LEAD SUPERVISOR EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
RATIONALES
The cOSHA cLead cConstruction cStandard, c8 cCCR c1532.1, capplies cto: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cConstruction
cactivities cthat cdisturb cpaint cwith cany cdetectable clevel cof clead.
What care cthe cminimum cand cmaximum cemployee cair cmonitoring cflow crates caccording cto cNIOSH cMethod c7082? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c1.0 cto c4.0 cLPM
Cal/OSHA's cRespiratory cProtection cStandard c(8 cCCR c5144) crequires cfit ctesting cfor: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: call
ctight-fitting crespirators
EPA cis cthe cfederal cgovernment cagency cthat ccontrols cthe cdisposal cof csolid cwaste. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cCalifornia cState
cagencies calso ccontrols cthe cdisposal cof csolid cwaste? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cDTSC
When cperforming cabatement con cthe coutside cof ca cbuilding, cone clayer cof cplastic con cground cshould cextend cfeet cbeyond cthe
cperimeter cof cworking csurface? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c10
The cHUD cGuidelines cspecifically cprohibits cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cactivities: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer:. cLead
cburning
According cto cthe cHUD cGuidelines, cheat cguns cshould cbe cused cat ctemperatures cbelow: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer:
c1100°F
The cchemical csymbol cfor clead cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cPb
Subsection c(e) cof cthe cCal/OSHA cConstruction cStandard cfor clead crequires cthe cemployer cto creduce cor cmaintain cemployee
cexposure cat cor cbelow cthe cPEL cutilizing: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer. cA cwritten ccompliance cprogram, cmechanical
cventilation, cadministrative ccontrols, cand cengineering cand cwork cpracticed ccontrols
Effective cAugust c14, c2009 cCPSC creduced cthe callowable clead ccontent cfor cpaint cand csimilar c0.06% csurface-coating cmaterials
cfor cconsumer cuse cthat ccontain clead cor clead ccompounds cfrom c(600 cppm) cto cparts cper cmillion, cbased con ca cdried cpaint cfilm.
c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c90
Methylene cchloride cis ca ccommon cchemical cused cin cpaint cstrippers. cAccording cto cthe ctext: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct
cAnswer: cMethylene cchloride cis cnot crecommended con cHUD cprojects
Which cof cthe cfollowing csymptoms cin ca cworker cwould cindicate ca cpossible celevated cblood clead clevel c(BLL): c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cJoint cor cmuscle caches
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cis ctrue cconcerning c"chelation"? c
A. cChelation ccan cbe cused cto ckeep cemployee cblood clead clevels clow cso cthey ccan cremain cworking con clead cjobs. c
B. cChelation ccan conly cbe cadministered cby ca clicensed cphysician. c
C. cChelation ccan conly cbe cadministered cby cyour cemployer cwith cthe cpermission cof ca clicensed cphysician. c
D. cChelation cis ca ctype cof celectrode-shock ctherapy. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cChelation ccan conly cbe
cadministered cby ca clicensed cphysician.
When cperforming can cinterior cabatement con cwalls cwhere clead-based cpaint cis calready cin cdamaged ccondition cit cwould cbe
cimportant cto: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer:
Perform csome cpre-cleaning cof cinterior clead cdust cand cdebris cbefore cplacing cplastic cdrop csheeting con cfloors
Which cof cthe cfollowing cCDPH cCertified cindividuals ccan cperform cclearance cof can cabatement carea? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cA cProject cMonitor
HEPA-filtered cvacuums ccan cbe cused cto ceffectively cclean call cbut cwhich cof cthe cfollowing csurfaces? c
A. cHeavily-contaminated ccarpets
B. cHeavily-contaminated csmooth csurfaces c
C. cContaminated csurface cdust con cexterior cporches
D. cContaminated csurface cdust con chardwood cfloors c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cHeavily-contaminated ccarpets
According cto cHUD cGuidelines cplastic cdrop csheets cused cfor cexterior cabatement cover cmultiple cdays: c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cCannot cbe cleft cout covernight
, On ca clead cabatement cproject cwhere cTWA cair csamples cindicate cexposure clevels cof c110 cµg/M³ cthe cemployer cmust cprovide
cprotective csuits cin ca cclean, cdry ccondition cat cleast: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cWeekly
CDPH's cdefinition cof clead-based cpaint cincludes call ccoatings chaving: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c≥1.0 cmg/cm² cor
c≥0.5 c% clead cby cweight.
