US EPA Model Lead Inspector Questions And Answers|
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Lead Inspector - CORRECT ANSWER -A certified individual who conducts a surface-by-surface
investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint.
Lead Risk Assessor Job Description - CORRECT ANSWER -Determining the existence, nature,
severity, and location of lead-based paint hazards in an entire residential dwelling or child-
occupied facility, and provides a written report explaining the results of the investigation and
options for reducing lead-based paint hazards to the person requesting the lead inspection.
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act - CORRECT ANSWER -(Title X of the
Community Development and Housing Act of 1992) The federal government began to focus on
primary prevention of lead poisoning through identifying and reducing lead hazards.
Importance of lead poisoning prevention/lead-based paint inspections - CORRECT ANSWER -
Focus attention on the sources of lead that could poison children; and reduce the cost of lead
hazard control by identifying which surfaces are coated with lead-based paint.
Lead inspector job description - CORRECT ANSWER -Identify the lead-based painted surfaces in
housing, certify the results of an inspection in writing, conduct post-hazard control clearance
sampling to determine: the specified hazard control strategy was conducted, the area is safe for
unprotected workers to enter, and the area is a safe place for residents and young children to
live.
How common is lead pollution? - CORRECT ANSWER -Lead-based paint is present in roughly
83% of all hosing stock in the private sector and in roughly 90% of family housing units in the
nation's housing authorities.
Lead-based paint - CORRECT ANSWER -Paint, varnish, shellac, or other coating on surfaces that
contain 1.0 mg/cm^2 or more of lead or 0.5% or more lead by weight.
,Lead-based paint hazard - CORRECT ANSWER -Any condition that causes exposure to lead-
contaminated dust, lead-contaminated-soil, or lead-contaminated paint that is deteriorated or
present in accessible surfaces, friction surfaces, or impact surfaces that would result in adverse
human health effects as identified by the EPA Administrator under TSCA section 403.
Lead-based paint inspection - CORRECT ANSWER -a surface-by-surface investigation to
determine the presence of lead-based paint. A report is then issued that identifies if there is
lead-based paint present and where it is located.
Deteriorated paint - CORRECT ANSWER -Any interior or exterior paint that is peeling, chipping,
chalking, or cracking, or is located on an interior or exterior surface of fixture that is damaged or
deteriorated.
Accessible surface - CORRECT ANSWER -Surface that protrudes from the surrounding area to
the extent that a child can chew the surface and is within three feet or the floor or ground (e.g.,
window sills, railing, and the edges of stair treads)
Friction surface - CORRECT ANSWER -An interior or exterior surfaces that is subject to abrasion
or friction (e.g., certain window, floor, and stair surfaces)
Impact surface - CORRECT ANSWER -An interior or exterior surface that is subject to damage
from repeated impacts (e.g., certain parts of door frames)
HUD Guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER -The primary purpose of the Guidelines is to guide people
involved in identifying and controlling lead-based paint hazards in housing.
What is lead-based paint - CORRECT ANSWER -1 milligram per square centimeter (1.0 mg/cm^2)
using the XRF analyzer or 0.5% (or 5,000 parts per million) using laboratory analysis methods
,AAS - CORRECT ANSWER -Atomic absorption spectrometry
A2LA - CORRECT ANSWER -American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
ASTM - CORRECT ANSWER -American Society for Testing and Materials
CDC - CORRECT ANSWER -Center for disease control and prevention
CFR - CORRECT ANSWER -Code of federal regulations
ICP-AES - CORRECT ANSWER -Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry
NIOSH - CORRECT ANSWER -National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Dept. of
Health)
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER -Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Dept. of Labor)
Pb - CORRECT ANSWER -The chemical symbol for lead
TSP - CORRECT ANSWER -Trisodium phosphate
RCRA - CORRECT ANSWER -resource conservation and recovery act
History of Lead Use - CORRECT ANSWER -Nearly all of the lead in the human environment
results from human activities. Once lead is mined, processed, and introduced into the human
environment it is a potential problem forever. No current technology will destroy it or make it
permanently harmless. However, exposures to lead can be controlled.
, The occupational hazards of lead were first reported in 1713 by Bernardo Ramazzini, who
described lead intoxication in potters working with lead glazes.
In 1913, Dr. Alice Hamilton, an American occupations health doctor, wrote about painters and
the hazards of their work.
Why was lead used in paint? - CORRECT ANSWER -As a pigment, to add durability and corrosion
control, and as a drying agent.
Sources of environmental lead contamination - CORRECT ANSWER -The principal industrial use
of lead is in the manufacture of electrical storage batteries. Other uses include the production
of ammunition, various chemicals, and sinkers for fishing and etc.
Lead exposure - CORRECT ANSWER -The major exposure to lead for most adults comes from the
work place (inhalation). Surface dust and soil contamination with lead are the major sources of
lead exposure for infants and young children (ingestion). (Children: drinking water [primarily
from leaded solder, brass fittings and fixtures, and service lines] can contribute to lead
poisoning)
Lead paint - CORRECT ANSWER -The amount of lead-based paint in housing is significant -
approximately 64 million (pre-1978) private U.S. residences contain at least some lead-based
paint.
Children ingest lead-based paint by normal hand-to-mouth activity. Young children absorb a
significantly higher percentage of ingested lead than adults. Lead absorption is increased by
malnutrition and poor diet.
Lead in surface dust and soil can come from? - CORRECT ANSWER -Weathering and chipping of
lead-based paint, scraping and sanding of lead-based paint in preparation for refinishing,
renovations that break surfaces painted with lead-based paint, abrasion and/or impact on doors
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Lead Inspector - CORRECT ANSWER -A certified individual who conducts a surface-by-surface
investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint.
