Asbestos Awareness Exam
Please select a single answer only. Pass mark is 80%
Name (Must be completed as you wish it to appear on your certificate)
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First Name
Last Name
1. Asbestos is a fibre which originates from a...…
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Plant
Rock
Plastic
Solvent
2. Crocidolite is referred to as what colour asbestos?
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Blue
Grey
White
Brown
3. Asbestos Should not be found in buildings built....
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After 1979
After 1989
After 1992
After 2000
4. The highest levels of asbestos fibre are likely to arise from the uncontrolled disturbance of:
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Pipe Lagging
Toilet Cisterns
Cement Roofing
Window Putties
5. Is a single exposure to asbestos likely to lead to an asbestos related disease?
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Possibly, therefore all exposures should be avoided
Not at all
Only if you smoke while working with asbestos
Only if you eat it
6. Asbestos Insulating Board (AIB) was most widely used as
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Roofing sheets
Electrical Flash Guards
Ceiling Tiles
Floor boards
7. What makes asbestos dangerous?
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It is poisonous when swallowed
It releases fibres which cause harm within the lungs
The fumes it releases
It burns your skin on contact
8. How are asbestos materials positively identified within a building
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Comparison to pictures
Sampling and analysis within a laboratory
Taking air samples
Using a handheld "asbestos probe"
9. How long can asbestos diseases takes to develop?
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5-10 years after exposure
10-15 years after exposure
10-30 years after exposure
10-60 years after exposure
10. How could you get an asbestos related disease?
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Not wearing gloves
Working at heights
Inhaling asbestos fibres
Eating asbestos
11. Which of these diseases is caused by asbestos?
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Bone cancer
Stomach Ulcers
Mesothelioma
Common Cold
12. You suspect your clothing has been contaminated with asbestos fibres, you must not?
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Take them home
Send them to a specialised laundry
Treat them as asbestos waste
Only if you eat it
13. What would be the best course of action if you damage asbestos?
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Sweep it up and say nothing
Carry on working & tell your employer once you have finished the job
Stop work, isolate the area & report to your manager/responsible person
Borrow a vacuum from the tenant and clean it up
14. It is a requirement of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 that employers must
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Expose employees to asbestos
Prevent their employees from being exposed to asbestos
Ignore asbestos as it is for the HSE to deal with
Encourage people to ignore the risks of asbestos
15. Who do the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 apply to?
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Employers only
Employers & Employees
Employees only
Clients, but only if the work is construction
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