A ctight-fitting cfull cface cPAPR chas ca chigher cprotection cfactor c(PF) cthan ca c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cFull-face cair
cpurifying crespirator
When cshipping ca cRCRA ccontrolled chazardous cwaste cthe cshipping crecord cmust cbe cin cthe cform cof ca(n): c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cUniform cHazardous cWaste cManifest
How cmany cmicrograms care cthere cin cone cgram? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c1,000,000
CDPH cWork cPractice cRegulations care cpublished cin cof cthe cCalifornia cCode cof cRegulations. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct
cAnswer: cTitle c17
"Containment" caccording cto cthe cCDPH cWork cPractice cStandard: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cMay cinclude ca
csystem, cprocess cor cbarrier
CDPH cmust cbe cnotified cat cleast cprior cto cany clead-related cabatement cproject cin cCalifornia cpublic cor cresidential cstructures. c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c5 cdays
In cCalifornia, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cwould cbe cqualified cto cprepare clead cabatement cplans? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct
cAnswer: cCDPH ccertified cLead cSupervisor
7000 cppm clead cpaint cis cthe csame cas: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c7000 cµg/g
Cal/OSHA cstates cthat c"The cemployer cshall calso cprovide cthe ctraining cprogram cat cleast cfor ceach cemployee cwho cis csubject cto
clead cexposure cat cor cabove cthe caction clevel con cany cday. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cAnnually
The cuse cof cheat cguns cis ca cCal/OSHА cCal/OSHA cLead cConstruction cStandard. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer:
cTrigger ctask
CDPH crequires cclearance cof cabatement cprojects cin cCalifornia cpublic cand cresidential cstructures cif: c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cIt cis cdesigned cless cthan ctwenty cyears cbut care cperformed cin cresponse cto ca ccase cof cchildhood clead
cpoisoning
CDPH crequires ccertification cof cSupervisors cand cWorkers con call clead cprojects cdesigned cto clast cat cleast ctwenty cyears. c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cAbatement
Lead cwas cadded cto cpaint cprimarily cto cenhance cits c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cDurability
A csmall cquantity chazardous cwaste cgenerator ccan cstore chazardous cwaste con csite cfor ca cmaximum cof cdays. c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c90
The cnervous csystem, cthe cblood cforming csystem cand cthe ckidneys ccan cbe c__________________________ cby clead. c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cPermanently cdamaged
If cyour cprotective cclothing cbecomes cdamaged, chow coften cis cyour cemployer crequired cto creplace cit? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cAs cneeded cto cmaintain cthe ceffectiveness cof cthe cprotective cclothing
The chighest cairborne clevels cof clead cwould ctypically ccome cfrom cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cexposures. c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cVaporizing clead cthrough cheat c(creating cfume)
The cOSHA cConstruction cIndustry cStandard cPEL cfor can c8 chour cwork cshift cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c50
cµg/M³3
Prior cto cthe cstart cof cany clead cabatement cproject cin cCalifornia cdesigned cto clast cat cleast c20 cyears, cCDPH crequires can
cabatement cplan, cnotification cto cCDPH cand: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cPosting cof cthe cnotification cat call
centrances cto cthe cwork carea
Abrasive cblasting cwould ctypically crequire cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cPPE cdevices? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer:
cPressure-Demand cRespirators csupplied cair crespirators
Final cclearance csampling cfollowing clead cpaint cabatement cshould ctake cplace crepainting. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct
cAnswer: cAfter
How cdo cmost cchildren cget clead cinto ctheir csystem? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cIngestion cof clead cdust
Atomic cAbsorption claboratory cresults cfor clead cpaint cchip csample canalysis cmay cexpress canalytical cresults cas cmg/kg, cµg/g, c%
cby cweight, cmg/L cor c____________________. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cPPM
The cmajor cform cof clead cused cin cpaint cbefore c1950 cwas c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cWhite clead
RATIONALES
The cOSHA cLead cConstruction cStandard, c8 cCCR c1532.1, capplies cto: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cConstruction
cactivities cthat cdisturb cpaint cwith cany cdetectable clevel cof clead.
