LEAD INSPECTOR / ASSESSOR COURSE | 285 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 2025-2026
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Permanent abatement options include... - (answers)Paint removal, component removal,
enclosure, encapsulation
What agencies focus on childhood lead poisoning prevention? - (answers)CDPH, HUD, EPA
What is the CAL OSHA Standard for lead? - (answers)Title 8 CCR 1532.1
What is the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead Based Paint Hazards in Housing?
- (answers)1995 HUD Guidelines
When was the revision to Chapter 7 of the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead
Based Paint Hazards in Housing enacted? - (answers)1997
Target Housing - (answers)Housing where children may live and spend time in.
T/F Every purchaser of any interest in residential real property on which a residential dwelling
was built prior to 1978 is notified that such property may present exposure to lead from lead
based paint. - (answers)True
The federal regulation for re-certification occurs how often? - (answers)Every 3 years
In California, how often is re-certification? - (answers)Every other year
What is the California standard equivalent to 29 CFR 1926.62? - (answers)Title 8 CCR 1532.1
心也是善良与爱的源泉。
,What is the California standard equivalent to 29 CFR 1910.134? - (answers)Title 8 CCR 5144
What are the two documents that base the Lead Based Paint Inspections? - (answers)HUD
1995/1997 and EPA 40 CFR part 745
What is EPA 40 CFR part 745? - (answers)Lead; Requirements for Lead Based Paint Activities
in Target Housing and Child Occupied Facilities
What is HUD 1995/1997? - (answers)Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead Based
Paint Hazards in Housing
Lead based paint - (answers)paint, varnish, shellac or other coating on surfaces that contain 1.0
mg/cm2 or more of lead or 0.5% or more lead in weight
Lead based paint hazards - (answers)any condition that cause exposure to lead contaminated
dust, lead contaminated soil or lead contaminated paint that is deteriorated or present in
accessible surfaces, friction surfaces, or impact surfaces that would result in adverse human
health effects
Lead based paint inspection - (answers)a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the
presence of lead based paint and the provision of a report explaining the results of the
investigation
What are the HUD primary substrates? - (answers)brick, concrete, drywall, metal, wood, and
plaster
What is the inspector's job during an inspection? - (answers)To test a surface in the interior of
each dwelling unit that is representative of each type of painted, stained, shellacked or varnished
testing combination in every room equivalent.
心也是善良与爱的源泉。
,T/F Lead inspection includes soil testing. - (answers)False - soil testing is part of a risk
assessment or if requested by the owner
Room equivalent - (answers)an identifiable part of a residence, such as a room, house exterior, a
foyer, staircase, hallway or an exterior area (play areas, painted swing sets, painted sandboxes,
fences, etc.)
Building component type - (answers)those items in the interior or exterior of housing onto which
paint, stain, varnish or shellac has been applied and that have a common substrate
Substrate - (answers)the material underneath the paint
Testing combination - (answers)unique combination of room equivalent, building component
type and substrate
Deteriorated paint - (answers)any interior or exterior paint that is peeling, chipping, chalking,
cracking or is located on an interior or exterior surface or fixture that is damaged or deteriorated
Accessible surface - (answers)surface that protrudes from the surrounding area to the extent that
a child can chew the surface and is within three feet of the floor or ground (e.g. window wills,
railing and the edges of stair treads)
Multi-family housing (for the purposes of a lead based paint inspection only) - (answers)Any
group of units that is similar in construction from unit to unit with 1) 21 or more units if any
were built before 1960 or are of unknown age or 2) 10 or more units if they were built from 1960
- 1977
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - YES
Abatement Planning - NO
Hazard Evaluation - NO
Clearance Inspections - NO - (answers)Certified Lead Worker
心也是善良与爱的源泉。
, Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - YES
Abatement Planning - YES
Hazard Evaluation - NO
Clearance Inspections - NO - (answers)Certified Lead Supervisor
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - NO
Abatement Planning - YES
Hazard Evaluation - NO
Clearance Inspections - YES - (answers)Certified Lead Project Monitor
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - NO
Abatement Planning - NO
Hazard Evaluation - YES
Clearance Inspections - YES - (answers)Certified Lead Inspector / Assessor and Certified
Sampling Tech (under the supervision of an inspector/assessor)
Lead has been used in paint for what three main reasons? - (answers)as pigment, to add
durability and corrosion control, and as a drying agent
What is the greatest risk of lead exposure that people face? - (answers)Man-made processes and
products
Currently, what is the principal industrial use of lead? - (answers)Manufacture of electrical
storage batteries
Where does the major exposure to lead for most adults come from? - (answers)The work place
心也是善良与爱的源泉。
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 2025-2026
UPDATED | GET IT CORRECT!!
