Asbestos Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are common symptoms of mesothelioma? - Correct Answer Persistent stomach pain, persistent shortness of breath, persistent chest pain Which of the of the following is a common symptom of lung cancer? - Correct Answer Persistent cough or change in cough pattern Which of the following is necessary insurance coverage necessary for asbestos contractors? - Correct Answer 500,000 per occurrence for bodily injusry and property damage combined Start up sequence is as follows - Correct Answe...

Asbestos Practice Exam 2 Questions with Correct Answers 2024 ACM stands for - Correct Answer Asbestos Containing Material The operating agency for each public school building in which fraible asbestos containing materials have been identified shall monitor airborne asbestos levels in each sampling area. For at least how many hours during a period of normal activity must this monitoring be done? - Correct Answer it must be done for 8 hours What portion of insurance coverage for medical exa...

Asbestos - Answer-Subject of much industrial promise, pain& suffering, legal action, and controversy 1. Magic Mineral 2. Asbestosis& Mesothelioma 3. Law Suits 4. Abatement of ACM What is Asbestos - Answer-1. A Greek term given because of flame-resistant properties ( Asbestos meaning meaning inextinguishable) 2. Adopted by industry and applied to several species of naturally occurring fibrous silicate minerals Minerals Types of Asbestos are divided into - Answer-1. Serpentine Mi...

What is Asbestos? - Answer-Asbestos is a group of SIX (1 serpentine, 5 amphiboles) -naturally occurring -fibrous -hydrated -mineral silicates What are the four characteristics that make up Asbestos? - Answer--naturally occurring -fibrous -hydrated -mineral silicates What are the TWO categories of Asbestos? - Answer-1) Fibrous SERPENTINE Chrysotile (white asbestos) 2) Fibrous AMPHIBOLES (make-up of five) What are the five groups of asbestos under FIBROUS AMPHIBOLES? - Answer-1. A...

ACM - Answer-Greater than 1% Most common type of asbestos - Answer-Chrysotile How many products contain asbestos - Answer-3,000 Vermiculite - Answer-A material that is NOT a type of asbestos but could have been contaminated when it's mined from the ground in Libby, Montana. Friable - Answer-Materials that can be crumbled pulverized or crushed to a powder using hand pressure when dry Chrysotile mineral group - Answer-Serpentine, long and flexible. White. Amosite - Answer-Amphib...

Name four characteristics of asbestos - Answer-Naturally occurring, fibrous, hydrated, mineral and silicates What type of asbestos is the fibrous serpentine - Answer-chrysotile (white asbestos) Name the 5 amphiboles - Answer-Amosite Tremolite Actinolite Crocidolite Anthopyllite Name physical properties of asbestos - Answer-fire resistant spinnability tensile strength strong and durable resists fungus growth corrosion heat acids vermin What were some of the uses ...

Characteristics of asbestos: - Answer-Fibrous mineral, fireproof, acid resistant, heat resistant from 500-1500 Celsius. How many types of asbestos containing materials are there? - Answer-2 friable, and non-friable Friable asbestos: - Answer-Can be crumbled by hand, used in sheet gasket material, and insulation. Non-friable asbestos: - Answer-Cannot be crumbled by hand, floors and tiles, used in gaskets. When can asbestos become a health hazard? - Answer-Specific work activities such...

What is another name for trachea? - Answer-Wind Pipe Who is the largest producer of asbestos in the world? - Answer-Russia Who is the largest provider of asbestos to the United States? - Answer-Canada What is a cancer of the covering of the lung or lining of the chest or abdominal cavities caused by exposure to asbestos? - Answer-Mesothelioma Crocidolite is also known as what? - Answer-Blue Asbestos How long can it take some smaller diameter asbestos fibers to settle? - Answer-80 ...

What are the characteristics of asbestos? - Answer-Hazardous substance, incombustible, chemical resistant, fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate. What are the six silicate minerals that make up asbestos? - Answer-Amosite, chrysotile, templite, actinloite, anthrophyllite, and crocidolite. How many current and retired workers are exposed to asbestos? - Answer-8-10 million Of the 8-10 million current and retired workers that are exposed to asbestos, what percentage will die of cancer...

Asbestos is generic term used for any of the 6 types of naturally occurring mineral fibers. - Answer-How is the word "asbestos" used in the industry? All asbestos minerals fibers contain silicate with varying proportions of mangnesium, iron, calcium, aluminum, sodium and other trace elements. - Answer-What elements are found in asbestos? Asbestos was strong, durable, and non-combustable - Answer-What general popertites does asbestos have that made them better than other products? Serp...