NJ LEAD INSPECTOR/RISK ASSESSOR EXAM 2026
WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Lead inspection
Surface by surface evaluation for lead-based paint
Risk assessment
Identification of lead-based paint hazards
EBL child investigation
Focuses on where the child has been and the cause or causes. Combines elements of
lead inspection and risk assessment.
What is the weight of lead?
207.2
Three reasons for lead use in paint:
1. As a pigment
,2. To add durability and corrosion control
3. As a drying agent
How long ago did the Romans develop a practical use for lead?
About 2,300 years ago
What year were the first reports of occupational hazards due to lead?
1713 by Bernardo Ramazzini
Who documented hazards of lead paint in painters in 1913?
Dr. Alice Hamilton
What colors was lead most commonly used in paint
White (lead chromate)
Red (ferrous lead oxide)
Yellow (lead chromate)
Sources of lead:
Paint (especially pre-1978)
Vinyl
Glazed pottery
Solder (water pipes)
,Pigment
Pewter
Shellac
Soil
Water
Toys, candies, & imported goods
Crystal glassware
Fishing weights
Bullets
How does lead get in the environment?
Auto exhaust/petroleum products
Building run-off
Contaminated water and soil
Drip lines
Solder
HUD estimates how many homes contain lead-based paint?
64 million
In what year did the federal government enact the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning
Prevention Act (LBPPPA)?
1971
, What happened in 1978?
Lead in residential paint is banned in the U.S. by the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC)
Maximum amount of lead allowed in residential paint 1978
0.06% by weight, 600 ppm
Maximum amount of lead allowed in residential paint 2009
0.009%by weight, 90 ppm
What was passed in 1992?
Congress passes Title X (Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act)
Purpose of Title X (4 things)
1. Eliminate LBP hazards
2. Implement LBP hazard reduction programs
3. Establish workable framework, infrastructure, and standard of care for LBP hazards
evaluation and reduction.
4. Reduce threat of childhood lead poisoning
Title X's 2 Step Plan
1. Evaluate Homes For Lead Hazards
WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Lead inspection
Surface by surface evaluation for lead-based paint
Risk assessment
Identification of lead-based paint hazards
EBL child investigation
Focuses on where the child has been and the cause or causes. Combines elements of
lead inspection and risk assessment.
What is the weight of lead?
207.2
Three reasons for lead use in paint:
1. As a pigment
,2. To add durability and corrosion control
3. As a drying agent
How long ago did the Romans develop a practical use for lead?
About 2,300 years ago
What year were the first reports of occupational hazards due to lead?
1713 by Bernardo Ramazzini
Who documented hazards of lead paint in painters in 1913?
Dr. Alice Hamilton
What colors was lead most commonly used in paint
White (lead chromate)
Red (ferrous lead oxide)
Yellow (lead chromate)
Sources of lead:
Paint (especially pre-1978)
Vinyl
Glazed pottery
Solder (water pipes)
,Pigment
Pewter
Shellac
Soil
Water
Toys, candies, & imported goods
Crystal glassware
Fishing weights
Bullets
How does lead get in the environment?
Auto exhaust/petroleum products
Building run-off
Contaminated water and soil
Drip lines
Solder
HUD estimates how many homes contain lead-based paint?
64 million
In what year did the federal government enact the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning
Prevention Act (LBPPPA)?
1971
, What happened in 1978?
Lead in residential paint is banned in the U.S. by the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC)
Maximum amount of lead allowed in residential paint 1978
0.06% by weight, 600 ppm
Maximum amount of lead allowed in residential paint 2009
0.009%by weight, 90 ppm
What was passed in 1992?
Congress passes Title X (Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act)
Purpose of Title X (4 things)
1. Eliminate LBP hazards
2. Implement LBP hazard reduction programs
3. Establish workable framework, infrastructure, and standard of care for LBP hazards
evaluation and reduction.
4. Reduce threat of childhood lead poisoning
Title X's 2 Step Plan
1. Evaluate Homes For Lead Hazards