What care cthe cminimum cand cmaximum cemployee cair cmonitoring cflow crates caccording cto cNIOSH cMethod c7082? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c1.0 cto c4.0 cLPM
Cal/OSHA's cRespiratory cProtection cStandard c(8 cCCR c5144) crequires cfit ctesting cfor: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: call
ctight-fitting crespirators
EPA cis cthe cfederal cgovernment cagency cthat ccontrols cthe cdisposal cof csolid cwaste. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cCalifornia cState
cagencies calso ccontrols cthe cdisposal cof csolid cwaste? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cDTSC
When cperforming cabatement con cthe coutside cof ca cbuilding, cone clayer cof cplastic con cground cshould cextend cfeet cbeyond cthe
cperimeter cof cworking csurface? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c10
The cHUD cGuidelines cspecifically cprohibits cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cactivities: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer:. cLead
cburning
According cto cthe cHUD cGuidelines, cheat cguns cshould cbe cused cat ctemperatures cbelow: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer:
c1100°F
The cchemical csymbol cfor clead cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cPb
Subsection c(e) cof cthe cCal/OSHA cConstruction cStandard cfor clead crequires cthe cemployer cto creduce cor cmaintain cemployee
cexposure cat cor cbelow cthe cPEL cutilizing: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer. cA cwritten ccompliance cprogram, cmechanical
cventilation, cadministrative ccontrols, cand cengineering cand cwork cpracticed ccontrols
Effective cAugust c14, c2009 cCPSC creduced cthe callowable clead ccontent cfor cpaint cand csimilar c0.06% csurface-coating cmaterials
cfor cconsumer cuse cthat ccontain clead cor clead ccompounds cfrom c(600 cppm) cto cparts cper cmillion, cbased con ca cdried cpaint cfilm.
c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c90
Methylene cchloride cis ca ccommon cchemical cused cin cpaint cstrippers. cAccording cto cthe ctext: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct
cAnswer: cMethylene cchloride cis cnot crecommended con cHUD cprojects
Which cof cthe cfollowing csymptoms cin ca cworker cwould cindicate ca cpossible celevated cblood clead clevel c(BLL): c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cJoint cor cmuscle caches
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cis ctrue cconcerning c"chelation"? c
A. cChelation ccan cbe cused cto ckeep cemployee cblood clead clevels clow cso cthey ccan cremain cworking con clead cjobs. c
B. cChelation ccan conly cbe cadministered cby ca clicensed cphysician. c
C. cChelation ccan conly cbe cadministered cby cyour cemployer cwith cthe cpermission cof ca clicensed cphysician. c
D. cChelation cis ca ctype cof celectrode-shock ctherapy. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cChelation ccan conly cbe
cadministered cby ca clicensed cphysician.
When cperforming can cinterior cabatement con cwalls cwhere clead-based cpaint cis calready cin cdamaged ccondition cit cwould cbe
cimportant cto: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer:
Perform csome cpre-cleaning cof cinterior clead cdust cand cdebris cbefore cplacing cplastic cdrop csheeting con cfloors
Which cof cthe cfollowing cCDPH cCertified cindividuals ccan cperform cclearance cof can cabatement carea? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cA cProject cMonitor
HEPA-filtered cvacuums ccan cbe cused cto ceffectively cclean call cbut cwhich cof cthe cfollowing csurfaces? c
A. cHeavily-contaminated ccarpets
B. cHeavily-contaminated csmooth csurfaces c
C. cContaminated csurface cdust con cexterior cporches
D. cContaminated csurface cdust con chardwood cfloors c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cHeavily-contaminated ccarpets
According cto cHUD cGuidelines cplastic cdrop csheets cused cfor cexterior cabatement cover cmultiple cdays: c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cCannot cbe cleft cout covernight
, On ca clead cabatement cproject cwhere cTWA cair csamples cindicate cexposure clevels cof c110 cµg/M³ cthe cemployer cmust cprovide
cprotective csuits cin ca cclean, cdry ccondition cat cleast: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cWeekly
CDPH's cdefinition cof clead-based cpaint cincludes call ccoatings chaving: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c≥1.0 cmg/cm² cor
c≥0.5 c% clead cby cweight.