Lead Risk Assessor Job Description - CORRECT ANSWER -Determining the existence, nature,
severity, and location of lead-based paint hazards in an entire residential dwelling or child-
occupied facility, and provides a written report explaining the results of the investigation and
options for reducing lead-based paint hazards to the person requesting the lead inspection.
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act - CORRECT ANSWER -(Title X of the
Community Development and Housing Act of 1992) The federal government began to focus on
primary prevention of lead poisoning through identifying and reducing lead hazards.
Importance of lead poisoning prevention/lead-based paint inspections - CORRECT ANSWER -
Focus attention on the sources of lead that could poison children; and reduce the cost of lead
hazard control by identifying which surfaces are coated with lead-based paint.
Lead inspector job description - CORRECT ANSWER -Identify the lead-based painted surfaces in
housing, certify the results of an inspection in writing, conduct post-hazard control clearance
sampling to determine: the specified hazard control strategy was conducted, the area is safe for
unprotected workers to enter, and the area is a safe place for residents and young children to
live.
How common is lead pollution? - CORRECT ANSWER -Lead-based paint is present in roughly
83% of all hosing stock in the private sector and in roughly 90% of family housing units in the
nation's housing authorities.
Lead-based paint - CORRECT ANSWER -Paint, varnish, shellac, or other coating on surfaces that
contain 1.0 mg/cm^2 or more of lead or 0.5% or more lead by weight.
,Lead-based paint hazard - CORRECT ANSWER -Any condition that causes exposure to lead-
contaminated dust, lead-contaminated-soil, or lead-contaminated paint that is deteriorated or
present in accessible surfaces, friction surfaces, or impact surfaces that would result in adverse
human health effects as identified by the EPA Administrator under TSCA section 403.
Lead-based paint inspection - CORRECT ANSWER -a surface-by-surface investigation to
determine the presence of lead-based paint. A report is then issued that identifies if there is
lead-based paint present and where it is located.
Deteriorated paint - CORRECT ANSWER -Any interior or exterior paint that is peeling, chipping,
chalking, or cracking, or is located on an interior or exterior surface of fixture that is damaged or
deteriorated.
Accessible surface - CORRECT ANSWER -Surface that protrudes from the surrounding area to
the extent that a child can chew the surface and is within three feet or the floor or ground (e.g.,
window sills, railing, and the edges of stair treads)
Friction surface - CORRECT ANSWER -An interior or exterior surfaces that is subject to abrasion
or friction (e.g., certain window, floor, and stair surfaces)
Impact surface - CORRECT ANSWER -An interior or exterior surface that is subject to damage
from repeated impacts (e.g., certain parts of door frames)
HUD Guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER -The primary purpose of the Guidelines is to guide people
involved in identifying and controlling lead-based paint hazards in housing.
What is lead-based paint - CORRECT ANSWER -1 milligram per square centimeter (1.0 mg/cm^2)
using the XRF analyzer or 0.5% (or 5,000 parts per million) using laboratory analysis methods
,AAS - CORRECT ANSWER -Atomic absorption spectrometry
A2LA - CORRECT ANSWER -American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
ASTM - CORRECT ANSWER -American Society for Testing and Materials
CDC - CORRECT ANSWER -Center for disease control and prevention
CFR - CORRECT ANSWER -Code of federal regulations
ICP-AES - CORRECT ANSWER -Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry
NIOSH - CORRECT ANSWER -National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Dept. of
Health)
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER -Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Dept. of Labor)
Pb - CORRECT ANSWER -The chemical symbol for lead
TSP - CORRECT ANSWER -Trisodium phosphate
RCRA - CORRECT ANSWER -resource conservation and recovery act
History of Lead Use - CORRECT ANSWER -Nearly all of the lead in the human environment
results from human activities. Once lead is mined, processed, and introduced into the human
environment it is a potential problem forever. No current technology will destroy it or make it
permanently harmless. However, exposures to lead can be controlled.
, The occupational hazards of lead were first reported in 1713 by Bernardo Ramazzini, who
described lead intoxication in potters working with lead glazes.
In 1913, Dr. Alice Hamilton, an American occupations health doctor, wrote about painters and
the hazards of their work.
Why was lead used in paint? - CORRECT ANSWER -As a pigment, to add durability and corrosion
control, and as a drying agent.
Sources of environmental lead contamination - CORRECT ANSWER -The principal industrial use
of lead is in the manufacture of electrical storage batteries. Other uses include the production
of ammunition, various chemicals, and sinkers for fishing and etc.
Lead exposure - CORRECT ANSWER -The major exposure to lead for most adults comes from the
work place (inhalation). Surface dust and soil contamination with lead are the major sources of
lead exposure for infants and young children (ingestion). (Children: drinking water [primarily
from leaded solder, brass fittings and fixtures, and service lines] can contribute to lead
poisoning)
Lead paint - CORRECT ANSWER -The amount of lead-based paint in housing is significant -
approximately 64 million (pre-1978) private U.S. residences contain at least some lead-based
paint.
Children ingest lead-based paint by normal hand-to-mouth activity. Young children absorb a
significantly higher percentage of ingested lead than adults. Lead absorption is increased by
malnutrition and poor diet.
Lead in surface dust and soil can come from? - CORRECT ANSWER -Weathering and chipping of
lead-based paint, scraping and sanding of lead-based paint in preparation for refinishing,
renovations that break surfaces painted with lead-based paint, abrasion and/or impact on doors
