OHIO LEAD ABATEMENT CONTRACTOR FINAL
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ What type of damage can lead cause. Answer: Permanent damage
◉ Whose brains and bodies are easily damaged by lead? Answer:
Children's developing brains and bodies
Causes neurodevelopment disorders and symptoms
◉ What level of lead can cause permanent damage to a child?
Answer: Low levels
◉ Do you have to present symptoms for you to be lead poisoned?
Answer: No; Asymptomatic
◉ Lead poisoning can easily be mistaken for what other illness?
Answer: The Flu
◉ How long does lead stay in your blood? Answer: Months
,◉ How does lead stay in the blood? Answer: Lead attaches to your
red blood cells and travels through your body.
◉ How long can lead be stored in your body? Answer: For more than
30 years; in your bones.
◉ What is body burden? Answer: The amount of lead stored in your
body
◉ How can lead trapped in the bones poison someone? Answer:
Lead can be released from your bones and poison you.
As bones deteriorate or lack of calcium in the body.
◉ What parts of the body can lead harm? Answer: Lead can harm
many parts of your body, including blood cells, heart, kidneys,
nervous system, bone tissue and reproductive organs.
◉ What is the best way to find out if you have been lead poisoned?
Answer: Blood tests find out how much lead is in your blood
◉ What are two ways to test for lead? Answer: BLL (Blood Lead
Level) Test
, ZPP (Zinc Protoporphyrin)
◉ Which of the two blood tests is the most accurate? Answer: Blood
Lead Level
◉ Do people always have the same symptoms even if they have the
same blood lead level? Answer: No.
◉ How are blood lead levels measured? Answer: Micrograms per
deciliters
◉ Can lead poisoning be prevented? Answer: Yes
◉ Who will prevent future lead poisonings Answer: Lead abatement
workers
◉ How do you protect yourself from lead poisoning? Answer: Make
sure your employer provides a safe workplace.
Wash your hands and face carefully when you leave the work area.
Use safe work practices that you will learn in class.
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ What type of damage can lead cause. Answer: Permanent damage
◉ Whose brains and bodies are easily damaged by lead? Answer:
Children's developing brains and bodies
Causes neurodevelopment disorders and symptoms
◉ What level of lead can cause permanent damage to a child?
Answer: Low levels
◉ Do you have to present symptoms for you to be lead poisoned?
Answer: No; Asymptomatic
◉ Lead poisoning can easily be mistaken for what other illness?
Answer: The Flu
◉ How long does lead stay in your blood? Answer: Months
,◉ How does lead stay in the blood? Answer: Lead attaches to your
red blood cells and travels through your body.
◉ How long can lead be stored in your body? Answer: For more than
30 years; in your bones.
◉ What is body burden? Answer: The amount of lead stored in your
body
◉ How can lead trapped in the bones poison someone? Answer:
Lead can be released from your bones and poison you.
As bones deteriorate or lack of calcium in the body.
◉ What parts of the body can lead harm? Answer: Lead can harm
many parts of your body, including blood cells, heart, kidneys,
nervous system, bone tissue and reproductive organs.
◉ What is the best way to find out if you have been lead poisoned?
Answer: Blood tests find out how much lead is in your blood
◉ What are two ways to test for lead? Answer: BLL (Blood Lead
Level) Test
, ZPP (Zinc Protoporphyrin)
◉ Which of the two blood tests is the most accurate? Answer: Blood
Lead Level
◉ Do people always have the same symptoms even if they have the
same blood lead level? Answer: No.
◉ How are blood lead levels measured? Answer: Micrograms per
deciliters
◉ Can lead poisoning be prevented? Answer: Yes
◉ Who will prevent future lead poisonings Answer: Lead abatement
workers
◉ How do you protect yourself from lead poisoning? Answer: Make
sure your employer provides a safe workplace.
Wash your hands and face carefully when you leave the work area.
Use safe work practices that you will learn in class.
