Asbestos accreditation exam (AHERA/MAP Inspector and Abatement Worker)
Work practices and controls: practice questions
Our Asbestos Inspector / Worker bank has 66 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 · Abatement worker
How long is the MAP contractor/supervisor initial course?
- 5 days
- 8 days
- 3 days
- 4 days
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A. 5 days — MAP Section B.2 requires at least a 5-day contractor/supervisor course.
Question 2 · Abatement worker
Which work requires accredited asbestos workers in schools and public buildings?
- Response actions other than SSSD work
- Reading the school's management plan
- Periodic surveillance every 6 months
- Applying warning labels in boiler rooms
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A. Response actions other than SSSD work — MAP Section B.1 requires worker accreditation for response actions and maintenance disturbing friable ACBM other than SSSD, and major fiber release responses.
Question 3 · Abatement worker
A mini-enclosure may hold at most how many people?
- Three
- Four
- Two
- One
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C. Two — 1926.1101(g)(5)(vi) describes a small walk-in enclosure accommodating no more than two persons.
Question 4 · Abatement worker
Workers using the water spray process for cold line piping need what extra training?
- A separate 40-hour course
- No extra training beyond Class I
- An 8-hour refresher course
- A 2-hour site briefing
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A. A separate 40-hour course — 1926.1101(g)(5)(v) requires completion of a separate 40-hour training course in its use.
Question 5 · Abatement worker
Which engineering controls and work practices apply to all asbestos operations?
- HEPA vacuums, wet methods, prompt cleanup
- Dry scraping and dry sweeping
- Fans, brooms and compressed air
- Employee rotation and longer breaks
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A. HEPA vacuums, wet methods, prompt cleanup — 1926.1101(g)(1) requires HEPA vacuums, wet methods and prompt cleanup in leak-tight containers in all operations.