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Asbestos accreditation exam (AHERA/MAP Inspector and Abatement Worker)

Medical surveillance and records: practice questions

Our Asbestos Inspector / Worker bank has 20 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

After the initial exam, how often must covered asbestos workers be offered medical exams?

  1. At least annually
  2. Only at termination
  3. Every 3 years
  4. Every 5 years
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A. At least annually — 1926.1101(m)(2)(i)(C) requires exams at least annually thereafter.

Question 2

Which chest X-ray size does OSHA's asbestos exam mention?

  1. 8 by 10 inches, and no other size is allowed
  2. No X-ray is ever part of the examination
  3. A dental bitewing film taken by a dentist
  4. 14 by 17 inches (or reasonably sized digital)
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D. 14 by 17 inches (or reasonably sized digital) — 1926.1101(m)(2)(ii)(C) mentions a 14- by 17-inch or other reasonably-sized posterior-anterior chest X-ray at the physician's discretion.

Question 3

How long must asbestos medical surveillance records be kept?

  1. 10 years from the start of employment
  2. 3 years from the last examination
  3. Duration of employment plus 30 years
  4. Until the worker retires from the trade
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C. Duration of employment plus 30 years — 1926.1101(n)(3)(iii) requires records for the duration of employment plus thirty years.

Question 4

After the 30th day of covered asbestos exposure, a medical exam must be given within:

  1. 30 calendar days
  2. 6 months
  3. 10 working days
  4. 24 hours
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C. 10 working days — 1926.1101(m)(2)(i)(B) requires the exam within 10 working days following the thirtieth day.

Question 5

Under 1926.1101, medical surveillance is required for workers doing Class I, II or III work on how many days a year?

  1. 10 or more days
  2. 60 or more days
  3. Any single day
  4. 30 or more days
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D. 30 or more days — 1926.1101(m)(1)(i)(A) covers employees engaged in Class I, II and III work for a combined 30 or more days a year, or exposed at or above a PEL.

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