LATEST 2024 Lead Inspector Questions and Answers

What are the 2 questions a lead inspection report must answer? - ANSWERS Is there lead and where is it. How long, according to the EPA, should lead inspection records be kept? - ANSWERS 3 years In the body, what area does lead impact the most? - ANSWERS Bones Heat guns must be rated below 1,100*F? True or false? - ANSWERS True When is tap water lead levels the highest? - ANSWERS When water sits overnight What is a testing combination? - ANSWERS Room equivalent + building component + substrate What is the procedure for clean up of lead dust after abatement or renovation? - ANSWERS HEPA vacuum, wet clean, HEPA vacuum again What are interim controls? - ANSWERS Measures designed to temporarily reduce human exposure (up to 20 years) What are the advantages of composite sampling? - ANSWERS Lower cost per surface sampled What is OSHA's action level for lead? - ANSWERS 30 μg/m³ What is OSHA's PEL for lead? - ANSWERS 50 μg/m³ Which is not an example of a substrate? - ANSWERS Plastic What is not an example of lead poisoning health effects? - ANSWERS Hyperglycemia What is NOT a route of exposure? - ANSWERS Convection Who is responsible for preparing the inspection report? - ANSWERS Lead inspector Ongoing medical surveillance refers to the following EXCEPT? - ANSWERS Any employee that is pregnant What are the components of a lead inspection report? - ANSWERS Who performed the inspection, date(s), inspector's certification number, XRF readings, surfaces into positive or negative, XRF information, lab methods, housing unit and sampling location, results of lab analyses What is PEL and what does it stand for? - ANSWERS Permissible exposure limit - no greater than 50 μg/m³ over 8 hour TWA or 400 μg/day. Action level 30 μg/m³ - 8 hour TWA After collecting paint chips for your lead sample, what do you do? - ANSWERS Send to lab for analysis If you have 60 interior doors and you've tested 15 of them, how many more do you Have to test in order to assume that they are all lead free? - ANSWERS 25 more to hit target number of 40 (ALL must be negative) Using a torch, how do you collect a paint sample? - ANSWERS Torch until paint bubbles What component has the highest level of lead? - ANSWERS Window trough When doing a clearance report, what is the easiest area to miss? - ANSWERS Below window sill (apron) What is the easiest way for lead to get into the house from soil? - ANSWERS Person tracks lead in from walking on leaded soil What is acid digestion? - ANSWERS Used to analyze samples for lead in lab How does lead affect fertility? - ANSWERS Both males and females What certification do respirators need to have? - ANSWERS NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health) What causes leeching into pipes? - ANSWERS Hot - soft water Which laboratories are recognized by EPA? - ANSWERS NLLAP (National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program) Clearance dust wipe sampling requires what? - ANSWERS 2 pass method Spot testing? - ANSWERS Sodium sulfide changes color EPA Regulations in lead dust? - ANSWERS Floors - 10 μg/ft² Sills - 100 μg/ft² Troughs - 400 μg/ft²