EPA LEAD INSPECTOR EVALUATION ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔CIH - ✔✔Certified Industrial Hygenist
✔✔CRM - ✔✔Certified Reference Materials
✔✔EBL - ✔✔Elevated Blood Lead
✔✔FR - ✔✔Federal Register
✔✔TSP - ✔✔Trisodium Phosphate
✔✔HEPA - ✔✔High Efficiency Particulate Air
✔✔MDL - ✔✔Method Detection Limit
✔✔PPE - ✔✔Personal Protective Equipment
✔✔PHA - ✔✔Public Housing Agency
✔✔PVC - ✔✔Pigment Volume Concentration
✔✔QA - ✔✔Quality Assurance
✔✔QC - ✔✔Quality Control
✔✔SRS - ✔✔Standard Reevaluation Sheet
-
A schedule determining when Reevaluation should be performed.
✔✔VOC - ✔✔Volatile Organic Compound
-
Substances that vaporize or evaporate from a coating during the coating or curing
process
✔✔1978 - ✔✔The year lead paint was banned in all residential paint in the U.S.
✔✔Dust - ✔✔The primary form of LBL through which lead poisoning occurs in children
in residential homes.
✔✔Blood Lead Level Test - ✔✔The best way to determine whether a person/child has
lead poisoning.
,✔✔.5% by weight - ✔✔Paint chips are positive for lead if the results by atomic
absorption (AAS) are above this percent.
✔✔1.0 mg/cm2 - ✔✔The RRP federal standard states paint is considered lead positive
at or above the level of this from the XRF.
✔✔Lead - ✔✔This type of poisoning causes; restlessness, irritability, feeling of dullness,
severe vomiting, tremors, birth defects, learning disabilities, ADHD, convulsions, loss of
muscular activities, sterility, coma and death.
✔✔Prevent Corrosion, Kill mold and Mildew and for Durability - ✔✔Lead was used in
products for these reasons.
✔✔Disturbed - ✔✔Lead paint becomes a health hazard when
✔✔Pregnant women and children under 6 - ✔✔The 2 targeted groups who are at the
most risk for lead poisoning.
✔✔A Child occupied facility - ✔✔Anywhere a child spends a minimum 2 days a week, 3
days in a week, 6 hours a visit and 60 hours a year.
✔✔Target Housing and Child occupied Facilities - ✔✔The 2 places in which lead based
paint is disturbed that the RRP rule addresses.
✔✔Target housing - ✔✔Any residential dwelling built on or before 1978
✔✔6 sq./ft. - ✔✔For a job to qualify as a minor RRP project, the work must disturb less
than this quantity of paint on the interior
✔✔20 sq./ft per side - ✔✔For a job to qualify as a minor RRP project, the work must
disturb less than this quantity of paint on the exterior
✔✔8 Hour - ✔✔A person must complete an initial _______ long of an EPA certified
training course to become a Certified Renovator
✔✔5 - ✔✔A Certified Renovator must take a refresher course every _______ years
✔✔Window Replacement
Prohibited Work Practices
Demolition - ✔✔The 3 types of projects that the RRP rule requirements must be done
on no matter if the work disturbs less than the de minimus level of paint.
✔✔60 Days - ✔✔The Renovate Right pamphlet is given to the occupant within
___________ days prior to starting a renovation project.
,✔✔3 years - ✔✔Under the RRP rule Certified Firms must maintain all records for _____
years.
✔✔EPA recognized Test kit - ✔✔The only way a Certified Renovator, he/she can test if
a component he/she is disturbing is above the Federal Level for lead-based paint.
✔✔Paint Chip Sampling
Laboratory Sampling
XRF - ✔✔The 3 ways a certified lead-based paint inspector or risk assessor can
determine whether paint is LBP.
✔✔30 dyas - ✔✔Certified Renovators must submit all copies of the test results from the
EPA recognized test kits to the client as soon as possible, but no later than ______
days after completing the renovation.
✔✔Legal parent/Guardian
Homeowner
Business Owner - ✔✔The Certified Renovator/Certified Firm must offer or give the
Renovate Right pamphlet to before work begins.
✔✔6 feet in all directions - ✔✔On interior work being performed the Certified Renovator
must put plastic out this distance from the activity.
✔✔10 Feet in all directions - ✔✔On exterior work being performed the Certified
Renovator must put plastic out this distance from the activity.
