Which item would be categorized as Category II ACMs?

• A. Any non-friable ACM not covered in Category I
• B. Only Cat II materials
• C. Any friable ACM
• D. Any material with asbestos content less than 1%

Answer: (A)

Category II ACMs cover asbestos-containing materials that are not Category I, especially those that can release fibers when disturbed. Category I refers to non-friable materials that are relatively inert and unlikely to release fibers, so anything that is non-friable but not already classified as Category I falls into Category II. The statement describing any non-friable ACM not covered in Category I directly reflects this boundary: it identifies the subset of materials that are asbestos-containing, non-friable, and not already in Category I, which is the core idea for Category II. Friable asbestos materials are also Category II, but the key trigger is that they are not Category I and have the potential to release fibers. The other options either restate the idea too broadly, ignore the non-friable versus friable distinction, or focus on asbestos content percentage, which isn’t how these categories are defined.