OHIO Lead Risk Assessor Study Guide Terms and definitions verified for accuracy
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Course
Lead abatement certification
Institution
Oxford University (OX)
Lead was used in paint because it
Adds durability and serves as a drying agent.
Lead is sometimes found in drinking water because lead is in
Pipe solder and plumbing fixtures.
What form of lead is often found in house paint?
WHITE LEAD
How much lead must be present in a pain...
OHIO Lead Risk Assessor Study Guide/
Terms and definitions verified for
accuracy
Lead was used in paint because it - answer Adds durability and serves as a drying agent.
Lead is sometimes found in drinking water because lead is in - answer Pipe solder and plumbing
fixtures.
What form of lead is often found in house paint? - answer WHITE LEAD
How much lead must be present in a painted surface for it to be considered lead-based paint by
HUD? - answer At least 1 milligram per square centimeter (0.01 kg / m2)
The federal agency responsible for protecting workers who work with lead in construction is -
answer OSHA
What is OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for lead? - answer 50 micrograms per cubic
meter of air (50 µg/m3)
How much lead must be in paint for OSHA to consider it to be lead-based paint? - answer ANY
Name some common items/objects that Lead is often found in. - answer Vinyl blinds, ceramic
coating and electrical cable coatings
Most common ways lead enters the body? - answer Inhaling (breathing) and/or Ingesting
(eating)
,If lead gets in your body it may damage your - answer Central and Peripheral Nervous System,
Cardiovascular System, and Kidneys. (Reproductive, too)
The CDC recommends community prevention activities when children blood lead levels are at
least? - answer 10 ug/dl
A medical procedure used to remove lead from blood is? - answer Chelation
How do we determine if we exceed OSHA's PEL? - answer Personal air monitoring
When we take paint chip samples, we? - answer Decontaminate any lead dust that may be
created.
Final clearance testing for a lead abatement project is performed using: - answer Surface wiping
sampling.
The lead dust clearance levels of the current EPA regulations are? - answer 40 ug/ft2 for floors,
250 ug/ft for window sills and 400 ug/ft for window troughs.
EPA certification recognizes the following work discipline: - answer Inspector, Risk Assessor,
Supervisor, Worker, Contractor
EPA has defined a child-occupied facility to mean: - answer 2 days a week, average at least 3
hours a visit, totaling 6 hours a week and 60 hours annually
When testing for lead using an XRF analyzer it is best to: - answer Have the residents leave
during testing.
When we are charged with negligence our best defense is likely to be that we: - answer We
followed the best technology available.
, We can use insurance coverage to protect us from liability arising from: - answer Breeches of
contract
In addition to training to become an inspector, anyone using an XRF to test for lead based paint
must: - answer Receive direct factory training by the manufacturer for the specific XRF being
used.
Under Title X federally owned or assisted houses are to: - answer Be evaluated for lead-based
paint, lead hazards, and have leave hazards controlled.
Under sections 1012 and 1013 of Title X, there are different standards for houses built prior to
1960 and those built between 1960 and 1978. But in all such houses we must: - answer Use safe
work practices where work is performed.
When collecting wipe samples it is advisable to place the sample in: - answer A polyethylene
centrifuge tube.
We use gloves in wipe tests to: - answer Protect the sample from lead on the inspector's hands.
Lead dust in a home may be the result of: - answer Deteriorated paint, remodeling, tracking in
of dirt.
HUD is most concerned with lead in soil: - answer Where children play in bare soil.
What law governs training of lead workers in HUD houses? - answer EPA Toxic Substance Control
Act.
A lead-based paint inspection is best described as: - answer A surface-by-surface investigation
to determine the presence of lead-based paint.
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