EPA Lead Risk Assessor Certification
Exam Questions and Answers
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Question:
HUD Guidelines
Answer:
What Federal document serves as an overall guideline for performing inspections, risk
assessments, and abatement activities? Chelation Therapy -✓✓A child may be treated
for lead poisoning by using... Identify LBP hazards -✓✓The purpose of a risk
assessment is to? Elevated Blood Level -✓✓What does EBL mean? Ingestion of lead
dust -✓✓How does lead primarily enter children's bodies? No, the elevated blood levels
of 17 ug/dL and 16 ug/dL were not consecutive. - ✓✓Would a child with consecutive
blood lead tests of 17 ug.dl, 9 ug/dl, and 16 ug/dl be considered to be lead poisoned?
Lead inspection -✓✓Which is more useful for the renovation contractor, the lead
inspection or the risk assessment? Visual, dust, soil, paint chip, XRF, water -✓✓What six
sampling methods do Risk Assessor's use to identify lead hazards? Notify the client in
writing -✓✓A certified Risk Assessor may conduct a Risk Assessment on a property
which is to be abated by the firm fir which they work if they... 30 ug/m3 -✓✓What is the
OSHA Action Level for lead? Optional -✓✓Water sampling as part of a Risk Assessment
is: Mandatory, Optional, or Never included? Deteriorated Paint, Impact surface, Friction
surface, dust, soil, chewable surface - ✓✓What are the six LBP hazards defined by the
EPA? 1,200 ppm -✓✓EPA Soil lead hazard in general yard area True -✓✓XRF analysis is
the most common method for determining LBP False, XRF is most commonly used to
determine LBP but not hazards -✓✓XRF analysis is the most common method for
determining lead hazards Performance characteristic sheet (PCS) supplied with XRF
-✓✓Where would you find operational data for an XRF? 13 -✓✓How many dust samples
are usually taken for a risk assessment? Encapsulation, enclosure, removal -✓✓What
are the methods of abatement ? 3 shots on the 1.02 standard -✓✓How do you calibrate
an XRF? Beginning, end, every 4 hours, every time the device is powered down
-✓✓How often do you calibrate an XRF? Equal to or greater than 1.0 mg/cm2 -✓✓LBP
per XRF Greater than 0.5% by weight -✓✓LBP % level by paint chip analysis 40 ug/ft2
-✓✓old EPA floor clearance/hazard level 250 ug/ft2 -✓✓old EPA window sill or stool
clearance/hazard level 400 ug/ft2 -✓✓EPA window trough or well clearance/hazard
level 10 ug/ft2 -✓✓current EPA floor clearance level 100 ug/ft2 -✓✓current EPA window
sill clearance level 50 ug/m3 -✓✓OSHA lead PEL 30 ug/m3 -✓✓OSHA lead action level
50 ug/dl -✓✓Medical removal level OSHA 400 ppm -✓✓EPA Soil play area/vegetable
garden clearance/hazard level 1200 ppm -✓✓EPA soil other parts of yard
Exam Questions and Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update
Question:
HUD Guidelines
Answer:
What Federal document serves as an overall guideline for performing inspections, risk
assessments, and abatement activities? Chelation Therapy -✓✓A child may be treated
for lead poisoning by using... Identify LBP hazards -✓✓The purpose of a risk
assessment is to? Elevated Blood Level -✓✓What does EBL mean? Ingestion of lead
dust -✓✓How does lead primarily enter children's bodies? No, the elevated blood levels
of 17 ug/dL and 16 ug/dL were not consecutive. - ✓✓Would a child with consecutive
blood lead tests of 17 ug.dl, 9 ug/dl, and 16 ug/dl be considered to be lead poisoned?
Lead inspection -✓✓Which is more useful for the renovation contractor, the lead
inspection or the risk assessment? Visual, dust, soil, paint chip, XRF, water -✓✓What six
sampling methods do Risk Assessor's use to identify lead hazards? Notify the client in
writing -✓✓A certified Risk Assessor may conduct a Risk Assessment on a property
which is to be abated by the firm fir which they work if they... 30 ug/m3 -✓✓What is the
OSHA Action Level for lead? Optional -✓✓Water sampling as part of a Risk Assessment
is: Mandatory, Optional, or Never included? Deteriorated Paint, Impact surface, Friction
surface, dust, soil, chewable surface - ✓✓What are the six LBP hazards defined by the
EPA? 1,200 ppm -✓✓EPA Soil lead hazard in general yard area True -✓✓XRF analysis is
the most common method for determining LBP False, XRF is most commonly used to
determine LBP but not hazards -✓✓XRF analysis is the most common method for
determining lead hazards Performance characteristic sheet (PCS) supplied with XRF
-✓✓Where would you find operational data for an XRF? 13 -✓✓How many dust samples
are usually taken for a risk assessment? Encapsulation, enclosure, removal -✓✓What
are the methods of abatement ? 3 shots on the 1.02 standard -✓✓How do you calibrate
an XRF? Beginning, end, every 4 hours, every time the device is powered down
-✓✓How often do you calibrate an XRF? Equal to or greater than 1.0 mg/cm2 -✓✓LBP
per XRF Greater than 0.5% by weight -✓✓LBP % level by paint chip analysis 40 ug/ft2
-✓✓old EPA floor clearance/hazard level 250 ug/ft2 -✓✓old EPA window sill or stool
clearance/hazard level 400 ug/ft2 -✓✓EPA window trough or well clearance/hazard
level 10 ug/ft2 -✓✓current EPA floor clearance level 100 ug/ft2 -✓✓current EPA window
sill clearance level 50 ug/m3 -✓✓OSHA lead PEL 30 ug/m3 -✓✓OSHA lead action level
50 ug/dl -✓✓Medical removal level OSHA 400 ppm -✓✓EPA Soil play area/vegetable
garden clearance/hazard level 1200 ppm -✓✓EPA soil other parts of yard