A ctight-fitting cfull cface cPAPR chas ca chigher cprotection cfactor c(PF) cthan ca c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cFull-face cair
cpurifying crespirator
When cshipping ca cRCRA ccontrolled chazardous cwaste cthe cshipping crecord cmust cbe cin cthe cform cof ca(n): c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cUniform cHazardous cWaste cManifest
How cmany cmicrograms care cthere cin cone cgram? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c1,000,000
CDPH cWork cPractice cRegulations care cpublished cin cof cthe cCalifornia cCode cof cRegulations. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct
cAnswer: cTitle c17
"Containment" caccording cto cthe cCDPH cWork cPractice cStandard: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cMay cinclude ca
csystem, cprocess cor cbarrier
CDPH cmust cbe cnotified cat cleast cprior cto cany clead-related cabatement cproject cin cCalifornia cpublic cor cresidential cstructures. c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c5 cdays
In cCalifornia, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cwould cbe cqualified cto cprepare clead cabatement cplans? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct
cAnswer: cCDPH ccertified cLead cSupervisor
7000 cppm clead cpaint cis cthe csame cas: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c7000 cµg/g
Cal/OSHA cstates cthat c"The cemployer cshall calso cprovide cthe ctraining cprogram cat cleast cfor ceach cemployee cwho cis csubject cto
clead cexposure cat cor cabove cthe caction clevel con cany cday. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cAnnually
The cuse cof cheat cguns cis ca cCal/OSHА cCal/OSHA cLead cConstruction cStandard. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer:
cTrigger ctask
CDPH crequires cclearance cof cabatement cprojects cin cCalifornia cpublic cand cresidential cstructures cif: c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cIt cis cdesigned cless cthan ctwenty cyears cbut care cperformed cin cresponse cto ca ccase cof cchildhood clead
cpoisoning
CDPH crequires ccertification cof cSupervisors cand cWorkers con call clead cprojects cdesigned cto clast cat cleast ctwenty cyears. c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cAbatement
Lead cwas cadded cto cpaint cprimarily cto cenhance cits c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cDurability
A csmall cquantity chazardous cwaste cgenerator ccan cstore chazardous cwaste con csite cfor ca cmaximum cof cdays. c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c90
The cnervous csystem, cthe cblood cforming csystem cand cthe ckidneys ccan cbe c__________________________ cby clead. c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cPermanently cdamaged
If cyour cprotective cclothing cbecomes cdamaged, chow coften cis cyour cemployer crequired cto creplace cit? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cAs cneeded cto cmaintain cthe ceffectiveness cof cthe cprotective cclothing
The chighest cairborne clevels cof clead cwould ctypically ccome cfrom cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cexposures. c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cVaporizing clead cthrough cheat c(creating cfume)
The cOSHA cConstruction cIndustry cStandard cPEL cfor can c8 chour cwork cshift cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: c50
cµg/M³3
Prior cto cthe cstart cof cany clead cabatement cproject cin cCalifornia cdesigned cto clast cat cleast c20 cyears, cCDPH crequires can
cabatement cplan, cnotification cto cCDPH cand: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cPosting cof cthe cnotification cat call
centrances cto cthe cwork carea
Abrasive cblasting cwould ctypically crequire cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cPPE cdevices? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer:
cPressure-Demand cRespirators csupplied cair crespirators
Final cclearance csampling cfollowing clead cpaint cabatement cshould ctake cplace crepainting. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct
cAnswer: cAfter
How cdo cmost cchildren cget clead cinto ctheir csystem? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cIngestion cof clead cdust
Atomic cAbsorption claboratory cresults cfor clead cpaint cchip csample canalysis cmay cexpress canalytical cresults cas cmg/kg, cµg/g, c%
cby cweight, cmg/L cor c____________________. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cPPM
The cmajor cform cof clead cused cin cpaint cbefore c1950 cwas c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Correct cAnswer: cWhite clead
