Lead-Safe Work Practices & Control Questions and Answers.

If a child under age six resides in a home with lead hazards, all chewable surfaces should always be which of the following? - Answer Enclosed or coated so they are impenetrable Abatement of a lead hazard involves which of the following? - Answer The complete removal of the lead-based paint and any associated hazards Interim control of lead hazard involves which of the following? - Answer The control of the hazard through a course of action that protects residents and associates One of the components of lead-safe work practices relates to prohibited methods. Which of the following is a prohibited method of paint removal under these practices? - Answer Open flame burning or torching Lead-safe work practices are NOT required when which of the following is true? - Answer All of the above Sometimes during the repair or renovation of a home with lead-based paint, the residents must do which of the following? - Answer Be relocated to a suitable home that is free of lead hazards One of the components of lead-safe work practices relates to protecting occupants. In which of the following situations do you not need to relocate occupants of a home while maintenance or repair is conducted? - Answer If the work will not disturb lead-based paint, or create dust-lead hazards. Wendy is a maintenance technician working on a job that disturbs three square feet of interior lead-based paint. She should: - Answer Follow lead-safe work practices Frank is in charge of a lead-based paint removal project on the interior window frames of some homes in his community. As a contractor certified in lead-safe work practices, which of the following would you NOT expect Frank to do? - Answer Use dry sanding and dry scraping techniques to get rid of the lead-based paint. Even small jobs, which are not covered by the RRP Rule, require careful planning when lead-based paint might be involved. Which HUD lead-safe work practice applies when working with a job which disturbs 1 square foot of interior area? - Answer Use common sense, focusing on the protection of residents and employees for this project.