CDPH Lead Inspector/Assessor California State Exam Questions and Answers with complete

Atomic Symbol for Lead and origin Latin word? - Pb; plumbum meaning "liquid silver" What form of lead is mostly used in the United States? - #1 Form: Lead Acid Batteries, #2 Form: Ammunition, #3 Form: Paints & Coatings Why is/was lead added to paint? - Durability. Other qualities include: prevents mold growth & corrosion, soundproofing, quick drying. What is white lead? - Major form of lead used in paint before 1950, it was the only white paint used in European paintings until 19th century, heavy consistency, fastest drying white paint. What does Presumed Lead-Based Paint refer to? - Residential structures built prior to January 1, 1978/ also called Target Housing. Supplied Air Respirators (SARs) must use what grade air and what hose length? - Grade D Air (oxygen level greater than or equal to 19.5% and less than or equal to 23.5%), hose must not exceed 300 feet in length. When do you replace coveralls daily? When do you replace them weekly? - Weekly replacement if exposed to 50 - 200 μg/m3. Daily Replacement if exposed to more than 200 μg/m3. When are you required to wear a respirator? - When an employee's exposure to lead exceeds the PEL, work operations for which engineering controls and work practices are not sufficient enough to reduce levels to below PEL, when an employee requests a respirator, and when respirators are used for interim practices during trigger tasks. EPA/HUD definition of Lead-Based Paint? - ≥ 0.5% by weight or ≥ 1.0 mg/cm2 or ≥ 5000 ppmWhat year was the amount of lead that could be in certain coatings restricted to a lead concentration of less than ≤ 0.06% lead by weight (≤ 600 ppm) if the coating was applied to surfaces that could be accessible to children/the public and who by? - 1978; Consumer Product Safety Commission. What year was the allowable amount of lead further reduced if applied to surfaces that could be accessible to children/the public and what was it lowered to? - 2009; ≤0.009% lead by weight (≤ 90ppm) Who began phase out of lead gasoline for consumer use? What year and what act officially banned it? - EPA; 1996 Clean Air Act. In October (what year), the U.S. Congress passed a LAW called the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act also known as ____. - 1992, Tile X or Title 10. Title X lists 6 situations where lead is a hazard, what are they? - Lead dust from lead-based paint (1) which is damaged or deteriorated, (2) on any friction surface, (3) on any impact surface. (4) Leadpainted surfaces that a child could chew. Lead-contaminated (5) dust anywhere in the home or (6) soil that is above the acceptable standards set by the EPA. When does the EPA/HUD Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP) under the authority of the Toxic Substances Control Act apply, and what year was it introduced/enforced? - Addresses hazards caused by renovation, repair and painting work activities in any residential housing or child-occupied facility constructed before 1978 (target housing). It does this by establishing requirements for training/certifying workers, accrediting training providers etc. 2008/2010. Proposition 65 requires what? - Requires California to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects or reproductive harm (lead). When is a clearance required? - All permanent abatement activities and temporary abatement when a child with elevated blood levels. Outdoor is usually visual unless it's soil (must pass clearance). Abatement for public and residential buildings which is designed to reduce lead paint or lead hazards for a minimum of twenty years must be conducted by? - Certified Lead Supervisor or Certified Lead Worker.Abatement for public and residential buildings which is designed to reduce lead paint or lead hazards for less than twenty years must be conducted by? - According to procedures specified in HUD Chapter 11: Interim Controls, "Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing". What can a certified Worker do? How long is the course? State exam required yes or no? - Perform Abatement, 3-day course, no state exam required What can a certified Supervisor do? How long is the course? State exam required yes or no? - Perform Abatement and Supervise Abatement, 5-day course, must pass exam.