Asbestos accreditation exam (AHERA/MAP Inspector and Abatement Worker)
Assessment and management plans: practice questions
Our Asbestos Inspector / Worker bank has 56 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 · Inspector
Which item must a management plan include?
- Staff salaries and benefits for the year
- The school's budget for sports and activities
- Student test scores and attendance records
- Reinspection, O&M and surveillance plans
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D. Reinspection, O&M and surveillance plans — Section 763.93(e)(9) requires plans for reinspection, O&M and periodic surveillance.
Question 2 · Inspector
Clearance air samples under AHERA are collected using which technique?
- Passive badges
- Grab bulk samples
- Aggressive sampling
- Wipe samples
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C. Aggressive sampling — Section 763.90(i)(2)(i) requires air samples using aggressive sampling as described in Appendix A.
Question 3 · Inspector
How long must AHERA warning labels stay posted?
- For 1 year
- Until it is encapsulated
- Until the labeled ACBM is removed
- Until the next reinspection
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C. Until the labeled ACBM is removed — Section 763.95(b) requires labels to remain posted until the labeled ACBM is removed.
Question 4 · Inspector
For homogeneous areas where all ACBM was removed, records must be kept for how long?
- 3 years after the next reinspection
- 30 years, like OSHA exposure records
- Until the building is sold or demolished
- 1 year after the removal was finished
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A. 3 years after the next reinspection — Section 763.94(a) requires retention for 3 years after the next reinspection or an equivalent period.
Question 5 · Inspector
What is a prerequisite for the management planner course?
- Contractor/supervisor accreditation
- Current inspector accreditation
- Worker accreditation
- A CIH certificate
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B. Current inspector accreditation — MAP Section B.4: valid inspector accreditation is a prerequisite for the 2-day management planner course.