OHIO LEAD RISK
ASSESSOR STUDY
GUIDE/TERMS
Lead was used in paint because it - Answers -Adds durability and serves as a drying
agent.
Lead is sometimes found in drinking water because lead is in - Answers -Pipe solder
and plumbing fixtures.
What form of lead is often found in house paint? - Answers -WHITE LEAD
How much lead must be present in a painted surface for it to be considered lead-based
paint by HUD? - Answers -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 - Answers -OSHA
What is OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for lead? - Answers -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? -
Answers -ANY
Name some common items/objects that Lead is often found in. - Answers -Vinyl blinds,
ceramic coating and electrical cable coatings
Most common ways lead enters the body? - Answers -Inhaling (breathing) and/or
Ingesting (eating)
, If lead gets in your body it may damage your - Answers -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? - Answers -10 ug/dl
A medical procedure used to remove lead from blood is? - Answers -Chelation
How do we determine if we exceed OSHA's PEL? - Answers -Personal air monitoring
When we take paint chip samples, we? - Answers -Decontaminate any lead dust that
may be created.
Final clearance testing for a lead abatement project is performed using: - Answers -
Surface wiping sampling.
The lead dust clearance levels of the current EPA regulations are? - Answers -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: - Answers -Inspector, Risk
Assessor, Supervisor, Worker, Contractor
EPA has defined a child-occupied facility to mean: - Answers -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: - Answers -Have the residents
leave during testing.
When we are charged with negligence our best defense is likely to be that we: -
Answers -We followed the best technology available.
We can use insurance coverage to protect us from liability arising from: - Answers -
Breeches of contract
In addition to training to become an inspector, anyone using an XRF to test for lead
based paint must: - Answers -Receive direct factory training by the manufacturer for the
specific XRF being used.
Under Title X federally owned or assisted houses are to: - Answers -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: -
Answers -Use safe work practices where work is performed.
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