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Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor Exam/1810 Answered Questions
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Lead Inspector/Risk AssessorExam/1810 Answered Questions
Permanent abatement options include... - -Paint removal, component
removal, enclosure, encapsulation
-Lead Inspector - -A certified individual who conducts a surface-by-surface
investigation
to determine the presence of lead-based paint.
-Lead-based paint - -1 mg/cm2
5000micrograms/g = 5000ppm
.5% by weight
-What is lead based paint? - -any surface coating containing at least 1
miligram per square centimeter of lead or .5%
lead by weight.
-What agencies focus on childhood lead poisoning prevention? - -CDPH,
HUD, EPA
-Lead in paint - -applied between 1978 and August 13, 2009- .06$ by
weight, 600ppm
Applied on or after August 14, 2009-- .009% by weight, 90ppm
-what year is considered for lead based paint? - -1978 - built before this
-Lead Risk Assessor Job Description - -Determining the existence, nature,
severity, and location of lead-based paint hazards in an entire residential
dwelling or child-occupied 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.
-What is the CAL OSHA Standard for lead? - -Title 8 CCR 1532.1
-Dust lead hazard levels (by wipe sampling) - -40 micrograms/ft2 (carpeted
and uncarpeted interior floors)
250 micrograms/ft2 interior window sills (stools)
-which 2 forms are included to address lead based paint conditions on the
property? - -1. federal lead based paint (LBP) disclosure
2. TDS
, -Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act - -(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 - -
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.
-does owner have obligation to have inspection/ a report prepared on the
presence of lead based paint or any lead based paint hazards? - -NO
-Dust lead clearance levels (by wipe sampling) - -40 micrograms/ft2 interior
floors
250 micrograms/ft2 interior window sills (stools)
400 micrograms/ft2 window troughs (window wells)
-What is the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead Based Paint
Hazards in Housing? - -1995 HUD Guidelines
-When was the revision to Chapter 7 of the Guidelines for the Evaluation and
Control of Lead Based Paint Hazards in Housing enacted? - -1997 and was
updated in 2012
-Dust lead levels for lead hazard screen only (by wipe sampling) - -25
micrograms/ft2
125 micrograms/ft2 interior window sills
-how can the owner cooperate in the LBP disclosure? - -1. filling out the LBP
disclosure
2. filling out TDS
3. making physical home inspection report available to prospective buyers
4. give sellers agent copies of reports about info on lead paint!
-Lead inspector job description - -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.
-Target Housing - -Housing where children may live and spend time in.
, -Bare residential soil hazard levels-MTCA - -400 micrograms/g children's
play areas
1,200 micrograms/g building perimeter and remainder of yard (beyond play
areas)
5,000 micrograms/g pave or meet removal criteria (not applicable for
clearance testing-abatement needed)
-what is lead based paint hazard? - -any condition that causes exposure to
lead contaminated dust, soil, or paint which as deteriorated to the point of
causing adverse human health effects.
-How common is lead pollution? - -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.
-what does LBP disclosure form include? - -1. Lead warning statement
2. owners statement disclosing presence of known lead based paint hazards
or owners lack of knowledge of existing lead based paint
3. list of records or reports which indicate a presence or lack of lead based
paint
4. buyers statement acknowledging receipt of the LBP disclosure and lead
hazard info pamphlet: Protect your family from lead in your home
5. buyers statement acknowledging they got a 10 day opportunity to inspect
the property or has agreed to reduce or waive the inspection period
6. sellers agent noting the owners been informed of the owners disclosure
requirements and agent is aware of duty to ensure owner complies with
requirements
7. signature of owners, buyers and sellers agent
-Lead-based paint - -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.
-Airborne lead particulate - -30 microgram/m3-DOSH/OSHA action level (8-
hr time weighted average)
50 micrograms/m3-DOSH/OSHA permissible exposure level (8-hr time
weighted average)
-Every purchaser of any interest in residential real property on which a
residential dwelling was built prior to 1978 is notified that such property may
present exposure to lead from lead based paint. - -True
, -The federal regulation for re-certification occurs how often? - -Every 3
years
-Lead action level for drinking water systems - -15ppb (exceeded if lead is
above this concentration in over 10% of a drinking water system's tap water
samples)
.015 mg/L
-how long do owner and sellers broker each keep copy of disclosure
statement? - -LBP disclosure is kept for 3 years from the close of escrow
-Lead-based paint hazard - -Any condition that causes exposure to lead-
contaminated dust, lead-contaminated-soil, or lead-contaminated paint that
is deteriorated or present in accessible surfaces, friction surfaces, or impact
surfaces that would result in adverse human health effects as identified by
the EPA Administrator under TSCA section 403.
-In California, how often is re-certification? - -Every other year
-Lead in pipes, fittings, plumbing, fixtures and solder across wetted surfaces
per 1986 Safe Drinking Water Act - -.25% Lead in
Pipes/Fittings/Plumbing/Fixtures
.2% Lead in Solder
-what does the disclosure advise the buyer? - -that they have a 10 day
period after their offer is accepted to evaluate the lead based paint risks
involved.
so then they cant use it against them if it was disclosed properly.
-Lead-based paint inspection - -a surface-by-surface investigation to
determine the presence of lead-based paint. A report is then issued that
identifies if there is lead-based paint present and where it is located.
-What is the California standard equivalent to 29 CFR 1926.62? - -Title 8
CCR 1532.1
-Lead Waste - -5ppm by Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure (RRP)
-what else can the buyer do when it comes to disclosure? - -they can agree
to a lesser period of time or simply waive all their rights to the federally
permitted risk evaluation period.
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