EPA Lead Inspector questions and answers well illustrated.

lead based paint - Ans. 1mg/cm^2 or .5% by weight title X - Ans. 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 - Ans. 1) development 2) habits 3) body stature lead based paint inspection - Ans. surface to surface investigation to determine the presence of a lead based paint following Title X deteriorated paint - Ans. chipping, chalking, flaking accessible surface - Ans. "chewable" surfaces, ie. window sills friction surface - Ans. interior/ exterior w/ abrasion or friction ie windows, floor and stair surfaces impact surface - Ans. interior/ exterior surface that is subject to damage by repeated sudden force ie door frames abatement - Ans. 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 - Ans. -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) - Ans. 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 - Ans. interior floor: 40 micro gs/ ft^2 interior window sills: 250 micro gs/ ft^2 troughs: 400 micro gs/ ft^2 EPA & state: clearance levels for soil samples - Ans. PA: 400 micro gs/ g Yard: 1200 micro gs/ g containment - Ans. process to protect workers and the environment by controlling exposures to the lead-contaminated dust and debris created during an abatement dripline - Ans. area within 3 feet surrounding the perimeter of a building encapsulant - Ans. substance that