LEAD INSPECTOR STUDY GUIDE |47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Lead Was used in paint because it: Ads Durability and serves as a drying agent Lead is sometimes found in drinking water because lead is in: Pipe solder and Plumbing fixtures. What form of lead is often found in house paint? White Lead How much lead must be present in a painted surface for it to be considered lead-based paint by HUD? At least 1 milligram per square centimeter The federal agency responsible for protecting workers who work with lead in construction is? OSHA What is OSHA's PEL for Lead? 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air How much lead must be in paint for OSHA to consider it to be lead-based paint? Any amount of lead Lead is often found in: Vinyl blinds, ceramic coating and electrical cable coatings. Lead usually enters the body by: Breathing in or eating. If lead gets in your body it may damage your: Nervous system, reproductive system and kidneys. The CDC recommends community prevention activities when children blood lead levels are at least: 10ug/ dl A medical procedure used to remove lead from blood is: Chelation How do we determine if we exceed OSHA's PEL? Personal Air monitoring. When we take paint chips samples, we: Decontaminate any lead dust that may be created Final clearance testing for a lead abatement project is performed using: Surface wiping sampling. The Lea dust clearance levels of the current EPA regulations are: 40-floors 250-window sills 400- window troughs EPA certifications recognizes the following work discipline: Inspector, Risk Assessor, Supervisor, Worker, Contractor EPA has defined a child-occupied facility to mean a facility were a child's combined annual visits last at least: 60 hours When testing for lead using an XRF analyzer it is best to: Have the residents leave during testing. When we are charged with negligence our best defense is likely to be that we: We followed the best technology available. We can use insurance coverage to protect us from liability arising from: Breeches of contract In addition to training to become an inspector, anyone using an XRF to test for lead based paint must: Recieve direct factory training by the manufacturer for the specific XRF being used. Under Title X federally owned or assisted houses are to: Be evaluated for lead-based paint, lead hazards, and have lead 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: Use safe work practices where work is performed. When collecting wipe samples it is advisable to place the sample in: A polyethylene Centrifuge tube We use gloves in wipe test to: Protect the sample from lead on the inspector's hands Lead dust in a home may be the result of: Deteriorated paint, remodeling, tracking in of dirt. HUD is most concerned with lead in soil: Where children play in bare dirt soil. What law governs training of lead workers in HUD houses? EPA Toxic Substance Control Act A Lead-based paint inspection is best described as: A surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint. Title X of the 1992 Housing and Community Development Act requires that federally owned or assisted housing be: Inspected for lead-based paint, assessed for risks posed by lead present, provided control measures for lead hazards found. The following is not a method of abatement for lead-based paint: Coating with latex paint When using an XRF analyzer what device should an inspector use to monitor radiation? Dosimeter EPA recommends that use XRF instruments for which HUD and EPA have developed: Performance Characteristics sheet When surfaces do not allow for use of an XRF, we should take paint chips and send them to labs accredited by: NLLAP The degree of agreement of repeated measurements when using an instrument, such as an XRF is called: Precision