LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Define "replacement". - ✔✔The removal of doors, windows, trim, and other building
items that contain lead-based paint hazards and their replacement with new lead-free
components.
✔✔What is the most desirable abatement method? - ✔✔Replacement
✔✔Define "removal". - ✔✔The separation of the paint from the substrate using heat
guns, chemicals, or certain contained abrasive measures, either on-site of off-site.
✔✔Where will you most often see removal used as an abatement technique? - ✔✔In
limited areas and for surfaces where historical preservation applies.
✔✔Define "enclosure". - ✔✔The installation of a rigid, durable barrier that is
mechanically attached to building components, with all edges and seams sealed with
caulk or other sealant.
✔✔Define "encapsulation". - ✔✔Coatings or rigid materials that rely on adhesion to a
lead based painted surface and are not mechanically fastened to the substrate.
✔✔T/F: Painting and encapsulation ARE the same. - ✔✔False
✔✔What are two ways lead-contaminated soil is abated? - ✔✔- Removing and
replacing the contaminated soil with clean soil
- Permanently covering the contaminated soil with asphalt or concrete
✔✔How deep must lead-contaminated soil be removed during abatement? - ✔✔At least
6" deep.
✔✔What are examples of interim controls for lead-contaminated soil? - ✔✔Covering
with several inches of clean soil or mulch, or planting sod or grass.
✔✔What are the nine prohibited work methods listed in DHS 163.14? - ✔✔-
Uncontained abrasive blasting or uncontained sand blasting
- Machine sanding, grinding, or planing without a properly operating HEPA-filtered
exhaust control
- Manual dry scraping, sanding, or planing of more than two square feet of paint
- Using chemical paint strippers containing methylene chloride
- Uncontained high-pressure water blasting, or uncontained hydroblasting
- Open-flame torching, charring, or burning of paint
- Operating a heat gun on paint at or above 1100 F
- Using an improperly operating HEPA vacuum when cleaning
- Dry sweeping when cleaning
, ✔✔How does 29 CFR 1926.62 define a "competent person"? - ✔✔A person capable of
identifying existing and predictable lead hazards in the surroundings or working
conditions, who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them,
and who makes frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment
as part of a program to ensure that workers are not exposed to excessive levels of
airborne lead.
✔✔What are the steps to lead abatement? - ✔✔- Arrange for risk assessment/paint
inspection
- Develop a hazard control plan
- Obtain waste permits
- Select needed materials
- Develop specifications
- Schedule other construction work
- Select a contractor
- Conduct preconstruction conference
- Notify residents
- Correct housing conditions that may impede work
- Post warning signs
- Consider a pilot project
- Consider collecting soil samples as an option
- Execute construction work
- Store waste
- Cleanup
- Arrange for clearance
- Repeat cleaning if clearance fails
- Pay contractors
- Conduct periodic monitoring
✔✔How much poly must be used on interior abatement projects? - ✔✔Two layers of 6
mil poly in a minimum of 6 ft. of all directions of the work area.
✔✔How much poly must be used on exterior abatement projects? - ✔✔Two layers of 6
mil poly in a minimum of 10 ft. of all directions of the work area.
✔✔What is the most important piece of safety equipment for worker protection? -
✔✔Respirator
✔✔T/F: An employee should always perform a positive/negative seal check when
donning a respirator. - ✔✔True
✔✔OSHA states that if you do not have an exposure assessment, you must assume
you are _______ over the PEL. - ✔✔10x
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Define "replacement". - ✔✔The removal of doors, windows, trim, and other building
items that contain lead-based paint hazards and their replacement with new lead-free
components.
✔✔What is the most desirable abatement method? - ✔✔Replacement
✔✔Define "removal". - ✔✔The separation of the paint from the substrate using heat
guns, chemicals, or certain contained abrasive measures, either on-site of off-site.
✔✔Where will you most often see removal used as an abatement technique? - ✔✔In
limited areas and for surfaces where historical preservation applies.
✔✔Define "enclosure". - ✔✔The installation of a rigid, durable barrier that is
mechanically attached to building components, with all edges and seams sealed with
caulk or other sealant.
✔✔Define "encapsulation". - ✔✔Coatings or rigid materials that rely on adhesion to a
lead based painted surface and are not mechanically fastened to the substrate.
✔✔T/F: Painting and encapsulation ARE the same. - ✔✔False
✔✔What are two ways lead-contaminated soil is abated? - ✔✔- Removing and
replacing the contaminated soil with clean soil
- Permanently covering the contaminated soil with asphalt or concrete
✔✔How deep must lead-contaminated soil be removed during abatement? - ✔✔At least
6" deep.
✔✔What are examples of interim controls for lead-contaminated soil? - ✔✔Covering
with several inches of clean soil or mulch, or planting sod or grass.
✔✔What are the nine prohibited work methods listed in DHS 163.14? - ✔✔-
Uncontained abrasive blasting or uncontained sand blasting
- Machine sanding, grinding, or planing without a properly operating HEPA-filtered
exhaust control
- Manual dry scraping, sanding, or planing of more than two square feet of paint
- Using chemical paint strippers containing methylene chloride
- Uncontained high-pressure water blasting, or uncontained hydroblasting
- Open-flame torching, charring, or burning of paint
- Operating a heat gun on paint at or above 1100 F
- Using an improperly operating HEPA vacuum when cleaning
- Dry sweeping when cleaning
, ✔✔How does 29 CFR 1926.62 define a "competent person"? - ✔✔A person capable of
identifying existing and predictable lead hazards in the surroundings or working
conditions, who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them,
and who makes frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment
as part of a program to ensure that workers are not exposed to excessive levels of
airborne lead.
✔✔What are the steps to lead abatement? - ✔✔- Arrange for risk assessment/paint
inspection
- Develop a hazard control plan
- Obtain waste permits
- Select needed materials
- Develop specifications
- Schedule other construction work
- Select a contractor
- Conduct preconstruction conference
- Notify residents
- Correct housing conditions that may impede work
- Post warning signs
- Consider a pilot project
- Consider collecting soil samples as an option
- Execute construction work
- Store waste
- Cleanup
- Arrange for clearance
- Repeat cleaning if clearance fails
- Pay contractors
- Conduct periodic monitoring
✔✔How much poly must be used on interior abatement projects? - ✔✔Two layers of 6
mil poly in a minimum of 6 ft. of all directions of the work area.
✔✔How much poly must be used on exterior abatement projects? - ✔✔Two layers of 6
mil poly in a minimum of 10 ft. of all directions of the work area.
✔✔What is the most important piece of safety equipment for worker protection? -
✔✔Respirator
✔✔T/F: An employee should always perform a positive/negative seal check when
donning a respirator. - ✔✔True
✔✔OSHA states that if you do not have an exposure assessment, you must assume
you are _______ over the PEL. - ✔✔10x
