LEAD ABATEMENT EXAM ACTUAL TEST
PAPER WITH FULL SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
◉ Identify the materials used for enclosure. Answer: Drywall
vinyl siding
Plywood
Paneling
Caulk and sealant
◉ Hazards that exist in residential environments. Answer: Lead dust
Lead contaminated soil
Peeling, chipping paint
Folk remedies
◉ Describe how children are typically exposed to lead. Answer: Hand
to mouth activities
Worker take home dust
◉ Identify the common routes of worker lead exposure. Answer:
Inhalation
Ingestion
,◉ Describe the basic health effects of lead to workers. Answer:
Stomachache
Nausea
Headache
Memory loss
High Blood pressure
Kidney damage
◉ Describe the OSHA ( and other requirements) for lead abatement
worker training. Answer: Info on respirators and their use, types,
proper fit
Medical exams for everyone working with lead
Describing what your employer is doing to reduce your exposure to
lead
◉ Describe the RCRA regulations and regulated information
regarding waste disposal for lead abatement projects. Answer:
Commercial/ industrial projects- tested, labeled, hauled correctly
Residential property- household hazardous waste exemption
◉ Identify the lead RCRA definitions of hazardous waste and testing
procedures. Answer: TCLP test- toxic characteristic leaching
procedure
Detects how much lead would leach out of the waste. 5mg/l=
hazardous waste
, Lead meets the toxicity part of being a hazardous waste
◉ "Competent Person for health and safety" as defined by OSHA.
Answer: A person who can identify hazards
Someone who can take corrective action
◉ OSHA respirator protection standards relevant to lead abatement
work. Answer: When above the permissible exposure limit:
Need to wear HEPA filter and any other appropriate filter
Have a written respiratory program in place
◉ OSHA general industry standards relevant to lead abatement work.
Answer: Similar to the construction rule except: it pertains to
exposure to lead when it is not
Construction
Agriculture
Factory manufacturing
Medical removal is different
Return to work level is different
◉ Describe blood monitoring requirements. Answer: If air monitoring
is above the action level
30ug/m3 for more than 30 days/year
PAPER WITH FULL SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
◉ Identify the materials used for enclosure. Answer: Drywall
vinyl siding
Plywood
Paneling
Caulk and sealant
◉ Hazards that exist in residential environments. Answer: Lead dust
Lead contaminated soil
Peeling, chipping paint
Folk remedies
◉ Describe how children are typically exposed to lead. Answer: Hand
to mouth activities
Worker take home dust
◉ Identify the common routes of worker lead exposure. Answer:
Inhalation
Ingestion
,◉ Describe the basic health effects of lead to workers. Answer:
Stomachache
Nausea
Headache
Memory loss
High Blood pressure
Kidney damage
◉ Describe the OSHA ( and other requirements) for lead abatement
worker training. Answer: Info on respirators and their use, types,
proper fit
Medical exams for everyone working with lead
Describing what your employer is doing to reduce your exposure to
lead
◉ Describe the RCRA regulations and regulated information
regarding waste disposal for lead abatement projects. Answer:
Commercial/ industrial projects- tested, labeled, hauled correctly
Residential property- household hazardous waste exemption
◉ Identify the lead RCRA definitions of hazardous waste and testing
procedures. Answer: TCLP test- toxic characteristic leaching
procedure
Detects how much lead would leach out of the waste. 5mg/l=
hazardous waste
, Lead meets the toxicity part of being a hazardous waste
◉ "Competent Person for health and safety" as defined by OSHA.
Answer: A person who can identify hazards
Someone who can take corrective action
◉ OSHA respirator protection standards relevant to lead abatement
work. Answer: When above the permissible exposure limit:
Need to wear HEPA filter and any other appropriate filter
Have a written respiratory program in place
◉ OSHA general industry standards relevant to lead abatement work.
Answer: Similar to the construction rule except: it pertains to
exposure to lead when it is not
Construction
Agriculture
Factory manufacturing
Medical removal is different
Return to work level is different
◉ Describe blood monitoring requirements. Answer: If air monitoring
is above the action level
30ug/m3 for more than 30 days/year
