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Managing asbestos questions for the CSCS MAP test

4 free questions on Managing asbestos, from section B. Occupational health, wellbeing and welfare. Every question is original and explains why each option is right or wrong.

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Question 1

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You are about to strip out and refurbish a 1970s office block.

What asbestos survey is needed before the work starts?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. A quick look around by the site manager
  2. B. A refurbishment and demolition survey
  3. C. A management survey from several years ago
  4. D. None, as asbestos was banned before the 1970s
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. HSE says it must be done by a competent surveyor, and HSE strongly recommends accredited surveyors.
  • B. Right: Right. HSE says a refurbishment or demolition survey is needed before major work. It must find asbestos, including what is hidden in the building fabric, before structural work begins.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. A management survey is for normal occupation and use, not for stripping out.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. Asbestos was used in buildings up to 2000.

Explanation

Before refurbishment or demolition, a competent surveyor must do a refurbishment and demolition survey.

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Question 2

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A refurbishment and demolition survey is booked for part of a building.

What must happen in that area during the survey?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. Only office staff need to leave
  2. B. Windows must be shut, and people can stay
  3. C. The area must be vacated
  4. D. Normal work can carry on next to the surveyor
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. Everyone must leave the area.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. The area must be vacated.
  • C. Right: Right. HSE says the survey involves destructive inspection, so the area must be vacated during it.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. Destructive inspection can release fibres. The area must be empty.

Explanation

Refurbishment and demolition surveys are destructive, so the area must be vacated while they are done.

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Question 3

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You manage an occupied office building that was built in 1985.

What is the main aim of a management survey?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. To check the building's heating
  2. B. To produce an asbestos register and plan
  3. C. To remove all asbestos from the building straight away, floor by floor
  4. D. To prepare for demolition
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. It is about asbestos.
  • B. Right: Right. HSE says the main aim of a management survey is to let the dutyholder produce an asbestos register and management plan.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. A management survey is for managing asbestos during normal use.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. That needs a refurbishment and demolition survey.

Explanation

A management survey supports an asbestos register and plan for managing asbestos during normal use.

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Question 4

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A refurbishment survey finds asbestos-containing materials in an area due for major work.

What does HSE say?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. Painting over them makes them safe for any work
  2. B. Only remove them if they are visibly damaged
  3. C. Remove them, as far as reasonably practicable
  4. D. They can be left and worked around
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. Paint doesn't stop fibres being released when the material is disturbed.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. Major work could disturb them even if they look fine.
  • C. Right: Right. HSE says there is a legal requirement for all asbestos-containing materials to be removed, as far as reasonably practicable, before major work.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. Before major work, they must be removed as far as reasonably practicable.

Explanation

Before major refurbishment or demolition, asbestos-containing materials must be removed as far as reasonably practicable.

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