Lead Inspector / Assessor Course – 2025/2026
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Permanent abatement options include... - correct answerPaint removal, component
removal, enclosure, encapsulation
What agencies focus on childhood lead poisoning prevention? - correct answerCDPH,
HUD, EPA
What is the CAL OSHA Standard for lead? - correct answerTitle 8 CCR 1532.1
What is the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead Based Paint Hazards in
Housing? - correct answer1995 HUD Guidelines
When was the revision to Chapter 7 of the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of
Lead Based Paint Hazards in Housing enacted? - correct answer1997
Target Housing - correct answerHousing where children may live and spend time in.
T/F Every purchaser of any interest in residential real property on which a residential
dwelling was built prior to 1978 is notified that such property may present exposure to
lead from lead based paint. - correct answerTrue
The federal regulation for re-certification occurs how often? - correct answerEvery 3
years
In California, how often is re-certification? - correct answerEvery other year
What is the California standard equivalent to 29 CFR 1926.62? - correct answerTitle 8
CCR 1532.1
What is the California standard equivalent to 29 CFR 1910.134? - correct answerTitle 8
CCR 5144
What are the two documents that base the Lead Based Paint Inspections? - correct
answerHUD 1995/1997 and EPA 40 CFR part 745
What is EPA 40 CFR part 745? - correct answerLead; Requirements for Lead Based
Paint Activities in Target Housing and Child Occupied Facilities
,What is HUD 1995/1997? - correct answerGuidelines for the Evaluation and Control of
Lead Based Paint Hazards in Housing
Lead based paint - correct answerpaint, varnish, shellac or other coating on surfaces
that contain 1.0 mg/cm2 or more of lead or 0.5% or more lead in weight
Lead based paint hazards - correct answerany condition that cause 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
Lead based paint inspection - correct answera surface-by-surface investigation to
determine the presence of lead based paint and the provision of a report explaining the
results of the investigation
What are the HUD primary substrates? - correct answerbrick, concrete, drywall, metal,
wood, and plaster
What is the inspector's job during an inspection? - correct answerTo test a surface in
the interior of each dwelling unit that is representative of each type of painted, stained,
shellacked or varnished testing combination in every room equivalent.
T/F Lead inspection includes soil testing. - correct answerFalse - soil testing is part of a
risk assessment or if requested by the owner
Room equivalent - correct answeran identifiable part of a residence, such as a room,
house exterior, a foyer, staircase, hallway or an exterior area (play areas, painted swing
sets, painted sandboxes, fences, etc.)
Building component type - correct answerthose items in the interior or exterior of
housing onto which paint, stain, varnish or shellac has been applied and that have a
common substrate
Substrate - correct answerthe material underneath the paint
Testing combination - correct answerunique combination of room equivalent, building
component type and substrate
Deteriorated paint - correct answerany interior or exterior paint that is peeling, chipping,
chalking, cracking or is located on an interior or exterior surface or fixture that is
damaged or deteriorated
Accessible surface - correct answersurface that protrudes from the surrounding area to
the extent that a child can chew the surface and is within three feet of the floor or
ground (e.g. window wills, railing and the edges of stair treads)
, Multi-family housing (for the purposes of a lead based paint inspection only) - correct
answerAny group of units that is similar in construction from unit to unit with 1) 21 or
more units if any were built before 1960 or are of unknown age or 2) 10 or more units if
they were built from 1960 - 1977
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - YES
Abatement Planning - NO
Hazard Evaluation - NO
Clearance Inspections - NO - correct answerCertified Lead Worker
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - YES
Abatement Planning - YES
Hazard Evaluation - NO
Clearance Inspections - NO - correct answerCertified Lead Supervisor
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - NO
Abatement Planning - YES
Hazard Evaluation - NO
Clearance Inspections - YES - correct answerCertified Lead Project Monitor
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - NO
Abatement Planning - NO
Hazard Evaluation - YES
Clearance Inspections - YES - correct answerCertified Lead Inspector / Assessor and
Certified Sampling Tech (under the supervision of an inspector/assessor)
Lead has been used in paint for what three main reasons? - correct answeras pigment,
to add durability and corrosion control, and as a drying agent
What is the greatest risk of lead exposure that people face? - correct answerMan-made
processes and products
Currently, what is the principal industrial use of lead? - correct answerManufacture of
electrical storage batteries
Where does the major exposure to lead for most adults come from? - correct
answerThe work place
What are the major sources of lead exposure for infants and young children? - correct
answerSurface dust and soil contaminated with lead
T/F A person may become poisoned through exposure to a single high-level source of
lead or through the cumulative effect of repeated exposures to low-level sources of
lead. - correct answerTrue
Updated Study Guide & Practice Questions |
Certification Exam Prep | 100% Pass
Guarantee
Permanent abatement options include... - correct answerPaint removal, component
removal, enclosure, encapsulation
What agencies focus on childhood lead poisoning prevention? - correct answerCDPH,
HUD, EPA
What is the CAL OSHA Standard for lead? - correct answerTitle 8 CCR 1532.1
What is the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead Based Paint Hazards in
Housing? - correct answer1995 HUD Guidelines
When was the revision to Chapter 7 of the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of
Lead Based Paint Hazards in Housing enacted? - correct answer1997
Target Housing - correct answerHousing where children may live and spend time in.
