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Minutes
1. A building is highly likely to have Asbestos Containing Materials if it were built in the (tick both)
1970’s
1990’s
2010’s
2. Chrysotile (white) Asbestos was banned from use in the UK in
1979
1989
1999
2009
3. Crocidolite (blue) and Amosite (brown) Asbestos was banned from use in the UK in
1975
1985
1995
2005
4. The period of time between exposure and potential illness is known as the
Latency period
Exposure period
Control period
Level period
5. An Asbestos fibre is most likely to enter the body through
Absorption
Inhalation
Injection
6. The Control Limit defined in HSE’s L143 for Asbestos exposure is:
0.1 fibres per cubic centimetre of air averaged over a continuous period of 4 hours
0.2 fibres per cubic centimetre of air averaged over a continuous period of 4 hours
0.4 fibres per cubic centimetre of air averaged over a continuous period of 4 hours
0.6 fibres per cubic centimetre of air averaged over a continuous period of 4 hours
7. Where in our respiratory system does gas exchange occur:
Larynx
Bronchus
Trachea
Alveoli
8. Each type of asbestos can be categorised into these two groups (tick both)
Serpentines
Amphiboles
Tremolite
Actinolite
Anthophyllite
9. ACM means
Asbestos Containing Minerals
Asbestos Contaminated Materials
Asbestos Containing Materials
10. Which of these in our bodies natural defences scavenge asbestos fibres in an attempt to break them down (often unsuccessful)
Macrophages
Red Blood Cells
Cilia
11. If you suspect a material contains asbestos, you should never do?
Sand it
Drill it
Cut it
All of the above
12. Which source of asbestos is most friable?
Sprayed insulation
Undamaged ceiling tiles
Floor tiles
Cement downpipe
13. If you accidentally knock off a chunk of sprayed asbestos insulation, you should:
Carefully sweep into a bag, and put into another bag
Leave it for another to clean up
Report immediately
Use a vacuum cleaner
14. Three asbestos related diseases are:
Lung cancer, Mesothelioma, Asbestosis
Lung cancer, Mesothelioma, AIDS
Hepatitis B, Mesothelioma, COPD
15. The three main things that seem to be important in determining your likelihood of developing an asbestos related disease are:
Smoking, the amount and duration of exposure, gender
Type of asbestos mineral that you were exposed to, smoking, age
Age, smoking, amount and duration of exposure
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