LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ OSHA respirator protection standards relevant to lead abatement
work. Answer: When above the permissible exposure limit:
Need to wear HEPA filter and any other appropriate filter
Have a written respiratory program in place
◉ OSHA general industry standards relevant to lead abatement
work. Answer: Similar to the construction rule except: it pertains to
exposure to lead when it is not
Construction
Agriculture
Factory manufacturing
Medical removal is different
Return to work level is different
◉ Describe blood monitoring requirements. Answer: If air
monitoring is above the action level
,30ug/m3 for more than 30 days/year
Every 2 months for the first 6 months
If above 40ug/dl then back to every 2 months
At 50ug/dl- medical removal (if 2 consecutive tests)
◉ Recognize the correct wording of lead wording signs. Answer:
DANGER: Lead work area
May Damage Fertility or the Unborn Child, Cause Damage to the
Central Nervous System, Do Not Eat, Drink, or Smoke in this Area
◉ Describe the OSHA construction standards (other than lead regs).
Answer: -Fall protection
-Eye protection
-Hazard Communication
-Anything having to do with worker protection and construction
(including asbestos)
◉ Describe the general requirements specified by the OSHA
construction standards. Answer: -Train your people
-Monitor the air they're breathing (PEL is 50ug/m3, AL is 30ug/m3)
, -Take steps to reduce exposure to lead
-Do blood monitoring
Keep adequate records
◉ Describe the exposure monitoring and written compliance plan
requirements specified by the OSHA lead in construction standards.
Answer: -Depending on what Class work it is, assume a certain
exposure of lead
-Adjust respirator after finding out what exposure is
-Document what type of work is being done
-Exposure below AL (30ug/m3) is considered negative assessment.
not repeated until job conditions change
-If exposure is above PEL (50ug/m3) monitor every 3 months
-between 30-50ug/m3, monitor every 6 months
-written compliance plan
◉ Exposure assessment schedule when assessment reports levels
below AL (30ug/m3). Answer: Not repeated until job conditions
change
◉ Exposure assessment schedule if exposure is above PEL
(50ug/m3). Answer: Every 3 months
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ OSHA respirator protection standards relevant to lead abatement
work. Answer: When above the permissible exposure limit:
Need to wear HEPA filter and any other appropriate filter
Have a written respiratory program in place
◉ OSHA general industry standards relevant to lead abatement
work. Answer: Similar to the construction rule except: it pertains to
exposure to lead when it is not
Construction
Agriculture
Factory manufacturing
Medical removal is different
Return to work level is different
◉ Describe blood monitoring requirements. Answer: If air
monitoring is above the action level
,30ug/m3 for more than 30 days/year
Every 2 months for the first 6 months
If above 40ug/dl then back to every 2 months
At 50ug/dl- medical removal (if 2 consecutive tests)
◉ Recognize the correct wording of lead wording signs. Answer:
DANGER: Lead work area
May Damage Fertility or the Unborn Child, Cause Damage to the
Central Nervous System, Do Not Eat, Drink, or Smoke in this Area
◉ Describe the OSHA construction standards (other than lead regs).
Answer: -Fall protection
-Eye protection
-Hazard Communication
-Anything having to do with worker protection and construction
(including asbestos)
◉ Describe the general requirements specified by the OSHA
construction standards. Answer: -Train your people
-Monitor the air they're breathing (PEL is 50ug/m3, AL is 30ug/m3)
, -Take steps to reduce exposure to lead
-Do blood monitoring
Keep adequate records
◉ Describe the exposure monitoring and written compliance plan
requirements specified by the OSHA lead in construction standards.
Answer: -Depending on what Class work it is, assume a certain
exposure of lead
-Adjust respirator after finding out what exposure is
-Document what type of work is being done
-Exposure below AL (30ug/m3) is considered negative assessment.
not repeated until job conditions change
-If exposure is above PEL (50ug/m3) monitor every 3 months
-between 30-50ug/m3, monitor every 6 months
-written compliance plan
◉ Exposure assessment schedule when assessment reports levels
below AL (30ug/m3). Answer: Not repeated until job conditions
change
◉ Exposure assessment schedule if exposure is above PEL
(50ug/m3). Answer: Every 3 months
