EPA Lead Inspector questions and
answers 2026\2027 A+ Grade
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
abatement
- correct answer any measure or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint.
inclduing: removal of paint and dust, permanent encolsure or encapsulation of lead based paint,
replacement of painted surfaces, removing soil
child occupied facility
- correct answer -building/ portion of building built before 1978
-visited by same child under 6 years of age twice a week, 3 hours at a time OR combined weekly visit
lasts 6 hours
clearance levels (definition)
- correct answer values that indicate the maximum amount of lead permitted in dust on surface
following completion of an abatement activity
EPA & State: clearance for surface levels
- correct answer interior floor: 40 micro gs/ ft^2
interior window sills: 250 micro gs/ ft^2
troughs: 400 micro gs/ ft^2
EPA & state: clearance levels for soil samples
- correct answer PA: 400 micro gs/ g
Yard: 1200 micro gs/ g
containment
- correct answer process to protect workers and the environment by controlling exposures to the lead-
contaminated dust and debris created during an abatement
answers 2026\2027 A+ Grade
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
abatement
- correct answer any measure or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint.
inclduing: removal of paint and dust, permanent encolsure or encapsulation of lead based paint,
replacement of painted surfaces, removing soil
child occupied facility
- correct answer -building/ portion of building built before 1978
-visited by same child under 6 years of age twice a week, 3 hours at a time OR combined weekly visit
lasts 6 hours
clearance levels (definition)
- correct answer values that indicate the maximum amount of lead permitted in dust on surface
following completion of an abatement activity
EPA & State: clearance for surface levels
- correct answer interior floor: 40 micro gs/ ft^2
interior window sills: 250 micro gs/ ft^2
troughs: 400 micro gs/ ft^2
EPA & state: clearance levels for soil samples
- correct answer PA: 400 micro gs/ g
Yard: 1200 micro gs/ g
containment
- correct answer process to protect workers and the environment by controlling exposures to the lead-
contaminated dust and debris created during an abatement
