LEAD RISK ASSESSOR VERIFIED STUDY
GUIDE AND PRACTICE TEST 2026
COMPREHENSIVE Q&A
●● True or False, at home test kit results can only be included in a report
if they indicate that a home has lead. Answer: False, at home test kits
can only be included in reports if the results are negative.
●● Painted wall sockets, switches and plates, and walls are an example
of what? Answer: Testing combination
●● Risk Assessor Answer: conducts risk assessments, samples for the
presence of lead in dust + soil for the purpose of abatement clearance
testing.
●● 2017 Clearance Levels (HUD) Answer: Interior Floors < 10 ug/ft^2
Porch Floors < 40 ug/ft^2
Sills < 100 ug/ft^2
Troughs < 100 ug/ft^2
●● Child occupied facility Answer: Anywhere a child spends a
minimum 2 days a week, 3 days in a week, 6 hours a visit and 60 hours a
year.
, ●● Substrates Answer: wood, metal, plaster, concrete
●● Dripline Answer: Area w/in 3 ft surrounding perimeter of building
●● Impact surface Answer: an interior or exterior surface that is subject
to damage from repeated impacts (parts of door frames)
●● Lead Based Paint (check) Answer: paint or other surfaces that
contain:
1. 1 ug/cm^2
2. >0.5% by weight
3. 5,000 mg/g
●● Mid-yard Answer: Midway between the drip line of a residential
building and nearest property boundary
●● Permanently Covered Soil Answer: pavement or concrete, NOT
grass, mulch or gravel
●● Lead Hazard Screen Answer: purpose of screen is to determine if full
risk assessment is needed.
GUIDE AND PRACTICE TEST 2026
COMPREHENSIVE Q&A
●● True or False, at home test kit results can only be included in a report
if they indicate that a home has lead. Answer: False, at home test kits
can only be included in reports if the results are negative.
●● Painted wall sockets, switches and plates, and walls are an example
of what? Answer: Testing combination
●● Risk Assessor Answer: conducts risk assessments, samples for the
presence of lead in dust + soil for the purpose of abatement clearance
testing.
●● 2017 Clearance Levels (HUD) Answer: Interior Floors < 10 ug/ft^2
Porch Floors < 40 ug/ft^2
Sills < 100 ug/ft^2
Troughs < 100 ug/ft^2
●● Child occupied facility Answer: Anywhere a child spends a
minimum 2 days a week, 3 days in a week, 6 hours a visit and 60 hours a
year.
, ●● Substrates Answer: wood, metal, plaster, concrete
●● Dripline Answer: Area w/in 3 ft surrounding perimeter of building
●● Impact surface Answer: an interior or exterior surface that is subject
to damage from repeated impacts (parts of door frames)
●● Lead Based Paint (check) Answer: paint or other surfaces that
contain:
1. 1 ug/cm^2
2. >0.5% by weight
3. 5,000 mg/g
●● Mid-yard Answer: Midway between the drip line of a residential
building and nearest property boundary
●● Permanently Covered Soil Answer: pavement or concrete, NOT
grass, mulch or gravel
●● Lead Hazard Screen Answer: purpose of screen is to determine if full
risk assessment is needed.
