EPA LEAD INSPECTOR EOC EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Quantitative and qualitative fit tests - ✔✔"- Done ONCE a year OR when the
respirator brand, size, or type changes OR when someone gains or loses more than 10
pounds, has facial changes, or is considered incompetent or has issues with the mask. -
Done by a competent person - Qualitative: Pass/Fail ... irritant smoke, isomelacetate -
Quantitative: Numerical ... Port-a-Count of Dynatech machine will determine what goes
into the mask - Can be asked to read the ""Rainbow Passage,"" grimace, open mouth,
or do jumping jacks - Must be clean-shaven when wearing a respirator ... NO
COSMETICS!"
✔✔APF - ✔✔Assigned Protection Factor ... level at which a mask protects the wearer ...
WANT a high number
✔✔Where does supplied air for a respirator come from? - ✔✔A hose ... cannot be more
than 300 ft
✔✔What is the most protective respirator? - ✔✔SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing
Apparatus) - Supplies Grade-D air (O2 levels between 19.5 and 23.5 %, CO less than
10 ppm, CO2 less than 1000 ppm, and hydrocarbons less than 5 μg/m3) - Normal air
we breathe is 20.5% O2
✔✔True/False: If you use a compressor to supply air, you don't need anything extra -
✔✔False; you must have temperature and carbon monoxide alarms
✔✔Who supplies and maintains a respirator? - ✔✔- Employer supplies - Employee
maintains ... clean with SOAP and WATER ... if disinfected, use 10% bleach ...
NOTHING ELSE!
✔✔What can affect the seal on a respirator? - ✔✔- Facial hair - Cosmetics - Glasses
✔✔What determines required PPE? - ✔✔- Type of work - SDS (Safety Data Sheet) ...
part of UN's Global Harmonization System (removed the US from MSDS creation))
✔✔Who can analyze samples? - ✔✔Labs with certification from NLLAP (National Lead
Laboratory Accreditation Program)
✔✔Who governs radiation safety? - ✔✔Nuclear Regulatory Commission
✔✔True/False: For multi-family housing, dwellings can be grouped together based on
common materials or painting history - ✔✔True
✔✔True/False: Exteriors are considered rooms - ✔✔True
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Quantitative and qualitative fit tests - ✔✔"- Done ONCE a year OR when the
respirator brand, size, or type changes OR when someone gains or loses more than 10
pounds, has facial changes, or is considered incompetent or has issues with the mask. -
Done by a competent person - Qualitative: Pass/Fail ... irritant smoke, isomelacetate -
Quantitative: Numerical ... Port-a-Count of Dynatech machine will determine what goes
into the mask - Can be asked to read the ""Rainbow Passage,"" grimace, open mouth,
or do jumping jacks - Must be clean-shaven when wearing a respirator ... NO
COSMETICS!"
✔✔APF - ✔✔Assigned Protection Factor ... level at which a mask protects the wearer ...
WANT a high number
✔✔Where does supplied air for a respirator come from? - ✔✔A hose ... cannot be more
than 300 ft
✔✔What is the most protective respirator? - ✔✔SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing
Apparatus) - Supplies Grade-D air (O2 levels between 19.5 and 23.5 %, CO less than
10 ppm, CO2 less than 1000 ppm, and hydrocarbons less than 5 μg/m3) - Normal air
we breathe is 20.5% O2
✔✔True/False: If you use a compressor to supply air, you don't need anything extra -
✔✔False; you must have temperature and carbon monoxide alarms
✔✔Who supplies and maintains a respirator? - ✔✔- Employer supplies - Employee
maintains ... clean with SOAP and WATER ... if disinfected, use 10% bleach ...
NOTHING ELSE!
✔✔What can affect the seal on a respirator? - ✔✔- Facial hair - Cosmetics - Glasses
✔✔What determines required PPE? - ✔✔- Type of work - SDS (Safety Data Sheet) ...
part of UN's Global Harmonization System (removed the US from MSDS creation))
✔✔Who can analyze samples? - ✔✔Labs with certification from NLLAP (National Lead
Laboratory Accreditation Program)
✔✔Who governs radiation safety? - ✔✔Nuclear Regulatory Commission
✔✔True/False: For multi-family housing, dwellings can be grouped together based on
common materials or painting history - ✔✔True
✔✔True/False: Exteriors are considered rooms - ✔✔True