✔✔Eating
Drinking
Smoking - ✔✔Prohibited behaviors in the work area.
✔✔Windows
Doors
Vents - ✔✔To fully contain the work area during interior work the Certified Renovator
shall use plastic sheeting to close and seal all of these three items.
✔✔20 Feet - ✔✔The Certified Renovator shall post caution signs this distance from the
edge of the work area on exterior work.
✔✔Sealed or removed - ✔✔If an item is within 6 feet of the work area the Certified
Renovator shall be.
✔✔20 feet - ✔✔When doing exterior work, doors & windows must be kept closed when
closer than this distance from the renovation work.
, ✔✔Furthest point from the door
At the door - ✔✔When cleaning a work area, the contractor shall start at this location;
__________________ and end at this location.
✔✔Floor - ✔✔The last item that should be cleaned in a work area .
✔✔No Power Tools
No Heat guns in excess of 1100 F
No open flame torching/Burning - ✔✔The three RRP prohibited activities.
✔✔HEPA - ✔✔High Efficiency Particulate Air
✔✔99.97% - ✔✔The "HEPA" vacuum has a filter attachment that filters particulates of
0.3 microns or greater to this efficiency.
✔✔1,000 Degrees Farenheit - ✔✔You should never operate a heat gun in excess of
_______ degrees Fahrenheit (F).
✔✔HEPA - ✔✔The type of vacuum that is required during cleanup activities.
✔✔50 ug/m3 in an hour period - ✔✔The OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for
lead.
✔✔Painters Hat
P,N,R 100 respirator
Coveralls
Shoe covers - ✔✔4 required PPE for LSW.
✔✔Wash hands and face - ✔✔Required hygiene when leaving the containment area.
✔✔2 Feet - ✔✔When cleaning the interior you must clean this distance beyond the
contained work area.
✔✔Matches or Lighter than the CV card - ✔✔A cleaning verification (CV) is passed.
✔✔1 hour - ✔✔The amount of time a certified renovator must wait if the second wet
cloth fails for the CV and then wipe the surfaces with an electro-statically charged white
disposable cleaning cloth.
✔✔Dust Clearance Examination - ✔✔The other type of clearance besides a CV is a
clearance.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔CIH - ✔✔Certified Industrial Hygenist
✔✔CRM - ✔✔Certified Reference Materials
✔✔EBL - ✔✔Elevated Blood Lead
✔✔FR - ✔✔Federal Register
✔✔TSP - ✔✔Trisodium Phosphate
✔✔HEPA - ✔✔High Efficiency Particulate Air
✔✔MDL - ✔✔Method Detection Limit
✔✔PPE - ✔✔Personal Protective Equipment
✔✔PHA - ✔✔Public Housing Agency
✔✔PVC - ✔✔Pigment Volume Concentration
✔✔QA - ✔✔Quality Assurance
✔✔QC - ✔✔Quality Control
✔✔SRS - ✔✔Standard Reevaluation Sheet
-
A schedule determining when Reevaluation should be performed.
✔✔VOC - ✔✔Volatile Organic Compound
-
Substances that vaporize or evaporate from a coating during the coating or curing
process
✔✔1978 - ✔✔The year lead paint was banned in all residential paint in the U.S.
✔✔Dust - ✔✔The primary form of LBL through which lead poisoning occurs in children
in residential homes.
✔✔Blood Lead Level Test - ✔✔The best way to determine whether a person/child has
lead poisoning.
,✔✔.5% by weight - ✔✔Paint chips are positive for lead if the results by atomic
absorption (AAS) are above this percent.
✔✔1.0 mg/cm2 - ✔✔The RRP federal standard states paint is considered lead positive
at or above the level of this from the XRF.
✔✔Lead - ✔✔This type of poisoning causes; restlessness, irritability, feeling of dullness,
severe vomiting, tremors, birth defects, learning disabilities, ADHD, convulsions, loss of
muscular activities, sterility, coma and death.
✔✔Prevent Corrosion, Kill mold and Mildew and for Durability - ✔✔Lead was used in
products for these reasons.
✔✔Disturbed - ✔✔Lead paint becomes a health hazard when
✔✔Pregnant women and children under 6 - ✔✔The 2 targeted groups who are at the
most risk for lead poisoning.
✔✔A Child occupied facility - ✔✔Anywhere a child spends a minimum 2 days a week, 3
days in a week, 6 hours a visit and 60 hours a year.
