LEAD TEST QUESTIONS & VALID
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is lead? - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1) heavy metal, (2) used for thousand years to
prevent corrosion and kills mold and mildew, (3) durable and easy to shape, (4) poison,
(5) can make you sick if you breath or swallow
What is the definition of lead-based paint? - Correct Answer ✔✔ paint, varnish, shellac,
or other coatings on surface that contain more than 1.0 mg/cm2 of lead or more than
0.% lead by weight
Name sources of lead exposure - Correct Answer ✔✔ lead-based paint, leaded
gasoline, industrial releases, soil; food; and water, pottery; crystal; and glassware,
different jobs and hobbies
When is lead paint a hazard? - Correct Answer ✔✔ when it chips or becomes dust of
fumes
When is lead dust created? - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1) gets old and deteriorates, (2)
surfaces are broken, damaged, or disturbed, (3) surfaces are sanded or scraped. Lead
dust and particles tend to stick to surfaces
When did the United States banned the use of lead paint in homes? - Correct Answer
✔✔ 1978
What title made Louisiana have lead regulations? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Title X
90% of homes built before _________ have lead paint - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1940
62% of homes built between _____________ have lead paint - Correct Answer ✔✔
1960-1978
_______________ of children in the United States are at risk for lead poisoning -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Millions
(true/false) doing lead abatement safely is very important - Correct Answer ✔✔ true
What does lead look like? - Correct Answer ✔✔ heavy, gray metal
Why was lead used? - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1) prevents corrosion, (2) kills mold and
mildew, (3) is easy to shape, (4) is strong, (5) blocks radiation, (6) blocks sound, (7)
helps paint dry
,In ________, Ben Franklin wrote to a friend about work-related lead poisoning cases. -
Correct Answer ✔✔ 1786
In the early _________, doctors found that lead-based paint caused reproductive
problems for workers and their families - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1900s
Where can lead be found? - Correct Answer ✔✔ almost anywhere
What does lead pollute - Correct Answer ✔✔ air, soil, household dust, and any surface
it lands on
(true/false) you can find traces of lead in most soil - Correct Answer ✔✔ true
How does OSHA set the limits of the amount of lead you can breathe when you are
working and what are they? - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1) Action level = 30 ug/m3 (2)
Permissible Exposure Limit = 50 ug/m3
1 gram = how many ug? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1,000,000 micro grams
1 gram (g) = how many mg? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1,000 milligrams
1 milligram = how many micro grams - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1,000 micro grams
What is the Action Level? - Correct Answer ✔✔ the average amount of lead in the air
over an 8-hour period. this is the caution area
If you are exposed to an action level, what must the employer do? - Correct Answer ✔✔
must measure the amount of lead in the air at least every six months or any time you
change the activity or work environment
What is the PEL? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ug/m3 and
means stop! This is the highest level of lead that you are allowed to be exposed to.
If you are exposed to an PEL, what must the employer do? - Correct Answer ✔✔
monitor lead in the air every 3 months or any time you change the activity or the work
environment
When does OSHA say you need a blood test? - Correct Answer ✔✔ when you first work
with lead
How is blood measured? - Correct Answer ✔✔ micrograms of lead per deciliter
What does MUC stand for? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Maximum Use Concentration which is
the highest amount of lead a respirator can handle under the OSHA lead standard
, What is the Temporary Medical Removal Protection? - Correct Answer ✔✔ OSHA says
if you have two blood levels about 50 ug/dl two weeks apart, your employer must give
you work to do that does not expose you to lead
What is APF? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Assigned Protection Factor
How does lead enter your body? - Correct Answer ✔✔ breathe or swallow
(t/f) when lead reaches your blood, it attaches to red blood cells in the area where iron
and oxygen are. If you body does not get enough iron, lead will attach to the red blood
cells more quickly. Then, red blood cells cannot cannot carry oxygen. - Correct Answer
✔✔ true
Lead can be stored in bone tissue for more than _______ years - Correct Answer ✔✔
30
Lead that stays in your body is called? - Correct Answer ✔✔ body burden
(true/false) If the lead goes from the bone back into the blood, it causes problems all
over again - Correct Answer ✔✔ true
A pregnant woman's body absorbs _____ of the lead she takes in; whereas, adults
mostly ______. - Correct Answer ✔✔ 50%; 10%
Children absorb nearly ______ of the lead they take in - Correct Answer ✔✔ 50%
__________ are a very high risk of lead poisoning - Correct Answer ✔✔ toddlers (age 1
to 3)
(true/false) the health effects of lead poisoning are often difficult to recognize - Correct
Answer ✔✔ true
Can lead poisoning cause permanent damage? - Correct Answer ✔✔ yes
Name two kinds of tests to monitor blood levels - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1) blood level
test (2) ZPP test (Zinc Protoporphyrin)
Which is the most accurate blood test? - Correct Answer ✔✔ blood level test and shows
what you have been exposed to in the last 6 to 8 weeks
Name two types of medical surveillance for workers exposed to lead - Correct Answer
✔✔ (1) initial medical surveillance (2) on-going medical surveillance program
What does the medical surveillance program include? - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1) blood
test for biological monitoring (2) six-part medical exam (3) medical exam and
