OHIO Lead Risk Assessor Study Guide/Terms
questions and answers graded A+
1. Lead was used in paint because it Adds durability and serves
as a drying agent.
2. Lead is sometimes found in drinking Pipe solder and plumbing fix-
water be- cause lead is in
tures.
3. What form of lead is often found in house paint? WHITE LEAD
4. How much lead must be present in a At least 1 milligram per square
painted surface for it to be considered centimeter (0.01 kg / m2)
lead-based paint by HUD?
5. The federal agency responsible for
OSHA
protecting workers who work with lead
in construction is
50 micrograms per cubic
6. What is OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limit
(PEL) for lead? meter of air (50 µg/m3)
7. How much lead must be in paint for ANY
OSHA to consider it to be lead-based
paint?
Vinyl blinds, ceramic coating and
8. Name some common items/objects that electrical cable coatings
Lead is often found in.
9. Most common ways lead enters the body? Inhaling (breathing) and/or In-
gesting (eating)
10. If lead gets in your body it may damage your Central and Peripheral
Nervous
System, Cardiovascular
System, and Kidneys.
(Reproductive, too)
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11. The CDC recommends community prevention ac- 10 ug/dl
tivities when children blood lead levels are
at least?
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12. A medical procedure used to remove lead Chelation
from blood is?
13. How do we determine if we exceed OSHA's PEL? Personal air
monitoring
14. When we take paint chip samples, we? Decontaminate any lead dust
that
may be created.
15. Final clearance testing for a lead abatement pro- Surface wiping
sampling.
ject is performed using:
16. The lead dust clearance levels of the current EPA 40 ug/ft2 for floors, 250
ug/ft for
regulations are? window sills and 400 ug/ft for
window troughs.
17. EPA certification recognizes the followingInspector, Risk Assessor, Supervi- sor,
work discipline: Worker, Contractor
18. EPA has defined a child-occupied facility to mean: 2 days a week, average
at least
3 hours a visit, totaling 6 hours
a week and 60 hours
annually
19. When testing for lead using an XRF analyzer 21. We can use
it is best to: insurance
coverage to
20. When we are charged with negligence our protect us
best defense is likely to be that we: from liability
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, OHIO Lead Risk Assessor Study Guide/Terms
questions and answers graded A+
arising from: Have the residents leave
during testing.
We followed the best
technology available.
Breeches of contract
22.
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questions and answers graded A+
1. Lead was used in paint because it Adds durability and serves
as a drying agent.
2. Lead is sometimes found in drinking Pipe solder and plumbing fix-
water be- cause lead is in
tures.
3. What form of lead is often found in house paint? WHITE LEAD
4. How much lead must be present in a At least 1 milligram per square
painted surface for it to be considered centimeter (0.01 kg / m2)
lead-based paint by HUD?
5. The federal agency responsible for
OSHA
protecting workers who work with lead
in construction is
50 micrograms per cubic
6. What is OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limit
(PEL) for lead? meter of air (50 µg/m3)
7. How much lead must be in paint for ANY
OSHA to consider it to be lead-based
paint?
Vinyl blinds, ceramic coating and
8. Name some common items/objects that electrical cable coatings
Lead is often found in.
9. Most common ways lead enters the body? Inhaling (breathing) and/or In-
gesting (eating)
10. If lead gets in your body it may damage your Central and Peripheral
Nervous
System, Cardiovascular
System, and Kidneys.
(Reproductive, too)
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34
,OHIO Lead Risk Assessor Study Guide/Terms
questions and answers graded A+
11. The CDC recommends community prevention ac- 10 ug/dl
tivities when children blood lead levels are
at least?
2/
34
,OHIO Lead Risk Assessor Study Guide/Terms
questions and answers graded A+
12. A medical procedure used to remove lead Chelation
from blood is?
13. How do we determine if we exceed OSHA's PEL? Personal air
monitoring
14. When we take paint chip samples, we? Decontaminate any lead dust
that
may be created.
15. Final clearance testing for a lead abatement pro- Surface wiping
sampling.
ject is performed using:
16. The lead dust clearance levels of the current EPA 40 ug/ft2 for floors, 250
ug/ft for
regulations are? window sills and 400 ug/ft for
window troughs.
17. EPA certification recognizes the followingInspector, Risk Assessor, Supervi- sor,
work discipline: Worker, Contractor
18. EPA has defined a child-occupied facility to mean: 2 days a week, average
at least
3 hours a visit, totaling 6 hours
a week and 60 hours
annually
19. When testing for lead using an XRF analyzer 21. We can use
it is best to: insurance
coverage to
20. When we are charged with negligence our protect us
best defense is likely to be that we: from liability
3/
34
, OHIO Lead Risk Assessor Study Guide/Terms
questions and answers graded A+
arising from: Have the residents leave
during testing.
We followed the best
technology available.
Breeches of contract
22.
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34
