US EPA MODEL LEAD INSPECTOR 2023 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

Lead Inspector - CORRECT ANS A certified individual who conducts a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint. Lead Risk Assessor Job Description - CORRECT ANS Determining the existence, nature, severity, and location of lead-based paint hazards in an entire residential dwelling or childoccupied facility, and provides a written report explaining the results of the investigation and options for reducing lead-based paint hazards to the person requesting the lead inspection. Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act - CORRECT ANS (Title X of the Community Development and Housing Act of 1992) The federal government began to focus on primary prevention of lead poisoning through identifying and reducing lead hazards. Importance of lead poisoning prevention/lead-based paint inspections - CORRECT ANS Focus attention on the sources of lead that could poison children; and reduce the cost of lead hazard control by identifying which surfaces are coated with lead-based paint. Lead inspector job description - CORRECT ANS Identify the lead-based painted surfaces in housing, certify the results of an inspection in writing, conduct post-hazard control clearance sampling to determine: the specified hazard control strategy was conducted, the area is safe for unprotected workers to enter, and the area is a safe place for residents and young children to live. How common is lead pollution? - CORRECT ANS Lead-based paint is present in roughly 83% of all hosing stock in the private sector and in roughly 90% of family housing units in the nation's housing authorities. Lead-based paint - CORRECT ANS Paint, varnish, shellac, or other coating on surfaces that contain 1.0 mg/cm^2 or more of lead or 0.5% or more lead by weight