OHIO LEAD RISK ASSESSOR STATE EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ What jobs work with lead? Answer: construction, electronic
factories/repair, restoration work, radiator repair, policemen, X-rays,
commercial flashing, fishing, batteries, smelting, painting, electrical
work, stained glass pottery, etc.
◉ What is considered lead-based paint according to HUD/EPA?
Answer: Paint that has lead 1 mg/cm^2 or 0.5% by weight
◉ What is considered lead-based paint according to OSHA? Answer:
Paint that has any detectable amount of lead
◉ What is the maximum amount of lead in consumer products
according to CDC/CPSC? Answer: 90 ppm or 0.009% by weight
◉ When did lead-based paint usage decline? Answer: It declined in
the 1950s as latex paint became cheaper and more popular
,◉ What was the industry standard for residential lead-based paint
in 1955? Answer: 1%, which was adopted by Congress in 1971 and
reduced to 0.06% in 1978
◉ Are there any restrictions on the use of lead-based paint for non-
residential uses? Answer: No, there are no federal restrictions on the
use of lead-based paint for industrial purposes and it is still used in
some areas
◉ How does lead enter the body? Answer: The lead can enter the
child's system in one of three ways:
-Eating contaminated food or substances
-Breathing contaminated air
-Drinking contaminated water
The most common mode of transmission into the body is exposure
to household dust or yard soil that is contaminated with lead.
◉ What consumer products contain lead? Answer: Imported goods,
pool cue chalk, calcium supplements from bone or oyster shells,
some hair dyes
, ◉ What is body burden? Answer: The total amount of lead in the
body at any point
◉ How long does lead stay in your body? Answer: The half-life of
lead is 1 month in the bloodstream, 1-1.5 months in soft tissue, and
25-30 years in bone
◉ What makes lead in bones dangerous? Answer: Lead absorbed in
the bone in the past can be mobilized during pregnancy, wasting
illness (such as cancer or AIDS), injury, or osteoporosis
◉ What are the three areas of legal liability? Answer: Laws,
contracts, and tort
◉ What are the four elements of a negligence (tort) claim? Answer:
Duty: Defendant owed a legal duty to the plaintiff under the
circumstances
Breach: The defendant breached that legal duty by acting or failing
to act in a certain way
Causation: It was the defendant's actions (or inaction) that actually
caused the harm
Damages: The plaintiff was harmed or injured as a result of the
defendant's actions
SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ What jobs work with lead? Answer: construction, electronic
factories/repair, restoration work, radiator repair, policemen, X-rays,
commercial flashing, fishing, batteries, smelting, painting, electrical
work, stained glass pottery, etc.
◉ What is considered lead-based paint according to HUD/EPA?
Answer: Paint that has lead 1 mg/cm^2 or 0.5% by weight
◉ What is considered lead-based paint according to OSHA? Answer:
Paint that has any detectable amount of lead
◉ What is the maximum amount of lead in consumer products
according to CDC/CPSC? Answer: 90 ppm or 0.009% by weight
◉ When did lead-based paint usage decline? Answer: It declined in
the 1950s as latex paint became cheaper and more popular
,◉ What was the industry standard for residential lead-based paint
in 1955? Answer: 1%, which was adopted by Congress in 1971 and
reduced to 0.06% in 1978
◉ Are there any restrictions on the use of lead-based paint for non-
residential uses? Answer: No, there are no federal restrictions on the
use of lead-based paint for industrial purposes and it is still used in
some areas
◉ How does lead enter the body? Answer: The lead can enter the
child's system in one of three ways:
-Eating contaminated food or substances
-Breathing contaminated air
-Drinking contaminated water
The most common mode of transmission into the body is exposure
to household dust or yard soil that is contaminated with lead.
◉ What consumer products contain lead? Answer: Imported goods,
pool cue chalk, calcium supplements from bone or oyster shells,
some hair dyes
, ◉ What is body burden? Answer: The total amount of lead in the
body at any point
◉ How long does lead stay in your body? Answer: The half-life of
lead is 1 month in the bloodstream, 1-1.5 months in soft tissue, and
25-30 years in bone
◉ What makes lead in bones dangerous? Answer: Lead absorbed in
the bone in the past can be mobilized during pregnancy, wasting
illness (such as cancer or AIDS), injury, or osteoporosis
◉ What are the three areas of legal liability? Answer: Laws,
contracts, and tort
◉ What are the four elements of a negligence (tort) claim? Answer:
Duty: Defendant owed a legal duty to the plaintiff under the
circumstances
Breach: The defendant breached that legal duty by acting or failing
to act in a certain way
Causation: It was the defendant's actions (or inaction) that actually
caused the harm
Damages: The plaintiff was harmed or injured as a result of the
defendant's actions
