NJ Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor Exam (12/2025)
1. Lead inspection Surface by surface evaluation for lead-based paint
2. Risk assessment Identification of lead-based paint hazards
3. EBL child investigation Focuses on where the child has been and the cause or causes. Com-
bines elements of lead inspection and risk assessment.
4. What is the weight of 207.2
lead?
5. Three reasons for lead 1. As a pigment
use in paint: 2. To add durability and corrosion control
3. As a drying agent
6. How long ago did the Ro- About 2,300 years ago
mans develop a practical
use for lead?
7. What year were the first 1713 by Bernardo Ramazzini
reports of occupational
hazards due to lead?
8. Who documented haz- Dr. Alice Hamilton
ards of lead paint in
painters in 1913?
9. What colors was lead White (lead chromate)
most commonly used in Red (ferrous lead oxide)
paint Yellow (lead chromate)
10. Sources of lead: Paint (especially pre-1978)
Vinyl
Glazed pottery
Solder (water pipes)
, NJ Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor Exam (12/2025)
Pigment
Pewter
Shellac
Soil
Water
Toys, candies, & imported goods
Crystal glassware
Fishing weights
Bullets
11. How does lead get in the Auto exhaust/petroleum products
environment? Building run-off
Contaminated water and soil
Drip lines
Solder
12. HUD estimates how 64 million
many homes contain
lead-based paint?
13. In what year did the 1971
federal government en-
act the Lead-Based Paint
Poisoning Prevention Act
(LBPPPA)?
14. What happened in 1978? Lead in residential paint is banned in the U.S. by the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
, NJ Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor Exam (12/2025)
15. Maximum amount of 0.06% by weight, 600 ppm
lead allowed in residen-
tial paint 1978
16. Maximum amount of 0.009%by weight, 90 ppm
lead allowed in residen-
tial paint 2009
17. What was passed in Congress passes Title X (Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduc-
1992? tion Act)
18. Purpose of Title X (4 1. Eliminate LBP hazards
things) 2. Implement LBP hazard reduction programs
3. Establish workable framework, infrastructure, and standard of care
for LBP hazards evaluation and reduction.
4. Reduce threat of childhood lead poisoning
19. Title X's 2 Step Plan 1. Evaluate homes for lead hazards
2. Reduce lead hazards by:
A. Abatement methods
B. Interim controls
20. Disclosure Rule Under Section 1018 of Title X, sellers and landlords must disclose
known information about lead-based paint and lead hazards before
selling or leasing properties built before 1978. Must also provide
educational material and information on lead hazards.
21. What federal agency pro- Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
vides an overall guideline
for preforming inspec-
tions, risk assessment,
and abatement?
1. Lead inspection Surface by surface evaluation for lead-based paint
2. Risk assessment Identification of lead-based paint hazards
3. EBL child investigation Focuses on where the child has been and the cause or causes. Com-
bines elements of lead inspection and risk assessment.
4. What is the weight of 207.2
lead?
5. Three reasons for lead 1. As a pigment
use in paint: 2. To add durability and corrosion control
3. As a drying agent
6. How long ago did the Ro- About 2,300 years ago
mans develop a practical
use for lead?
7. What year were the first 1713 by Bernardo Ramazzini
reports of occupational
hazards due to lead?
8. Who documented haz- Dr. Alice Hamilton
ards of lead paint in
painters in 1913?
9. What colors was lead White (lead chromate)
most commonly used in Red (ferrous lead oxide)
paint Yellow (lead chromate)
10. Sources of lead: Paint (especially pre-1978)
Vinyl
Glazed pottery
Solder (water pipes)
, NJ Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor Exam (12/2025)
Pigment
Pewter
Shellac
Soil
Water
Toys, candies, & imported goods
Crystal glassware
Fishing weights
Bullets
11. How does lead get in the Auto exhaust/petroleum products
environment? Building run-off
Contaminated water and soil
Drip lines
Solder
12. HUD estimates how 64 million
many homes contain
lead-based paint?
13. In what year did the 1971
federal government en-
act the Lead-Based Paint
Poisoning Prevention Act
(LBPPPA)?
14. What happened in 1978? Lead in residential paint is banned in the U.S. by the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
, NJ Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor Exam (12/2025)
15. Maximum amount of 0.06% by weight, 600 ppm
lead allowed in residen-
tial paint 1978
16. Maximum amount of 0.009%by weight, 90 ppm
lead allowed in residen-
tial paint 2009
17. What was passed in Congress passes Title X (Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduc-
1992? tion Act)
18. Purpose of Title X (4 1. Eliminate LBP hazards
things) 2. Implement LBP hazard reduction programs
3. Establish workable framework, infrastructure, and standard of care
for LBP hazards evaluation and reduction.
4. Reduce threat of childhood lead poisoning
19. Title X's 2 Step Plan 1. Evaluate homes for lead hazards
2. Reduce lead hazards by:
A. Abatement methods
B. Interim controls
20. Disclosure Rule Under Section 1018 of Title X, sellers and landlords must disclose
known information about lead-based paint and lead hazards before
selling or leasing properties built before 1978. Must also provide
educational material and information on lead hazards.
21. What federal agency pro- Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
vides an overall guideline
for preforming inspec-
tions, risk assessment,
and abatement?
