HIO Lead Risk Assessor Exam Study Guide
with Complete Solutions
Lead was used in paint because it - Correct Answer Adds durability and
serves as a drying agent.
Lead is sometimes found in drinking water because lead is in - Correct
Answer Pipe solder and plumbing fixtures.
What form of lead is often found in house paint? - Correct Answer WHITE
LEAD
How much lead must be present in a painted surface for it to be considered
lead-based paint by HUD? - Correct Answer At least 1 milligram per square
centimeter (0.01 kg / m2)
The federal agency responsible for protecting workers who work with lead in
construction is - Correct Answer OSHA
What is OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for lead? - Correct Answer
50 micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 µg/m3)
How much lead must be in paint for OSHA to consider it to be lead-based
paint? - Correct Answer ANY
Name some common items/objects that Lead is often found in. - Correct
Answer Vinyl blinds, ceramic coating and electrical cable coatings
Most common ways lead enters the body? - Correct Answer Inhaling
(breathing) and/or Ingesting (eating)
If lead gets in your body it may damage your - Correct Answer Central and
Peripheral Nervous System, Cardiovascular System, and Kidneys.
(Reproductive, too)
,The CDC recommends community prevention activities when children blood
lead levels are at least? - Correct Answer 10 ug/dl
A medical procedure used to remove lead from blood is? - Correct Answer
Chelation
How do we determine if we exceed OSHA's PEL? - Correct Answer Personal
air monitoring
When we take paint chip samples, we? - Correct Answer Decontaminate any
lead dust that may be created.
Final clearance testing for a lead abatement project is performed using: -
Correct Answer Surface wiping sampling.
The lead dust clearance levels of the current EPA regulations are? - Correct
Answer 40 ug/ft2 for floors, 250 ug/ft for window sills and 400 ug/ft for window
troughs.
EPA certification recognizes the following work discipline: - Correct Answer
Inspector, Risk Assessor, Supervisor, Worker, Contractor
EPA has defined a child-occupied facility to mean: - Correct Answer 2 days a
week, average at least 3 hours a visit, totaling 6 hours a week and 60 hours
annually
When testing for lead using an XRF analyzer it is best to: - Correct Answer
Have the residents leave during testing.
When we are charged with negligence our best defense is likely to be that we:
- Correct Answer We followed the best technology available.
We can use insurance coverage to protect us from liability arising from: -
Correct Answer Breeches of contract
, In addition to training to become an inspector, anyone using an XRF to test for
lead based paint must: - Correct Answer Receive direct factory training by
the manufacturer for the specific XRF being used.
Under Title X federally owned or assisted houses are to: - Correct Answer Be
evaluated for lead-based paint, lead hazards, and have leave hazards
controlled.
Under sections 1012 and 1013 of Title X, there are different standards for
houses built prior to 1960 and those built between 1960 and 1978. But in all
such houses we must: - Correct Answer Use safe work practices where work
is performed.
When collecting wipe samples it is advisable to place the sample in: - Correct
Answer A polyethylene centrifuge tube.
We use gloves in wipe tests to: - Correct Answer Protect the sample from lead
on the inspector's hands.
Lead dust in a home may be the result of: - Correct Answer Deteriorated
paint, remodeling, tracking in of dirt.
HUD is most concerned with lead in soil: - Correct Answer Where children
play in bare soil.
What law governs training of lead workers in HUD houses? - Correct Answer
EPA Toxic Substance Control Act.
A lead-based paint inspection is best described as: - Correct Answer A
surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of lead-based
paint.
Title X of the 1992 Housing and Community Development Act requires that
federally owned or assisted housing be: - Correct Answer Inspected for lead-
based paint, assessed for risks posed by lead present, provided control
measures for lead hazards found.
with Complete Solutions
Lead was used in paint because it - Correct Answer Adds durability and
serves as a drying agent.
Lead is sometimes found in drinking water because lead is in - Correct
Answer Pipe solder and plumbing fixtures.
What form of lead is often found in house paint? - Correct Answer WHITE
LEAD
How much lead must be present in a painted surface for it to be considered
lead-based paint by HUD? - Correct Answer At least 1 milligram per square
centimeter (0.01 kg / m2)
The federal agency responsible for protecting workers who work with lead in
construction is - Correct Answer OSHA
What is OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for lead? - Correct Answer
50 micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 µg/m3)
How much lead must be in paint for OSHA to consider it to be lead-based
paint? - Correct Answer ANY
Name some common items/objects that Lead is often found in. - Correct
Answer Vinyl blinds, ceramic coating and electrical cable coatings
Most common ways lead enters the body? - Correct Answer Inhaling
(breathing) and/or Ingesting (eating)
If lead gets in your body it may damage your - Correct Answer Central and
Peripheral Nervous System, Cardiovascular System, and Kidneys.
(Reproductive, too)
,The CDC recommends community prevention activities when children blood
lead levels are at least? - Correct Answer 10 ug/dl
A medical procedure used to remove lead from blood is? - Correct Answer
Chelation
How do we determine if we exceed OSHA's PEL? - Correct Answer Personal
air monitoring
When we take paint chip samples, we? - Correct Answer Decontaminate any
lead dust that may be created.
Final clearance testing for a lead abatement project is performed using: -
Correct Answer Surface wiping sampling.
The lead dust clearance levels of the current EPA regulations are? - Correct
Answer 40 ug/ft2 for floors, 250 ug/ft for window sills and 400 ug/ft for window
troughs.
EPA certification recognizes the following work discipline: - Correct Answer
Inspector, Risk Assessor, Supervisor, Worker, Contractor
EPA has defined a child-occupied facility to mean: - Correct Answer 2 days a
week, average at least 3 hours a visit, totaling 6 hours a week and 60 hours
annually
When testing for lead using an XRF analyzer it is best to: - Correct Answer
Have the residents leave during testing.
When we are charged with negligence our best defense is likely to be that we:
- Correct Answer We followed the best technology available.
We can use insurance coverage to protect us from liability arising from: -
Correct Answer Breeches of contract
, In addition to training to become an inspector, anyone using an XRF to test for
lead based paint must: - Correct Answer Receive direct factory training by
the manufacturer for the specific XRF being used.
Under Title X federally owned or assisted houses are to: - Correct Answer Be
evaluated for lead-based paint, lead hazards, and have leave hazards
controlled.
Under sections 1012 and 1013 of Title X, there are different standards for
houses built prior to 1960 and those built between 1960 and 1978. But in all
such houses we must: - Correct Answer Use safe work practices where work
is performed.
When collecting wipe samples it is advisable to place the sample in: - Correct
Answer A polyethylene centrifuge tube.
We use gloves in wipe tests to: - Correct Answer Protect the sample from lead
on the inspector's hands.
Lead dust in a home may be the result of: - Correct Answer Deteriorated
paint, remodeling, tracking in of dirt.
HUD is most concerned with lead in soil: - Correct Answer Where children
play in bare soil.
What law governs training of lead workers in HUD houses? - Correct Answer
EPA Toxic Substance Control Act.
A lead-based paint inspection is best described as: - Correct Answer A
surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of lead-based
paint.
Title X of the 1992 Housing and Community Development Act requires that
federally owned or assisted housing be: - Correct Answer Inspected for lead-
based paint, assessed for risks posed by lead present, provided control
measures for lead hazards found.