✔✔Target Housing and Child occupied Facilities - ✔✔The 2 places in which lead based
paint is disturbed that the RRP rule addresses.
✔✔Target housing - ✔✔Any residential dwelling built on or before 1978
✔✔6 sq./ft. - ✔✔For a job to qualify as a minor RRP project, the work must disturb less
than this quantity of paint on the interior
✔✔20 sq./ft per side - ✔✔For a job to qualify as a minor RRP project, the work must
disturb less than this quantity of paint on the exterior
✔✔8 Hour - ✔✔A person must complete an initial _______ long of an EPA certified
training course to become a Certified Renovator
✔✔5 - ✔✔A Certified Renovator must take a refresher course every _______ years
✔✔Window Replacement
Prohibited Work Practices
Demolition - ✔✔The 3 types of projects that the RRP rule requirements must be done
on no matter if the work disturbs less than the de minimus level of paint.
✔✔60 Days - ✔✔The Renovate Right pamphlet is given to the occupant within
___________ days prior to starting a renovation project.
,✔✔3 years - ✔✔Under the RRP rule Certified Firms must maintain all records for _____
years.
✔✔EPA recognized Test kit - ✔✔The only way a Certified Renovator, he/she can test if
a component he/she is disturbing is above the Federal Level for lead-based paint.
✔✔Paint Chip Sampling
Laboratory Sampling
XRF - ✔✔The 3 ways a certified lead-based paint inspector or risk assessor can
determine whether paint is LBP.
✔✔30 dyas - ✔✔Certified Renovators must submit all copies of the test results from the
EPA recognized test kits to the client as soon as possible, but no later than ______
days after completing the renovation.
✔✔Legal parent/Guardian
Homeowner
Business Owner - ✔✔The Certified Renovator/Certified Firm must offer or give the
Renovate Right pamphlet to before work begins.
✔✔6 feet in all directions - ✔✔On interior work being performed the Certified Renovator
must put plastic out this distance from the activity.
✔✔10 Feet in all directions - ✔✔On exterior work being performed the Certified
Renovator must put plastic out this distance from the activity.
✔✔Eating
Drinking
Smoking - ✔✔Prohibited behaviors in the work area.
✔✔Windows
Doors
Vents - ✔✔To fully contain the work area during interior work the Certified Renovator
shall use plastic sheeting to close and seal all of these three items.
✔✔20 Feet - ✔✔The Certified Renovator shall post caution signs this distance from the
edge of the work area on exterior work.
✔✔Sealed or removed - ✔✔If an item is within 6 feet of the work area the Certified
Renovator shall be.
✔✔20 feet - ✔✔When doing exterior work, doors & windows must be kept closed when
closer than this distance from the renovation work.
, ✔✔Furthest point from the door
At the door - ✔✔When cleaning a work area, the contractor shall start at this location;
__________________ and end at this location.
✔✔Floor - ✔✔The last item that should be cleaned in a work area .
✔✔No Power Tools
No Heat guns in excess of 1100 F
No open flame torching/Burning - ✔✔The three RRP prohibited activities.
✔✔HEPA - ✔✔High Efficiency Particulate Air
✔✔99.97% - ✔✔The "HEPA" vacuum has a filter attachment that filters particulates of
0.3 microns or greater to this efficiency.
✔✔1,000 Degrees Farenheit - ✔✔You should never operate a heat gun in excess of
_______ degrees Fahrenheit (F).
✔✔HEPA - ✔✔The type of vacuum that is required during cleanup activities.
✔✔50 ug/m3 in an hour period - ✔✔The OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for
lead.
✔✔Painters Hat
P,N,R 100 respirator
Coveralls
Shoe covers - ✔✔4 required PPE for LSW.
✔✔Wash hands and face - ✔✔Required hygiene when leaving the containment area.
✔✔2 Feet - ✔✔When cleaning the interior you must clean this distance beyond the
contained work area.
✔✔Matches or Lighter than the CV card - ✔✔A cleaning verification (CV) is passed.
✔✔1 hour - ✔✔The amount of time a certified renovator must wait if the second wet
cloth fails for the CV and then wipe the surfaces with an electro-statically charged white
disposable cleaning cloth.
✔✔Dust Clearance Examination - ✔✔The other type of clearance besides a CV is a
clearance.
