LEAD PAINT ABATEMENT
SUPERVISOR EXAM GUIDE
2024/2025
Background Information On Lead
GIVE EXAMPLES OF "LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS" AND
OTHER COMMON SOURCES OF LEAD IN RESIDENTIAL
ENVIRONMENTS. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Surfaces that
are chewed or mouthed
Peeling paint
Chipping paint
Soil hazards
Friction surface
Impact surface
COMMON SOURCES OF LEAD IN RESIDENTIAL
ENVIRONMENTS - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Windows
Doors
Floors
Bare Soil
Background Information On Lead
HAZARDS THAT TYPICALLY EXIST IN RESIDENTIAL
ENVIRONMENTS - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Lead Dust
,Lead Contaminated Soil
Peeling, Chipping Paint
Folk Remedies
Health Effects of Lead Exposure
DESCRIBE HOW CHILDREN ARE TYPICALLY EXPOSED TO
LEAD - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Hand to mouth activities
Worker take home dust
IDENTIFY THE COMMON ROUTES OF WORKER LEAD
EXPOSURE - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Inhalation
Ingestion
Health Effects of Lead Exposure
DESCRIBE THE BASIC HEALTH EFFECTS OF LEAD TO
WORKERS - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Stomachache
Nausea
Headache
Memory Loss
High Blood Pressure
Long term--can cause kidney damage
DESCRIBE THE OSHA AND OTHER RECOMMENDED
REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAD-ABATEMENT WORKER
, TRAINING - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Information on
respirators, their use, different types, importance of
proper fit
Medical exams required for everyone working with lead
Describing what your employer is doing to reduce your
exposure to lead
Background information on federal, State and Local
Government Regulations
DESCRIBE THE RCRA (40 CFR 262) REGULATIONS AND
RELATED INFORMATION REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL
FOR LEAD-ABATEMENT PROJECTS - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Waste from commercial and industrial
projects needs to be tested, labeled and hauled correctly
Waste from residential property will most likely fall under
the household hazardous waste exemption
. Background information on federal, State and Local
Government Regulations
IDENTIFY THE LEAD RCRA DEFINITIONS OF HAZARDOUS
WASTE AND TESTING PROCEDURES - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅TCLP test - Toxicity Characteristic Leaching
Procedure
Detects how much lead would leach out of the waste.
5 mg/l is considered hazardous waste
Lead meets the toxicity part of being a hazardous waste
SUPERVISOR EXAM GUIDE
2024/2025
Background Information On Lead
GIVE EXAMPLES OF "LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS" AND
OTHER COMMON SOURCES OF LEAD IN RESIDENTIAL
ENVIRONMENTS. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Surfaces that
are chewed or mouthed
Peeling paint
Chipping paint
Soil hazards
Friction surface
Impact surface
COMMON SOURCES OF LEAD IN RESIDENTIAL
ENVIRONMENTS - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Windows
Doors
Floors
Bare Soil
Background Information On Lead
HAZARDS THAT TYPICALLY EXIST IN RESIDENTIAL
ENVIRONMENTS - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Lead Dust
,Lead Contaminated Soil
Peeling, Chipping Paint
Folk Remedies
Health Effects of Lead Exposure
DESCRIBE HOW CHILDREN ARE TYPICALLY EXPOSED TO
LEAD - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Hand to mouth activities
Worker take home dust
IDENTIFY THE COMMON ROUTES OF WORKER LEAD
EXPOSURE - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Inhalation
Ingestion
Health Effects of Lead Exposure
DESCRIBE THE BASIC HEALTH EFFECTS OF LEAD TO
WORKERS - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Stomachache
Nausea
Headache
Memory Loss
High Blood Pressure
Long term--can cause kidney damage
DESCRIBE THE OSHA AND OTHER RECOMMENDED
REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAD-ABATEMENT WORKER
, TRAINING - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Information on
respirators, their use, different types, importance of
proper fit
Medical exams required for everyone working with lead
Describing what your employer is doing to reduce your
exposure to lead
Background information on federal, State and Local
Government Regulations
DESCRIBE THE RCRA (40 CFR 262) REGULATIONS AND
RELATED INFORMATION REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL
FOR LEAD-ABATEMENT PROJECTS - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Waste from commercial and industrial
projects needs to be tested, labeled and hauled correctly
Waste from residential property will most likely fall under
the household hazardous waste exemption
. Background information on federal, State and Local
Government Regulations
IDENTIFY THE LEAD RCRA DEFINITIONS OF HAZARDOUS
WASTE AND TESTING PROCEDURES - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅TCLP test - Toxicity Characteristic Leaching
Procedure
Detects how much lead would leach out of the waste.
5 mg/l is considered hazardous waste
Lead meets the toxicity part of being a hazardous waste
