LEAD PAINT ABATEMENT
SUPERVISOR REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS & UPDATED CORRECT
ANSWERS
Background Information On Lead
GIVE EXAMPLES OF "LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS" AND OTHER COMMON
SOURCES OF LEAD IN RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS. - Correct Answer ✔✔
Surfaces that are chewed or mouthed
Peeling paint
Chipping paint
Soil hazards
Friction surface
Impact surface
COMMON SOURCES OF LEAD IN RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS - Correct Answer
✔✔ Windows
Doors
Floors
Bare Soil
Background Information On Lead
HAZARDS THAT TYPICALLY EXIST IN RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Lead Dust
Lead Contaminated Soil
Peeling, Chipping Paint
Folk Remedies
Health Effects of Lead Exposure
DESCRIBE HOW CHILDREN ARE TYPICALLY EXPOSED TO LEAD - Correct Answer
✔✔ Hand to mouth activities
Worker take home dust
IDENTIFY THE COMMON ROUTES OF WORKER LEAD EXPOSURE - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Inhalation
Ingestion
Health Effects of Lead Exposure
DESCRIBE THE BASIC HEALTH EFFECTS OF LEAD TO WORKERS - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Stomachache
Nausea
, Headache
Memory Loss
High Blood Pressure
Long term--can cause kidney damage
DESCRIBE THE OSHA AND OTHER RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAD-
ABATEMENT WORKER TRAINING - Correct Answer ✔✔ Information on respirators,
their use, different types, importance of proper fit
Medical exams required for everyone working with lead
Describing what your employer is doing to reduce your exposure to lead
Background information on federal, State and Local Government Regulations
DESCRIBE THE RCRA (40 CFR 262) REGULATIONS AND RELATED INFORMATION
REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL FOR LEAD-ABATEMENT PROJECTS - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Waste from commercial and industrial projects needs to be tested, labeled
and hauled correctly
Waste from residential property will most likely fall under the household hazardous
waste exemption
. Background information on federal, State and Local Government Regulations
IDENTIFY THE LEAD RCRA DEFINITIONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AND TESTING
PROCEDURES - Correct Answer ✔✔ TCLP test - Toxicity Characteristic Leaching
Procedure
Detects how much lead would leach out of the waste.
5 mg/l is considered hazardous waste
Lead meets the toxicity part of being a hazardous waste
. Background information on federal, State and Local Government Regulations
DESCRIBE A "COMPETENT PERSON FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY" AS DEFINED BY
OSHA (29 LEAD CFR 1926-62) - Correct Answer ✔✔ Someone who can identify
hazards
Someone who can take corrective action
Background information on federal, State and Local Government Regulations
DESCRIBE THE OSHA RESPIRATOR PROTECTION STANDARDS (29 CFR
1910.134) RELEVANT TO LEAD-ABATEMENT WORK - Correct Answer ✔✔ When
above the permissible exposure limit:
Need to wear HEPA filter and any other appropriate filter
Have a written respiratory program in place
. Background information on federal, State and Local Government Regulations
DESCRIBE THE OSHA GENERAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS (29 CFR 1910.1025)
RELEVANT TO LEAD ABATEMENT WORK - Correct Answer ✔✔ If air monitoring is
above action level 30 µg/m3 for more than 30 days/year
Every 2 months for the first 6 months
If above 40 µg/dl then back to every 2 months
SUPERVISOR REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS & UPDATED CORRECT
ANSWERS
Background Information On Lead
GIVE EXAMPLES OF "LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS" AND OTHER COMMON
SOURCES OF LEAD IN RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS. - Correct Answer ✔✔
Surfaces that are chewed or mouthed
Peeling paint
Chipping paint
Soil hazards
Friction surface
Impact surface
COMMON SOURCES OF LEAD IN RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS - Correct Answer
✔✔ Windows
Doors
Floors
Bare Soil
Background Information On Lead
HAZARDS THAT TYPICALLY EXIST IN RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Lead Dust
Lead Contaminated Soil
Peeling, Chipping Paint
Folk Remedies
Health Effects of Lead Exposure
DESCRIBE HOW CHILDREN ARE TYPICALLY EXPOSED TO LEAD - Correct Answer
✔✔ Hand to mouth activities
Worker take home dust
IDENTIFY THE COMMON ROUTES OF WORKER LEAD EXPOSURE - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Inhalation
Ingestion
Health Effects of Lead Exposure
DESCRIBE THE BASIC HEALTH EFFECTS OF LEAD TO WORKERS - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Stomachache
Nausea
, Headache
Memory Loss
High Blood Pressure
Long term--can cause kidney damage
DESCRIBE THE OSHA AND OTHER RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAD-
ABATEMENT WORKER TRAINING - Correct Answer ✔✔ Information on respirators,
their use, different types, importance of proper fit
Medical exams required for everyone working with lead
Describing what your employer is doing to reduce your exposure to lead
Background information on federal, State and Local Government Regulations
DESCRIBE THE RCRA (40 CFR 262) REGULATIONS AND RELATED INFORMATION
REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL FOR LEAD-ABATEMENT PROJECTS - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Waste from commercial and industrial projects needs to be tested, labeled
and hauled correctly
Waste from residential property will most likely fall under the household hazardous
waste exemption
. Background information on federal, State and Local Government Regulations
IDENTIFY THE LEAD RCRA DEFINITIONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AND TESTING
PROCEDURES - Correct Answer ✔✔ TCLP test - Toxicity Characteristic Leaching
Procedure
Detects how much lead would leach out of the waste.
5 mg/l is considered hazardous waste
Lead meets the toxicity part of being a hazardous waste
. Background information on federal, State and Local Government Regulations
DESCRIBE A "COMPETENT PERSON FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY" AS DEFINED BY
OSHA (29 LEAD CFR 1926-62) - Correct Answer ✔✔ Someone who can identify
hazards
Someone who can take corrective action
Background information on federal, State and Local Government Regulations
DESCRIBE THE OSHA RESPIRATOR PROTECTION STANDARDS (29 CFR
1910.134) RELEVANT TO LEAD-ABATEMENT WORK - Correct Answer ✔✔ When
above the permissible exposure limit:
Need to wear HEPA filter and any other appropriate filter
Have a written respiratory program in place
. Background information on federal, State and Local Government Regulations
DESCRIBE THE OSHA GENERAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS (29 CFR 1910.1025)
RELEVANT TO LEAD ABATEMENT WORK - Correct Answer ✔✔ If air monitoring is
above action level 30 µg/m3 for more than 30 days/year
Every 2 months for the first 6 months
If above 40 µg/dl then back to every 2 months
