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Background Information On Lead
GIVE EXAMPLES OF "LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS" AND OTHER COMMON SOURCES OF LEAD IN
RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS. - Answers Surfaces that are chewed or mouthed
Peeling paint
Chipping paint
Soil hazards
Friction surface
Impact surface
COMMON SOURCES OF LEAD IN RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS - Answers Windows
Doors
Floors
Bare Soil
Background Information On Lead
HAZARDS THAT TYPICALLY EXIST IN RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS - Answers Lead Dust
Lead Contaminated Soil
Peeling, Chipping Paint
Folk Remedies
,Health Effects of Lead Exposure
DESCRIBE HOW CHILDREN ARE TYPICALLY EXPOSED TO LEAD - Answers Hand to mouth
activities
Worker take home dust
IDENTIFY THE COMMON ROUTES OF WORKER LEAD EXPOSURE - Answers Inhalation
Ingestion
Health Effects of Lead Exposure
DESCRIBE THE BASIC HEALTH EFFECTS OF LEAD TO WORKERS - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers 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
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IDENTIFY THE LEAD RCRA DEFINITIONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AND TESTING PROCEDURES -
Answers 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) - Answers 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 - Answers When above the permissible exposure limit:
Need to wear HEPA filter and any other appropriate filter
Have a written respiratory program in place
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DESCRIBE THE OSHA GENERAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS (29 CFR 1910.1025) RELEVANT TO LEAD
ABATEMENT WORK - Answers 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
At 50 µg/dl - medical removal (if 2 consecutive tests)
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RECOGNIZE THE CORRECT WORDING OF LEAD WARNING SIGNS - Answers DANGER: Lead Work
Area
May Damage Fertility or the Unborn Child, Causes Damage to the Central Nervous System,
Do Not Eat, Drink or Smoke
In This Area
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DESCRIBE BLOOD MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - Answers 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
At 50 µg/dl - medical removal (if 2 consecutive tests)
Background information on federal, State and Local Government Regulations
DESCRIBE THE OSHA CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS (29 CFR 1926) [OTHER THAN LEAD REGS] -
Answers Fall protection
Eye protection
Hazard communication
Anything having to do with worker protection and construction (including asbestos)
Background information on federal, State and Local Government Regulations
DESCRIBE THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED BY THE OSHA LEAD IN CONSTRUCTION
STANDARDS (29 CFR 1926-62) - Answers ► Train your people
► Monitor the air they're breathing (PEL 50 µg/m3) Action level 30 µg/m3
► Take steps to reduce exposure to lead
► Do blood monitoring