Built from WorkSafeBC's Level 1 core competencies, OHS Regulation Part 6 and B.C. waste asbestos guidance
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About the certification
Since January 1, 2024, anyone performing asbestos abatement work in British Columbia must complete training from a WorkSafeBC-approved provider and hold a WorkSafeBC certificate, and abatement contractors must be licensed. Level 1 is the foundational-awareness certificate for people who transport asbestos material or dispose of asbestos waste. It has no prerequisite and is valid for three years.
To be certified, you complete an approved training program and pass a written exam. WorkSafeBC does not publish the exam's question count, pass mark or time limit. Training providers describe an exam of roughly an hour with an 80% pass mark, but this is not confirmed by WorkSafeBC, so ExamHub's practice test uses 40 questions, 80% and 60 minutes only as an estimate.
ExamHub's free practice quiz has 80 original questions built from the Level 1 core competencies, Part 6 of the OHS Regulation and B.C. waste asbestos guidance.
What's covered
Topics follow WorkSafeBC's Level 1 core competencies.
Try a few
Five sample questions from the question bank, with the answer and explanation.
Why: Section 6.1 defines ACM as a manufactured article or material that tests at 0.5% or more asbestos using the specified NIOSH or US EPA methods. Vermiculite insulation is treated separately.
Why: Before dismantling a containment, clearance sampling must show 0.02 f/ml or less in the areas that were contaminated.
Why: Section 6.32 requires risk assessments, inspections, air monitoring results, training records and incident reports to be kept for at least 10 years.
Why: Waste asbestos is hazardous waste at more than 1% asbestos by weight if it is powder or dust, friable, or its fibres are no longer bound in a matrix.
Why: Waste asbestos disposed at an authorized landfill must be buried with 0.5 m of cover material.
FAQ
Level 1 is for people who transport asbestos material or dispose of asbestos waste. WorkSafeBC lists no prerequisite. The certificate is valid for three years.
WorkSafeBC has not published the number of questions, the pass mark or the time limit on its public pages. Training providers describe an exam of about an hour and cite an 80% pass mark, but this is not confirmed by WorkSafeBC. ExamHub's practice test uses 40 questions, 80% and 60 minutes as an estimate.
From free, official sources: Part 6 of the WorkSafeBC OHS Regulation, WorkSafeBC's Level 1 core competencies sheet, WorkSafeBC's asbestos pages and the B.C. government's guidance on managing waste asbestos. Every question is original, cites its source and has an explanation.
Yes. Since January 1, 2024, contractors must be licensed and anyone performing asbestos abatement work must complete training from an approved provider and hold a WorkSafeBC certificate.
No. WorkSafeBC does not publish its exam questions. These are original practice questions written from the public sources above.