EPA LEAD INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION
STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED A+
● title X. Answer: aka Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction
Act of 1992
-shifted focus of federal legislation from acting on existing lead-based
paint hazards to preventing new hazards from occurring
-has regs governing the training and certifcation of lead professionals
-Fed regs DO NOT require LBP inspections; risk assessments, or
abatement in target housing or child-occupied facilities
-congress passed in order to protect families from exposure to lead from
paint, dust and soil
-only acting on existing homes containing lead based paint
● 3 reasons children more susceptible to EBLL. Answer: 1) development
2) habits 3) body stature
● lead based paint inspection. Answer: surface to surface investigation to
determine the presence of a lead based paint following Title X
● deteriorated paint. Answer: chipping, chalking, flaking
, ● accessible surface. Answer: "chewable" surfaces, ie. window sills
● friction surface. Answer: interior/ exterior w/ abrasion or friction ie
windows, floor and stair surfaces
● impact surface. Answer: interior/ exterior surface that is subject to
damage by repeated sudden force ie door frames
● abatement. Answer: any measure or set of measures designed to
permanently eliminate lead-based paint. inclduing: removal of paint and
dust, permanent encolsure or encapsulation of lead based paint,
replacement of painted surfaces, removing soil
● child occupied facility. Answer: -building/ portion of building built
before 1978
-visited by same child under 6 years of age twice a week, 3 hours at a
time OR combined weekly visit lasts 6 hours
● clearance levels (definition). Answer: values that indicate the
maximum amount of lead permitted in dust on surface following
completion of an abatement activity
● EPA & State: clearance for surface levels. Answer: interior floor: 40
micro gs/ ft^2
interior window sills: 250 micro gs/ ft^2
STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED A+
● title X. Answer: aka Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction
Act of 1992
-shifted focus of federal legislation from acting on existing lead-based
paint hazards to preventing new hazards from occurring
-has regs governing the training and certifcation of lead professionals
-Fed regs DO NOT require LBP inspections; risk assessments, or
abatement in target housing or child-occupied facilities
-congress passed in order to protect families from exposure to lead from
paint, dust and soil
-only acting on existing homes containing lead based paint
● 3 reasons children more susceptible to EBLL. Answer: 1) development
2) habits 3) body stature
● lead based paint inspection. Answer: surface to surface investigation to
determine the presence of a lead based paint following Title X
● deteriorated paint. Answer: chipping, chalking, flaking
, ● accessible surface. Answer: "chewable" surfaces, ie. window sills
● friction surface. Answer: interior/ exterior w/ abrasion or friction ie
windows, floor and stair surfaces
● impact surface. Answer: interior/ exterior surface that is subject to
damage by repeated sudden force ie door frames
● abatement. Answer: any measure or set of measures designed to
permanently eliminate lead-based paint. inclduing: removal of paint and
dust, permanent encolsure or encapsulation of lead based paint,
replacement of painted surfaces, removing soil
● child occupied facility. Answer: -building/ portion of building built
before 1978
-visited by same child under 6 years of age twice a week, 3 hours at a
time OR combined weekly visit lasts 6 hours
● clearance levels (definition). Answer: values that indicate the
maximum amount of lead permitted in dust on surface following
completion of an abatement activity
● EPA & State: clearance for surface levels. Answer: interior floor: 40
micro gs/ ft^2
interior window sills: 250 micro gs/ ft^2
