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Lead was used in paint because it - Answer Adds durability and serves as a drying agent.
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.