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True or False you should always include inconclusive lead results in a HUD report. False, never include inconclusive results True or False, at home test kit results can only be included in a report if they indicate that a home has lead. False, at home test kits can only be included in reports if the results are negative. Painted wall sockets, switches and plates, and walls are an example of what? Testing combination Risk Assessor conducts risk assessments, samples for the presence of lead in dust + soil for the purpose of abatement clearance testing. 2017 Clearance Levels (HUD) Interior Floors 10 ug/ft^2 Porch Floors 40 ug/ft^2 Sills 100 ug/ft^2 Troughs 100 ug/ft^2 Child occupied facility Anywhere a child spends a minimum 2 days a week, 3 days in a week, 6 hours a visit and 60 hours a year. Substrates wood, metal, plaster, concrete Dripline Area w/in 3 ft surrounding perimeter of building Impact surface an interior or exterior surface that is subject to damage from repeated impacts (parts of door frames) Lead Based Paint (check) paint or other surfaces that contain: 1. 1 ug/cm^2 2. 0.5% by weight 3. 5,000 mg/g Mid-yard Midway between the drip line of a residential building and nearest property boundary Permanently Covered Soil pavement or concrete, NOT grass, mulch or gravel Lead Hazard Screen purpose of screen is to determine if full risk assessment is needed. Includes a visual inspection, testing of deteriorated paint and at LEAST 2 dust samples Percentage of lead housing 90% of housing built 1940 80% of housing built 1959 62% of housing built 1972 Where is the greatest threat of lead contamination? Dripline What type of water is more corrosive for lead pipes? Hot "soft" water is more corrosive Symptoms of acute lead poisoning - abdomen pain - constipation - irritability - fatigue - weakness Title X (1992) Lead based paint hazard reduction act Adult EBLL Greater than or equal to 40 ug/dL Blood tests required every 2 months until 2 tests 40 ug/dL. Civil Liability Statutory law Administrative law common law Tort law - negligence True or False, HUD does not consider intact lead based paint as a lead-based paint hazard? True, as long as the paint is not deteriorated Soil lead hazard action level (HUD) 400 ppm What is considered bare soil? Area with more than 9ft ^2 of soil Abatement Any measure or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards. Includes encapsulation and enclosure What are the EPA post abatement clearance standards? Uncarpeted floors 40 ug/ft^2 Window Sills 250 ug/ft^2 Window Troughs 400 ug/ft^2 Target Housing (according to HUD) Any house built prior to 1978 2017 Dust-Lead Action Levels (HUD) Floors = 10 ug/sf Window Sills = 100 ug/sf True or False, In Hawaii the lead risk assessor needs to be re-certified every 5 years? False, every 3 years. Action level for safe drinking water act. 15 ug/l OSHA action level for lead air contamination 30 g/m^3 as an 8-hour TWA At or above the action level for air, OSHA requires what to take place? - Training about the hazards of lead - make available medical surveillance - establish a monitoring program to determine who was exposed - recheck employee at least every 6 months Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) the maximum legal limits established by OSHA for regulated substances. These are based on employee exposure that is time weighted over an 8 hour time waited average (TWA). When these limits are exceeded, employers must take proper steps to reduce employee exposure. For lead, the PEL is 50 mg/m^3 of air. If an employee exposure is at or above the PEL for lead in air what must their employer do? - provide employees with appropriate respiratory protection and personal protective equipment - provide areas for workers to change out of their work clothes - provide hand and face washing facilities - conduct biological monitoring - establish a written lead compliance program - post warning signs around the workplace