EPA Lead Inspector
2024/2025 lead based paint - correct answer ✔1mg/cm^2 or .5% by weight
title X - correct answer ✔aka Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 -shifted focus of federal legislation from acting on existing lead-based paint hazards to preventing new hazards from occurring
-has regs governing the training and certifcation of lead professionals
-Fed regs DO NOT require LBP inspections; risk assessments, or abatement in target housing or child-occupied facilities
-congress passed in order to protect families from exposure to lead from paint,
dust and soil
-only acting on existing homes containing lead based paint
3 reasons children more susceptible to EBLL - correct answer ✔1) development 2) habits 3) body stature
lead based paint inspection - correct answer ✔surface to surface investigation to determine the presence of a lead based paint following Title X
deteriorated paint - correct answer ✔chipping, chalking, flaking
accessible surface - correct answer ✔"chewable" surfaces, ie. window sills
friction surface - correct answer ✔interior/ exterior w/ abrasion or friction ie windows, floor and stair surfaces
impact surface - correct answer ✔interior/ exterior surface that is subject to damage by repeated sudden force ie door frames