the Bay Area
BAAQMD
Which asbestos is not a cancer
Asbestosis
Class I jobs require what type of respirators
PAPR
What do you add to water to make it wetter and why
Surfactant and it adds in adhering to fibers and knocking them out of the air.
What regulator established the asbestos PEL's and what are they?
OSHA and 0.1 f/cc 8 hour TWA and and 1.0 f/cc 30 minute EL.
Define latency period
Time between exposure to asbestos and doctor diagnoses of a disease.
How effective are HEPA filters?
99.97 up to 0.3 microns
When can you do dry removal
Removal around live electrical equipment
Which regulation requires a survey prior to any demo/reno regardless of date of construction?
NESHAP
What type of asbestos is often found in blown-in attic insulation?
Vermiculite
Asbestosis scars what part of the lungs that damages the transfer of oxygen to the blood?
Alveoli
What is the protection factor for a PAPR by qualitative fit test method
100
Is abatement of wall texture (2% asbestos) on wallboard a Class I or Class II per OSHA
Class II. OSHA defines surfacing as having a honeycomb like structure which WT does not have.
Which regulation has a appendix with a mix of mandatory and non-mandatory recommendations?
T8, CCR 1529