Asbestos accreditation exam (AHERA/MAP Inspector and Abatement Worker)
Asbestos basics and health: practice questions
Our Asbestos Inspector / Worker bank has 39 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
What is a 'homogeneous area' under AHERA?
- One room of a building
- Material installed on the same day
- Any area of the same size
- Material uniform in colour and texture
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D. Material uniform in colour and texture — Section 763.83 defines a homogeneous area as an area of surfacing, TSI or miscellaneous material uniform in colour and texture.
Question 2
Under OSHA's construction standard, what makes a fiber an asbestos 'fiber' for counting?
- Thicker than 3 micrometres, whatever its length
- 5 micrometres or longer, at least 3:1 length to width
- Any particle visible to the eye without a microscope
- Longer than 1 micrometre, of any shape at all
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B. 5 micrometres or longer, at least 3:1 length to width — 29 CFR 1926.1101(b) defines a fiber as a particulate form of asbestos 5 µm or longer with a length-to-diameter ratio of at least 3 to 1.
Question 3
Which is NOT one of the AHERA response actions?
- Enclosure
- Operations and maintenance
- Encapsulation
- Sanding the material smooth
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D. Sanding the material smooth — Response actions are removal, encapsulation, enclosure, repair and operations and maintenance.
Question 4
Which diseases does the EPA training plan link to asbestos exposure?
- Asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma
- Silicosis, black lung and byssinosis
- Pneumonia, bronchitis and influenza
- Asthma, emphysema and tuberculosis
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A. Asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma — The Model Accreditation Plan topics cover the relationship of asbestos exposure to asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma and other cancers.
Question 5
What is a 'fiber release episode' under AHERA?
- Planned removal of ACBM inside a sealed enclosure
- Wetting ACBM with amended water before repair
- Any air sample result above 0.01 f/cc in a school
- Uncontrolled disturbance of ACBM with visible emission
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D. Uncontrolled disturbance of ACBM with visible emission — Section 763.83 defines a fiber release episode as any uncontrolled or unintentional disturbance of ACBM resulting in visible emission.