Lead Inspector Study Guide Latest
update 2025/2026
· The role of a Risk Assessor is to determine and report - correct answer-Type of LBP
hazards
-Severity of LBP hazards
-Location of LBP hazards
· Soil Sampling is not necessary if? - correct answerNo bare soil exists on the property
· A Risk Assessment includes? - correct answerOccupant Questionnaire
· Floor plans for Risk Assessment identify rooms and room equivalents by? - correct
answero Room number and room function
· In Multi-family housing, when no information is available on the building's history
maintenance, or management practices; and not all units can be accessed, which
sampling selection method should be used? - correct answero Worse-Case Sampling
· The Clearance examination involves? - correct answero A written history of the
property
· Interim controls do not include - correct answero Covering such a surface with a
coating or other treatment,
· For the purpose of a Risk Assessment the term similar dwellings describe dwelling that
- correct answero Were built at the same time, are of similar construction, have a
common painting, maintenance and management history
· For a Risk Assessment the visual examination categorizes the paint condition on
surfaces as - correct answero Intact, Deteriorated
· In Michigan, an EBL environmental investigation can only be performed by? - correct
answero A certified lead inspector/risk assessor that has received the MI elevated blood
lead (EBL) endorsement
· Preliminary data collection (resident questionnaire) will help a Risk Assessor? - correct
answero Prioritize areas of concern and develop a sampling scheme
· Worse Case sampling selection requires that the risk assessor has? - correct answero
Access to all units
, · Soil-lead hazards may be abated by what method? - correct answero Replacement
· According to the EPA, which of the following is not an acceptable method for
identifying lead-based paint? - correct answero Chemical test kits
· Soil samples should not be taken from which of the following? - correct answero
Grassy areas where children play
· The process of determining that painted surfaces are lead safe in dwellings where lead
based paint remains after a lead abatement project is called? - correct answero Re-
Evaluation
· A Risk Assessment report contains all the following: - correct answero Clearance wipe
sample results
· In Michigan, during a risk assessment the number of rooms (if available) that dust wipe
sample are taken in is? - correct answero 6
· If the results of any dust wipe sample taken during a Lead Hazard Screen are above
the allowable (screen) standards, the Risk Assessor should: - correct answero Inform
the owner that a full Risk Assessment is necessary
· What is required for Risk Assessments? - correct answero Possible causes and
amounts of LBP deterioration
· The agency that sets the reference level for an elevated blood lead level in children as
over 5ug/dl is? - correct answero CDC
· What is true about a Risk Assessment in regard to soil - correct answero Soil sampling
from bare soil areas is required part of Risk Assessment
· Two of the steps in the clearance process are? - correct answero Visual examination
for dust and debris, and dust-wipe sampling
· Title X (ten) of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act requires
sellers and landlords to - correct answero Disclose any known information concerning
potential lead-based paint hazards and available records, must provide purchasers and
lessees with a lead hazard information pamphlet, and must include specific language in
the lease or contract related to lead.
· Rooms selected for dust wipe sampling during risk assessments is prioritized as follow
- correct answero Play areas, kitchen, bedrooms of children, bathroom, living room
· Lead hazards are associated with all of the following: - correct answero Paint, dust,
soil, and water
update 2025/2026
· The role of a Risk Assessor is to determine and report - correct answer-Type of LBP
hazards
-Severity of LBP hazards
-Location of LBP hazards
· Soil Sampling is not necessary if? - correct answerNo bare soil exists on the property
· A Risk Assessment includes? - correct answerOccupant Questionnaire
· Floor plans for Risk Assessment identify rooms and room equivalents by? - correct
answero Room number and room function
· In Multi-family housing, when no information is available on the building's history
maintenance, or management practices; and not all units can be accessed, which
sampling selection method should be used? - correct answero Worse-Case Sampling
· The Clearance examination involves? - correct answero A written history of the
property
· Interim controls do not include - correct answero Covering such a surface with a
coating or other treatment,
· For the purpose of a Risk Assessment the term similar dwellings describe dwelling that
- correct answero Were built at the same time, are of similar construction, have a
common painting, maintenance and management history
· For a Risk Assessment the visual examination categorizes the paint condition on
surfaces as - correct answero Intact, Deteriorated
· In Michigan, an EBL environmental investigation can only be performed by? - correct
answero A certified lead inspector/risk assessor that has received the MI elevated blood
lead (EBL) endorsement
· Preliminary data collection (resident questionnaire) will help a Risk Assessor? - correct
answero Prioritize areas of concern and develop a sampling scheme
· Worse Case sampling selection requires that the risk assessor has? - correct answero
Access to all units
, · Soil-lead hazards may be abated by what method? - correct answero Replacement
· According to the EPA, which of the following is not an acceptable method for
identifying lead-based paint? - correct answero Chemical test kits
· Soil samples should not be taken from which of the following? - correct answero
Grassy areas where children play
· The process of determining that painted surfaces are lead safe in dwellings where lead
based paint remains after a lead abatement project is called? - correct answero Re-
Evaluation
· A Risk Assessment report contains all the following: - correct answero Clearance wipe
sample results
· In Michigan, during a risk assessment the number of rooms (if available) that dust wipe
sample are taken in is? - correct answero 6
· If the results of any dust wipe sample taken during a Lead Hazard Screen are above
the allowable (screen) standards, the Risk Assessor should: - correct answero Inform
the owner that a full Risk Assessment is necessary
· What is required for Risk Assessments? - correct answero Possible causes and
amounts of LBP deterioration
· The agency that sets the reference level for an elevated blood lead level in children as
over 5ug/dl is? - correct answero CDC
· What is true about a Risk Assessment in regard to soil - correct answero Soil sampling
from bare soil areas is required part of Risk Assessment
· Two of the steps in the clearance process are? - correct answero Visual examination
for dust and debris, and dust-wipe sampling
· Title X (ten) of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act requires
sellers and landlords to - correct answero Disclose any known information concerning
potential lead-based paint hazards and available records, must provide purchasers and
lessees with a lead hazard information pamphlet, and must include specific language in
the lease or contract related to lead.
· Rooms selected for dust wipe sampling during risk assessments is prioritized as follow
- correct answero Play areas, kitchen, bedrooms of children, bathroom, living room
· Lead hazards are associated with all of the following: - correct answero Paint, dust,
soil, and water