consultation
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is lead? - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1) heavy metal, (2) used for thousand years to
prevent corrosion and kills mold and mildew, (3) durable and easy to shape, (4) poison,
(5) can make you sick if you breath or swallow
What is the definition of lead-based paint? - Correct Answer ✔✔ paint, varnish, shellac,
or other coatings on surface that contain more than 1.0 mg/cm2 of lead or more than
0.% lead by weight
Name sources of lead exposure - Correct Answer ✔✔ lead-based paint, leaded
gasoline, industrial releases, soil; food; and water, pottery; crystal; and glassware,
different jobs and hobbies
When is lead paint a hazard? - Correct Answer ✔✔ when it chips or becomes dust of
fumes
When is lead dust created? - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1) gets old and deteriorates, (2)
surfaces are broken, damaged, or disturbed, (3) surfaces are sanded or scraped. Lead
dust and particles tend to stick to surfaces
When did the United States banned the use of lead paint in homes? - Correct Answer
✔✔ 1978
What title made Louisiana have lead regulations? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Title X
90% of homes built before _________ have lead paint - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1940
62% of homes built between _____________ have lead paint - Correct Answer ✔✔
1960-1978
_______________ of children in the United States are at risk for lead poisoning -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Millions
(true/false) doing lead abatement safely is very important - Correct Answer ✔✔ true
What does lead look like? - Correct Answer ✔✔ heavy, gray metal
Why was lead used? - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1) prevents corrosion, (2) kills mold and
mildew, (3) is easy to shape, (4) is strong, (5) blocks radiation, (6) blocks sound, (7)
helps paint dry
,In ________, Ben Franklin wrote to a friend about work-related lead poisoning cases. -
Correct Answer ✔✔ 1786
In the early _________, doctors found that lead-based paint caused reproductive
problems for workers and their families - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1900s
Where can lead be found? - Correct Answer ✔✔ almost anywhere
What does lead pollute - Correct Answer ✔✔ air, soil, household dust, and any surface
it lands on
(true/false) you can find traces of lead in most soil - Correct Answer ✔✔ true
How does OSHA set the limits of the amount of lead you can breathe when you are
working and what are they? - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1) Action level = 30 ug/m3 (2)
Permissible Exposure Limit = 50 ug/m3
1 gram = how many ug? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1,000,000 micro grams
1 gram (g) = how many mg? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1,000 milligrams
1 milligram = how many micro grams - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1,000 micro grams
What is the Action Level? - Correct Answer ✔✔ the average amount of lead in the air
over an 8-hour period. this is the caution area
If you are exposed to an action level, what must the employer do? - Correct Answer ✔✔
must measure the amount of lead in the air at least every six months or any time you
change the activity or work environment
What is the PEL? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ug/m3 and
means stop! This is the highest level of lead that you are allowed to be exposed to.
If you are exposed to an PEL, what must the employer do? - Correct Answer ✔✔
monitor lead in the air every 3 months or any time you change the activity or the work
environment
When does OSHA say you need a blood test? - Correct Answer ✔✔ when you first work
with lead
How is blood measured? - Correct Answer ✔✔ micrograms of lead per deciliter
What does MUC stand for? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Maximum Use Concentration which is
the highest amount of lead a respirator can handle under the OSHA lead standard
, What is the Temporary Medical Removal Protection? - Correct Answer ✔✔ OSHA says
if you have two blood levels about 50 ug/dl two weeks apart, your employer must give
you work to do that does not expose you to lead
What is APF? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Assigned Protection Factor
How does lead enter your body? - Correct Answer ✔✔ breathe or swallow
(t/f) when lead reaches your blood, it attaches to red blood cells in the area where iron
and oxygen are. If you body does not get enough iron, lead will attach to the red blood
cells more quickly. Then, red blood cells cannot cannot carry oxygen. - Correct Answer
✔✔ true
Lead can be stored in bone tissue for more than _______ years - Correct Answer ✔✔
30
Lead that stays in your body is called? - Correct Answer ✔✔ body burden
(true/false) If the lead goes from the bone back into the blood, it causes problems all
over again - Correct Answer ✔✔ true
A pregnant woman's body absorbs _____ of the lead she takes in; whereas, adults
mostly ______. - Correct Answer ✔✔ 50%; 10%
Children absorb nearly ______ of the lead they take in - Correct Answer ✔✔ 50%
__________ are a very high risk of lead poisoning - Correct Answer ✔✔ toddlers (age 1
to 3)
(true/false) the health effects of lead poisoning are often difficult to recognize - Correct
Answer ✔✔ true
Can lead poisoning cause permanent damage? - Correct Answer ✔✔ yes
Name two kinds of tests to monitor blood levels - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1) blood level
test (2) ZPP test (Zinc Protoporphyrin)
Which is the most accurate blood test? - Correct Answer ✔✔ blood level test and shows
what you have been exposed to in the last 6 to 8 weeks
Name two types of medical surveillance for workers exposed to lead - Correct Answer
✔✔ (1) initial medical surveillance (2) on-going medical surveillance program
What does the medical surveillance program include? - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1) blood
test for biological monitoring (2) six-part medical exam (3) medical exam and
consultation