T/F Every purchaser of any interest in residential real property on which a residential
dwelling was built prior to 1978 is notified that such property may present exposure to
lead from lead based paint. - correct answerTrue
The federal regulation for re-certification occurs how often? - correct answerEvery 3
years
In California, how often is re-certification? - correct answerEvery other year
What is the California standard equivalent to 29 CFR 1926.62? - correct answerTitle 8
CCR 1532.1
What is the California standard equivalent to 29 CFR 1910.134? - correct answerTitle 8
CCR 5144
What are the two documents that base the Lead Based Paint Inspections? - correct
answerHUD 1995/1997 and EPA 40 CFR part 745
What is EPA 40 CFR part 745? - correct answerLead; Requirements for Lead Based
Paint Activities in Target Housing and Child Occupied Facilities
,What is HUD 1995/1997? - correct answerGuidelines for the Evaluation and Control of
Lead Based Paint Hazards in Housing
Lead based paint - correct answerpaint, varnish, shellac or other coating on surfaces
that contain 1.0 mg/cm2 or more of lead or 0.5% or more lead in weight
Lead based paint hazards - correct answerany condition that cause 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
Lead based paint inspection - correct answera surface-by-surface investigation to
determine the presence of lead based paint and the provision of a report explaining the
results of the investigation
What are the HUD primary substrates? - correct answerbrick, concrete, drywall, metal,
wood, and plaster
What is the inspector's job during an inspection? - correct answerTo test a surface in
the interior of each dwelling unit that is representative of each type of painted, stained,
shellacked or varnished testing combination in every room equivalent.
T/F Lead inspection includes soil testing. - correct answerFalse - soil testing is part of a
risk assessment or if requested by the owner
Room equivalent - correct answeran identifiable part of a residence, such as a room,
house exterior, a foyer, staircase, hallway or an exterior area (play areas, painted swing
sets, painted sandboxes, fences, etc.)
Building component type - correct answerthose items in the interior or exterior of
housing onto which paint, stain, varnish or shellac has been applied and that have a
common substrate
Substrate - correct answerthe material underneath the paint
Testing combination - correct answerunique combination of room equivalent, building
component type and substrate
Deteriorated paint - correct answerany interior or exterior paint that is peeling, chipping,
chalking, cracking or is located on an interior or exterior surface or fixture that is
damaged or deteriorated
Accessible surface - correct answersurface that protrudes from the surrounding area to
the extent that a child can chew the surface and is within three feet of the floor or
ground (e.g. window wills, railing and the edges of stair treads)
, Multi-family housing (for the purposes of a lead based paint inspection only) - correct
answerAny group of units that is similar in construction from unit to unit with 1) 21 or
more units if any were built before 1960 or are of unknown age or 2) 10 or more units if
they were built from 1960 - 1977
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - YES
Abatement Planning - NO
Hazard Evaluation - NO
Clearance Inspections - NO - correct answerCertified Lead Worker
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - YES
Abatement Planning - YES
Hazard Evaluation - NO
Clearance Inspections - NO - correct answerCertified Lead Supervisor
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - NO
Abatement Planning - YES
Hazard Evaluation - NO
Clearance Inspections - YES - correct answerCertified Lead Project Monitor
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - NO
Abatement Planning - NO
Hazard Evaluation - YES
Clearance Inspections - YES - correct answerCertified Lead Inspector / Assessor and
Certified Sampling Tech (under the supervision of an inspector/assessor)
Lead has been used in paint for what three main reasons? - correct answeras pigment,
to add durability and corrosion control, and as a drying agent
What is the greatest risk of lead exposure that people face? - correct answerMan-made
processes and products
Currently, what is the principal industrial use of lead? - correct answerManufacture of
electrical storage batteries
Where does the major exposure to lead for most adults come from? - correct
answerThe work place
What are the major sources of lead exposure for infants and young children? - correct
answerSurface dust and soil contaminated with lead
T/F A person may become poisoned through exposure to a single high-level source of
lead or through the cumulative effect of repeated exposures to low-level sources of
lead. - correct answerTrue
