EPA LEAD INSPECTOR QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED TO PASS

Lead based paint - 1mg/cm^2 or .5% by weight Title x - aka residential lead-based paint hazard reduction act of 1992 -shifted focus of federal legislation from acting on existing lead-based paint hazards to preventing new hazards from occurring -has regs governing the training and certifcation of lead professionals -fed regs do not require lbp inspections; risk assessments, or abatement in target housing or child-occupied facilities -congress passed in order to protect families from exposure to lead from paint, dust and soil -only acting on existing homes containing lead based paint 3 reasons children more susceptible to ebll - 1) development 2) habits 3) body stature Lead based paint inspection - surface to surface investigation to determine the presence of a lead based paint following title x Deteriorated paint - chipping, chalking, flaking Accessible surface - "chewable" surfaces, ie. Window sills Friction surface - interior/ exterior w/ abrasion or friction ie windows, floor and stair surfaces Impact surface - interior/ exterior surface that is subject to damage by repeated sudden force ie door frames Abatement - any measure or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint. Inclduing: removal of paint and dust, permanent encolsure or encapsulation of lead based paint, replacement of painted surfaces, removing soil Child occupied facility - -building/ portion of building built before 1978 -visited by same child under 6 years of age twice a week, 3 hours at a time or combined weekly visit lasts 6 hours Clearance levels (definition) - values that indicate the maximum amount of lead permitted in dust on surface following completion of an abatement activity Epa & state: clearance for surface levels - interior floor: 40 micro gs/ ft^2 Interior window sills: 250 micro gs/ ft^2 Troughs: 400 micro gs/ ft^2 Epa & state: clearance levels for soil samples - pa: 400 micro gs/ g Yard: 1200 micro gs/ g Containment - process to protect workers and the environment by controlling exposures to the lead-contaminated dust and debris created during an abatement Dripline - area within 3 feet surrounding the perimeter of a building Encapsulant - substance that forms a barrier between lead based paint and the environment using a liquid-applied coating (with or without reinforcement materials) or an adhesively bonded covering material Enclosure - use of rigid, durable construction materials that are mechanically fastened to the substrate in order to act as a barrier between lead based paint and the environment "poor" paint - more than 10 sq ft of deteriorated paint or exterior components w large surface areas; or more than 2 sq ft of deteriorated paint on interior components w large surface areas; or more than 10 % of total surface area of the component is deteriorated on interior / exterior components w small surface areas Interim controls - set of measures designed to temporarily reduce human exposure or likely exposure to lead paint I.e. Specialized cleaning, repairs, maintenance, painting, temp containment, ongoing monitoring, management/ residential education programs Hepa vacuum - high efficiency particulate air filtered vacuum designed to remove lead-contaminated dust