WI LEAD RISK ASSESSOR EXAM
QUESTIONS & CORRECT PASSED
ANSWERS
DHS 163 - Correct Answer ✔✔ CERTIFICATION FOR THE IDENTIFICATION,
REMOVAL AND REDUCTION OF
LEAD−BASED PAINT HAZARDS IN THE STATE OF WI
Abatement - Correct Answer ✔✔ Any measure or set of measures
intended to permanently eliminate lead−based paint hazards.
Abatement activities include - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Removal of lead−based paint or
dust−lead.
2. Enclosure or encapsulation of lead−based paint.
3. Removal of lead−based painted surfaces,
components or fixtures.
4. Removal or covering of lead−contaminated soil.
A project is considered abatement if - Correct Answer ✔✔ It involves target housing or a
child-occupied facility and will result in permanent elimination of the lead hazard
Abatement must be performed by - Correct Answer ✔✔ A company or person certified
by the department (WI DHS)
Arithmetic Mean - Correct Answer ✔✔ the sum of data values divided by the number of
data values
Certificate of lead-free status - Correct Answer ✔✔ A document issued under DHS 163
by a certified LRA, which reports that a home or premise is free of lead paint on a
specified date
Certificate of lead-safe status - Correct Answer ✔✔ A document issued under DHS 163
by an LRA that documents that no lead-based paint hazards were found on a premise
Child-occupied facility - Correct Answer ✔✔ -A building built before 1978 that may
provide day care services
-A school attended by kids 6 or younger
, -A building visited by a child least 2 different days within any week, Sunday through
Saturday, provided that each day's visit lasts at least 3 hours and the combined annual
visits last at least 60
hours.
Clearance - Correct Answer ✔✔ Occurs after abatement or interim control to ensure
that lead-dust levels are below the clearance levels
Component - Correct Answer ✔✔ A structural element; for example a door, ceiling,
railing
Deteriorated paint - Correct Answer ✔✔ Paint that is cracking, flaking, chipping, peeling,
chalking or separating from the substrate
Dripline - Correct Answer ✔✔ The area within 3 feet surrounding the exterior building
foundation
Elevated blood lead level requiring local health department intervention - Correct
Answer ✔✔ 20 ug/dL in a venous test
15-19 ug/dL in 2 venous tests 90 days apart
Encapsulant - Correct Answer ✔✔ A barrier between lead-based paint and the
environment formed by a liquid coating or adhesive bonded covering material
Enclosure - Correct Answer ✔✔ Mechanically fastening a durable material to the
substrate forming a dust-tight barrier between lead-paint hazard and the environment
Friction surface - Correct Answer ✔✔ A surface subject to repeated friction during use,
such as a door, floor, or window
HEPA filter - Correct Answer ✔✔ Captures particles 0.3 microns or larger at 99.97%
efficiency
Impact surface - Correct Answer ✔✔ A surface subject to repeated force, such as door
frames, stair risers, baseboards
Interim control - Correct Answer ✔✔ Measures designed to temporarily reduce human
exposure to lead-based paint hazards. These include cleaning, repairs, painting,
monitoring, temporary containment
Lead-based paint (liquid paint) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 0.06% lead by weight
Lead-based paint (dry paint) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 0.5% lead by weight
1.0 mg/cm2
QUESTIONS & CORRECT PASSED
ANSWERS
DHS 163 - Correct Answer ✔✔ CERTIFICATION FOR THE IDENTIFICATION,
REMOVAL AND REDUCTION OF
LEAD−BASED PAINT HAZARDS IN THE STATE OF WI
Abatement - Correct Answer ✔✔ Any measure or set of measures
intended to permanently eliminate lead−based paint hazards.
Abatement activities include - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Removal of lead−based paint or
dust−lead.
2. Enclosure or encapsulation of lead−based paint.
3. Removal of lead−based painted surfaces,
components or fixtures.
4. Removal or covering of lead−contaminated soil.
A project is considered abatement if - Correct Answer ✔✔ It involves target housing or a
child-occupied facility and will result in permanent elimination of the lead hazard
Abatement must be performed by - Correct Answer ✔✔ A company or person certified
by the department (WI DHS)
Arithmetic Mean - Correct Answer ✔✔ the sum of data values divided by the number of
data values
Certificate of lead-free status - Correct Answer ✔✔ A document issued under DHS 163
by a certified LRA, which reports that a home or premise is free of lead paint on a
specified date
Certificate of lead-safe status - Correct Answer ✔✔ A document issued under DHS 163
by an LRA that documents that no lead-based paint hazards were found on a premise
Child-occupied facility - Correct Answer ✔✔ -A building built before 1978 that may
provide day care services
-A school attended by kids 6 or younger
, -A building visited by a child least 2 different days within any week, Sunday through
Saturday, provided that each day's visit lasts at least 3 hours and the combined annual
visits last at least 60
hours.
Clearance - Correct Answer ✔✔ Occurs after abatement or interim control to ensure
that lead-dust levels are below the clearance levels
Component - Correct Answer ✔✔ A structural element; for example a door, ceiling,
railing
Deteriorated paint - Correct Answer ✔✔ Paint that is cracking, flaking, chipping, peeling,
chalking or separating from the substrate
Dripline - Correct Answer ✔✔ The area within 3 feet surrounding the exterior building
foundation
Elevated blood lead level requiring local health department intervention - Correct
Answer ✔✔ 20 ug/dL in a venous test
15-19 ug/dL in 2 venous tests 90 days apart
Encapsulant - Correct Answer ✔✔ A barrier between lead-based paint and the
environment formed by a liquid coating or adhesive bonded covering material
Enclosure - Correct Answer ✔✔ Mechanically fastening a durable material to the
substrate forming a dust-tight barrier between lead-paint hazard and the environment
Friction surface - Correct Answer ✔✔ A surface subject to repeated friction during use,
such as a door, floor, or window
HEPA filter - Correct Answer ✔✔ Captures particles 0.3 microns or larger at 99.97%
efficiency
Impact surface - Correct Answer ✔✔ A surface subject to repeated force, such as door
frames, stair risers, baseboards
Interim control - Correct Answer ✔✔ Measures designed to temporarily reduce human
exposure to lead-based paint hazards. These include cleaning, repairs, painting,
monitoring, temporary containment
Lead-based paint (liquid paint) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 0.06% lead by weight
Lead-based paint (dry paint) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 0.5% lead by weight
1.0 mg/cm2
