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Lead Risk Assessor ExamTrue or False you should always include inconclusive lead results in a HUD report. -
answer False, never include inconclusive results
True or False, at home test kit results can only be included in a report if they indicate
that a home has lead. - answer False, at home test kits can only be included in reports if
the results are negative.
Painted wall sockets, switches and plates, and walls are an example of what? - answer
Testing combination
Risk Assessor - answer conducts risk assessments, samples for the presence of lead in
dust + soil for the purpose of abatement clearance testing.
2017 Clearance Levels (HUD) - answer Interior Floors < 10 ug/ft^2
Porch Floors < 40 ug/ft^2
Sills < 100 ug/ft^2
Troughs < 100 ug/ft^2
Child occupied facility - answerAnywhere a child spends a minimum 2 days a week, 3
days in a week, 6 hours a visit and 60 hours a year.
Substrates - answerwood, metal, plaster, concrete
Dripline - answerArea w/in 3 ft surrounding perimeter of building
Impact surface - answeran interior or exterior surface that is subject to damage from
repeated impacts (parts of door frames)
Lead Based Paint (check) - answerpaint or other surfaces that contain:
1. 1 ug/cm^2
2. >0.5% by weight
3. 5,000 mg/g
Mid-yard - answerMidway between the drip line of a residential building and nearest
property boundary
Permanently Covered Soil - answerpavement or concrete, NOT grass, mulch or gravel
Lead Hazard Screen - answerpurpose of screen is to determine if full risk assessment is
needed.
, Includes a visual inspection, testing of deteriorated paint and at LEAST 2 dust samples
Percentage of lead housing - answer90% of housing built < 1940
80% of housing built < 1959
62% of housing built < 1972
Where is the greatest threat of lead contamination? - answerDripline
What type of water is more corrosive for lead pipes? - answerHot "soft" water is more
corrosive
Symptoms of acute lead poisoning - answer- abdomen pain
- constipation
- irritability
- fatigue
- weakness
Title X (1992) - answerLead based paint hazard reduction act
Adult EBLL - answerGreater than or equal to 40 ug/dL
Blood tests required every 2 months until 2 tests < 40 ug/dL.
Civil Liability - answerStatutory law
Administrative law
common law
Tort law - negligence
True or False, HUD does not consider intact lead based paint as a lead-based paint
hazard? - answerTrue, as long as the paint is not deteriorated
Soil lead hazard action level (HUD) - answer400 ppm
What is considered bare soil? - answerArea with more than 9ft ^2 of soil
Abatement - answerAny measure or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate
lead-based paint hazards.
Includes encapsulation and enclosure
What are the EPA post abatement clearance standards? - answerUncarpeted floors <
40 ug/ft^2
Window Sills < 250 ug/ft^2
Window Troughs < 400 ug/ft^2
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