OHIO LEAD ABATEMENT CONTRACTOR
COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Lead is sometimes found in drinking water because lead is in
Answer: Pipe solder and plumbing fixtures.
◉ What form of lead is often found in house paint? Answer: WHITE
LEAD
◉ How much lead must be present in a painted surface for it to be
considered lead-based paint by HUD? Answer: At least 1 milligram
per square centimeter (0.01 kg / m2)
◉ The federal agency responsible for protecting workers who work
with lead in construction is Answer: OSHA
◉ What is OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for lead?
Answer: 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 µg/m3)
◉ How much lead must be in paint for OSHA to consider it to be
lead-based paint? Answer: ANY
,◉ Name some common items/objects that Lead is often found in.
Answer: Vinyl blinds, ceramic coating and electrical cable coatings
◉ Most common ways lead enters the body? Answer: Inhaling
(breathing) and/or Ingesting (eating)
◉ If lead gets in your body it may damage your Answer: Central and
Peripheral Nervous System, Cardiovascular System, and Kidneys.
(Reproductive, too)
◉ The CDC recommends community prevention activities when
children blood lead levels are at least? Answer: 10 ug/dl
◉ A medical procedure used to remove lead from blood is? Answer:
Chelation
◉ How do we determine if we exceed OSHA's PEL? Answer: Personal
air monitoring
◉ When we take paint chip samples, we? Answer: Decontaminate
any lead dust that may be created.
◉ Final clearance testing for a lead abatement project is performed
using: Answer: Surface wiping sampling.
, ◉ The lead dust clearance levels of the current EPA regulations are?
Answer: 40 ug/ft2 for floors, 250 ug/ft for window sills and 400
ug/ft for window troughs.
◉ EPA certification recognizes the following work discipline:
Answer: Inspector, Risk Assessor, Supervisor, Worker, Contractor
◉ EPA has defined a child-occupied facility to mean: Answer: 2 days
a week, average at least 3 hours a visit, totaling 6 hours a week and
60 hours annually
◉ When testing for lead using an XRF analyzer it is best to: Answer:
Have the residents leave during testing.
◉ When we are charged with negligence our best defense is likely to
be that we: Answer: We followed the best technology available.
◉ We can use insurance coverage to protect us from liability arising
from: Answer: Breeches of contract
◉ In addition to training to become an inspector, anyone using an
XRF to test for lead based paint must: Answer: Receive direct factory
training by the manufacturer for the specific XRF being used.
COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Lead is sometimes found in drinking water because lead is in
Answer: Pipe solder and plumbing fixtures.
◉ What form of lead is often found in house paint? Answer: WHITE
LEAD
◉ How much lead must be present in a painted surface for it to be
considered lead-based paint by HUD? Answer: At least 1 milligram
per square centimeter (0.01 kg / m2)
◉ The federal agency responsible for protecting workers who work
with lead in construction is Answer: OSHA
◉ What is OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for lead?
Answer: 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 µg/m3)
◉ How much lead must be in paint for OSHA to consider it to be
lead-based paint? Answer: ANY
,◉ Name some common items/objects that Lead is often found in.
Answer: Vinyl blinds, ceramic coating and electrical cable coatings
◉ Most common ways lead enters the body? Answer: Inhaling
(breathing) and/or Ingesting (eating)
◉ If lead gets in your body it may damage your Answer: Central and
Peripheral Nervous System, Cardiovascular System, and Kidneys.
(Reproductive, too)
◉ The CDC recommends community prevention activities when
children blood lead levels are at least? Answer: 10 ug/dl
◉ A medical procedure used to remove lead from blood is? Answer:
Chelation
◉ How do we determine if we exceed OSHA's PEL? Answer: Personal
air monitoring
◉ When we take paint chip samples, we? Answer: Decontaminate
any lead dust that may be created.
◉ Final clearance testing for a lead abatement project is performed
using: Answer: Surface wiping sampling.
, ◉ The lead dust clearance levels of the current EPA regulations are?
Answer: 40 ug/ft2 for floors, 250 ug/ft for window sills and 400
ug/ft for window troughs.
◉ EPA certification recognizes the following work discipline:
Answer: Inspector, Risk Assessor, Supervisor, Worker, Contractor
◉ EPA has defined a child-occupied facility to mean: Answer: 2 days
a week, average at least 3 hours a visit, totaling 6 hours a week and
60 hours annually
◉ When testing for lead using an XRF analyzer it is best to: Answer:
Have the residents leave during testing.
◉ When we are charged with negligence our best defense is likely to
be that we: Answer: We followed the best technology available.
◉ We can use insurance coverage to protect us from liability arising
from: Answer: Breeches of contract
◉ In addition to training to become an inspector, anyone using an
XRF to test for lead based paint must: Answer: Receive direct factory
training by the manufacturer for the specific XRF being used.
