Ohio Lead Risk Assessor Exam 2024
1. What kind of paint can have lead in it?: oil-based paint
2. What jobs work with lead?: construction, electronic factories/repair,
restoration work, radiator repair, policemen, X-rays, commercial flashing,
fishing, batteries, smelting, painting, electrical work, stained glass pottery, etc.
3. What is considered lead-based paint according to HUD/EPA?: Paint that
has lead 1 mg/cm^2 or 0.5% by weight
4. What is considered lead-based paint according to OSHA?: Paint that has
any detectable amount of lead
5. What is the maximum amount of lead in consumer products according to
CDC/CPSC?: 90 ppm or 0.009% by weight
6. When did lead-based paint usage decline?: It declined in the 1950s as latex
paint became cheaper and more popular
7. What was the industry standard for residential lead-based paint in 1955?:
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1%, which was adopted by Congress in 1971 and reduced to 0.06% in 1978
8. Are there any restrictions on the use of lead-based paint for non-
residential uses?: No, there are no federal restrictions on the use of lead-
based paint for industrial purposes and it is still used in some areas
9. How does lead enter the body?: The lead can enter the child's system in
one of three ways:
-Eating contaminated food or substances
-Breathing contaminated air
-Drinking contaminated water
The most common mode of transmission into the body is exposure to household
dust or yard soil that is contaminated with lead.
10. What consumer products contain lead?: Imported goods, pool cue chalk,
calcium supplements from bone or oyster shells, some hair dyes
11. What is body burden?: The total amount of lead in the body at any point
12. How long does lead stay in your body?: The half-life of lead is 1 month in
the bloodstream, 1-1.5 months in soft tissue, and 25-30 years in bone
13. What makes lead in bones dangerous?: Lead absorbed in the bone in the
past can be mobilized during pregnancy, wasting illness (such as cancer or
AIDS), injury, or osteoporosis
14. What are the three areas of legal liability?: Laws, contracts, and tort
, Ohio Lead Risk Assessor Exam 2024
15. What are the four elements of a negligence (tort) claim?: Duty: Defendant
owed a legal duty to the plaintiff under the circumstances
Breach: The defendant breached that legal duty by acting or failing to act in a
certain Causation: It was the defendant's actions (or inaction) that actually caused
the harm Damages: The plaintiff was harmed or injured as a result of the
defendant's actions
16. What is the minimum number of dust wipes required for a risk
assessment?: 9 dust wipes, which includes 4 floors, 4 window sills, and a blank
17. What is the minimum number of dust wipes required for a clearance?: 13
dust wipes, which includes 4 floors, 4 window sills, 4 troughs, and a blank
18. What are the 5 disciplines defined under title x: Inspector supervisor
Abatement worker
Risk Assessor
Designer
19. 2 broad steps required under tile X That affect government owned and
assisted housing: Identify hazard control hazard
20. Title X mandated the establishment of health based standards for dust,
soil, and lead based paint: Window sills and trough 100mcg/ft2 floors
10mcg/ft2 soil 400 ppm water 15 ppb
exterior living areas 40 mcg/ft2
21. What is title x: Mandated Government to decrease lead hazards in housing
22. What law requires training and certification for lead work under title X: -
TSCA toxic substances control act
23. What are the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for individuals
that work with lead?: Issue a report for each lead activity performed
Issue a report for each lead abatement project performed
Maintain a copy of each report issued for a lead activity for a period of at least 3
years and make it available to director upon request
Submit to the director a monthly summary of each residential unit, child care
facility, or school
24. What is a lead risk assessor licensed to conduct?: Lead inspections
Lead-based paint sampling
Clearance examinations
Lead risk assessments
Lead hazard screen risk assessments
1. What kind of paint can have lead in it?: oil-based paint
2. What jobs work with lead?: construction, electronic factories/repair,
restoration work, radiator repair, policemen, X-rays, commercial flashing,
fishing, batteries, smelting, painting, electrical work, stained glass pottery, etc.
3. What is considered lead-based paint according to HUD/EPA?: Paint that
has lead 1 mg/cm^2 or 0.5% by weight
4. What is considered lead-based paint according to OSHA?: Paint that has
any detectable amount of lead
5. What is the maximum amount of lead in consumer products according to
CDC/CPSC?: 90 ppm or 0.009% by weight
6. When did lead-based paint usage decline?: It declined in the 1950s as latex
paint became cheaper and more popular
7. What was the industry standard for residential lead-based paint in 1955?:
-
1%, which was adopted by Congress in 1971 and reduced to 0.06% in 1978
8. Are there any restrictions on the use of lead-based paint for non-
residential uses?: No, there are no federal restrictions on the use of lead-
based paint for industrial purposes and it is still used in some areas
9. How does lead enter the body?: The lead can enter the child's system in
one of three ways:
-Eating contaminated food or substances
-Breathing contaminated air
-Drinking contaminated water
The most common mode of transmission into the body is exposure to household
dust or yard soil that is contaminated with lead.
10. What consumer products contain lead?: Imported goods, pool cue chalk,
calcium supplements from bone or oyster shells, some hair dyes
11. What is body burden?: The total amount of lead in the body at any point
12. How long does lead stay in your body?: The half-life of lead is 1 month in
the bloodstream, 1-1.5 months in soft tissue, and 25-30 years in bone
13. What makes lead in bones dangerous?: Lead absorbed in the bone in the
past can be mobilized during pregnancy, wasting illness (such as cancer or
AIDS), injury, or osteoporosis
14. What are the three areas of legal liability?: Laws, contracts, and tort
, Ohio Lead Risk Assessor Exam 2024
15. What are the four elements of a negligence (tort) claim?: Duty: Defendant
owed a legal duty to the plaintiff under the circumstances
Breach: The defendant breached that legal duty by acting or failing to act in a
certain Causation: It was the defendant's actions (or inaction) that actually caused
the harm Damages: The plaintiff was harmed or injured as a result of the
defendant's actions
16. What is the minimum number of dust wipes required for a risk
assessment?: 9 dust wipes, which includes 4 floors, 4 window sills, and a blank
17. What is the minimum number of dust wipes required for a clearance?: 13
dust wipes, which includes 4 floors, 4 window sills, 4 troughs, and a blank
18. What are the 5 disciplines defined under title x: Inspector supervisor
Abatement worker
Risk Assessor
Designer
19. 2 broad steps required under tile X That affect government owned and
assisted housing: Identify hazard control hazard
20. Title X mandated the establishment of health based standards for dust,
soil, and lead based paint: Window sills and trough 100mcg/ft2 floors
10mcg/ft2 soil 400 ppm water 15 ppb
exterior living areas 40 mcg/ft2
21. What is title x: Mandated Government to decrease lead hazards in housing
22. What law requires training and certification for lead work under title X: -
TSCA toxic substances control act
23. What are the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for individuals
that work with lead?: Issue a report for each lead activity performed
Issue a report for each lead abatement project performed
Maintain a copy of each report issued for a lead activity for a period of at least 3
years and make it available to director upon request
Submit to the director a monthly summary of each residential unit, child care
facility, or school
24. What is a lead risk assessor licensed to conduct?: Lead inspections
Lead-based paint sampling
Clearance examinations
Lead risk assessments
Lead hazard screen risk assessments
