OHIO LEAD RISK ASSESSOR STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
Lead was used in paint because it - Correct Answer ✔✔ Adds durability and serves as a
drying agent.
Lead is sometimes found in drinking water because lead is in - Correct Answer ✔✔ Pipe
solder and plumbing fixtures.
What form of lead is often found in house paint? - Correct Answer ✔✔ WHITE LEAD
How much lead must be present in a painted surface for it to be considered lead-based
paint by HUD? - Correct Answer ✔✔ At least 1 milligram per square centimeter (0.01 kg
/ m2)
The federal agency responsible for protecting workers who work with lead in
construction is - Correct Answer ✔✔ OSHA
What is OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for lead? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 50
micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 µg/m3)
How much lead must be in paint for OSHA to consider it to be lead-based paint? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ ANY
Name some common items/objects that Lead is often found in. - Correct Answer ✔✔
Vinyl blinds, ceramic coating and electrical cable coatings
Most common ways lead enters the body? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Inhaling (breathing)
and/or Ingesting (eating)
If lead gets in your body it may damage your - Correct Answer ✔✔ Central and
Peripheral Nervous System, Cardiovascular System, and Kidneys. (Reproductive, too)
The CDC recommends community prevention activities when children blood lead levels
are at least? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 10 ug/dl
A medical procedure used to remove lead from blood is? - Correct Answer ✔✔
Chelation
, How do we determine if we exceed OSHA's PEL? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Personal air
monitoring
When we take paint chip samples, we? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Decontaminate any lead
dust that may be created.
Final clearance testing for a lead abatement project is performed using: - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Surface wiping sampling.
The lead dust clearance levels of the current EPA regulations are? - Correct Answer
✔✔ 40 ug/ft2 for floors, 250 ug/ft for window sills and 400 ug/ft for window troughs.
EPA certification recognizes the following work discipline: - Correct Answer ✔✔
Inspector, Risk Assessor, Supervisor, Worker, Contractor
EPA has defined a child-occupied facility to mean: - Correct Answer ✔✔ 2 days a week,
average at least 3 hours a visit, totaling 6 hours a week and 60 hours annually
When testing for lead using an XRF analyzer it is best to: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Have
the residents leave during testing.
When we are charged with negligence our best defense is likely to be that we: - Correct
Answer ✔✔ We followed the best technology available.
We can use insurance coverage to protect us from liability arising from: - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Breeches of contract
In addition to training to become an inspector, anyone using an XRF to test for lead
based paint must: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Receive direct factory training by the
manufacturer for the specific XRF being used.
Under Title X federally owned or assisted houses are to: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Be
evaluated for lead-based paint, lead hazards, and have leave 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: -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Use safe work practices where work is performed.
When collecting wipe samples it is advisable to place the sample in: - Correct Answer
✔✔ A polyethylene centrifuge tube.
We use gloves in wipe tests to: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Protect the sample from lead on
the inspector's hands.
Lead dust in a home may be the result of: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Deteriorated paint,
remodeling, tracking in of dirt.
GUIDE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
Lead was used in paint because it - Correct Answer ✔✔ Adds durability and serves as a
drying agent.
Lead is sometimes found in drinking water because lead is in - Correct Answer ✔✔ Pipe
solder and plumbing fixtures.
What form of lead is often found in house paint? - Correct Answer ✔✔ WHITE LEAD
How much lead must be present in a painted surface for it to be considered lead-based
paint by HUD? - Correct Answer ✔✔ At least 1 milligram per square centimeter (0.01 kg
/ m2)
The federal agency responsible for protecting workers who work with lead in
construction is - Correct Answer ✔✔ OSHA
What is OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for lead? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 50
micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 µg/m3)
How much lead must be in paint for OSHA to consider it to be lead-based paint? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ ANY
Name some common items/objects that Lead is often found in. - Correct Answer ✔✔
Vinyl blinds, ceramic coating and electrical cable coatings
Most common ways lead enters the body? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Inhaling (breathing)
and/or Ingesting (eating)
If lead gets in your body it may damage your - Correct Answer ✔✔ Central and
Peripheral Nervous System, Cardiovascular System, and Kidneys. (Reproductive, too)
The CDC recommends community prevention activities when children blood lead levels
are at least? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 10 ug/dl
A medical procedure used to remove lead from blood is? - Correct Answer ✔✔
Chelation
, How do we determine if we exceed OSHA's PEL? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Personal air
monitoring
When we take paint chip samples, we? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Decontaminate any lead
dust that may be created.
Final clearance testing for a lead abatement project is performed using: - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Surface wiping sampling.
The lead dust clearance levels of the current EPA regulations are? - Correct Answer
✔✔ 40 ug/ft2 for floors, 250 ug/ft for window sills and 400 ug/ft for window troughs.
EPA certification recognizes the following work discipline: - Correct Answer ✔✔
Inspector, Risk Assessor, Supervisor, Worker, Contractor
EPA has defined a child-occupied facility to mean: - Correct Answer ✔✔ 2 days a week,
average at least 3 hours a visit, totaling 6 hours a week and 60 hours annually
When testing for lead using an XRF analyzer it is best to: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Have
the residents leave during testing.
When we are charged with negligence our best defense is likely to be that we: - Correct
Answer ✔✔ We followed the best technology available.
We can use insurance coverage to protect us from liability arising from: - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Breeches of contract
In addition to training to become an inspector, anyone using an XRF to test for lead
based paint must: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Receive direct factory training by the
manufacturer for the specific XRF being used.
Under Title X federally owned or assisted houses are to: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Be
evaluated for lead-based paint, lead hazards, and have leave 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: -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Use safe work practices where work is performed.
When collecting wipe samples it is advisable to place the sample in: - Correct Answer
✔✔ A polyethylene centrifuge tube.
We use gloves in wipe tests to: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Protect the sample from lead on
the inspector's hands.
Lead dust in a home may be the result of: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Deteriorated paint,
remodeling, tracking in of dirt.