Permanent abatement options include... - (answers)Paint removal, component removal,
enclosure, encapsulation
What agencies focus on childhood lead poisoning prevention? - (answers)CDPH, HUD, EPA
What is the CAL OSHA Standard for lead? - (answers)Title 8 CCR 1532.1
What is the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead Based Paint Hazards in Housing?
- (answers)1995 HUD Guidelines
When was the revision to Chapter 7 of the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead
Based Paint Hazards in Housing enacted? - (answers)1997
Target Housing - (answers)Housing where children may live and spend time in.
T/F Every purchaser of any interest in residential real property on which a residential dwelling
was built prior to 1978 is notified that such property may present exposure to lead from lead
based paint. - (answers)True
The federal regulation for re-certification occurs how often? - (answers)Every 3 years
In California, how often is re-certification? - (answers)Every other year
What is the California standard equivalent to 29 CFR 1926.62? - (answers)Title 8 CCR 1532.1
心也是善良与爱的源泉。
,What is the California standard equivalent to 29 CFR 1910.134? - (answers)Title 8 CCR 5144
What are the two documents that base the Lead Based Paint Inspections? - (answers)HUD
1995/1997 and EPA 40 CFR part 745
What is EPA 40 CFR part 745? - (answers)Lead; Requirements for Lead Based Paint Activities
in Target Housing and Child Occupied Facilities
What is HUD 1995/1997? - (answers)Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead Based
Paint Hazards in Housing
Lead based paint - (answers)paint, varnish, shellac or other coating on surfaces that contain 1.0
mg/cm2 or more of lead or 0.5% or more lead in weight
Lead based paint hazards - (answers)any condition that cause exposure to lead contaminated
dust, lead contaminated soil or lead contaminated paint that is deteriorated or present in
accessible surfaces, friction surfaces, or impact surfaces that would result in adverse human
health effects
Lead based paint inspection - (answers)a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the
presence of lead based paint and the provision of a report explaining the results of the
investigation
What are the HUD primary substrates? - (answers)brick, concrete, drywall, metal, wood, and
plaster
What is the inspector's job during an inspection? - (answers)To test a surface in the interior of
each dwelling unit that is representative of each type of painted, stained, shellacked or varnished
testing combination in every room equivalent.
心也是善良与爱的源泉。
,T/F Lead inspection includes soil testing. - (answers)False - soil testing is part of a risk
assessment or if requested by the owner
Room equivalent - (answers)an identifiable part of a residence, such as a room, house exterior, a
foyer, staircase, hallway or an exterior area (play areas, painted swing sets, painted sandboxes,
fences, etc.)
Building component type - (answers)those items in the interior or exterior of housing onto which
paint, stain, varnish or shellac has been applied and that have a common substrate
Substrate - (answers)the material underneath the paint
Testing combination - (answers)unique combination of room equivalent, building component
type and substrate
Deteriorated paint - (answers)any interior or exterior paint that is peeling, chipping, chalking,
cracking or is located on an interior or exterior surface or fixture that is damaged or deteriorated
Accessible surface - (answers)surface that protrudes from the surrounding area to the extent that
a child can chew the surface and is within three feet of the floor or ground (e.g. window wills,
railing and the edges of stair treads)
Multi-family housing (for the purposes of a lead based paint inspection only) - (answers)Any
group of units that is similar in construction from unit to unit with 1) 21 or more units if any
were built before 1960 or are of unknown age or 2) 10 or more units if they were built from 1960
- 1977
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - YES
Abatement Planning - NO
Hazard Evaluation - NO
Clearance Inspections - NO - (answers)Certified Lead Worker
心也是善良与爱的源泉。
, Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - YES
Abatement Planning - YES
Hazard Evaluation - NO
Clearance Inspections - NO - (answers)Certified Lead Supervisor
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - NO
Abatement Planning - YES
Hazard Evaluation - NO
Clearance Inspections - YES - (answers)Certified Lead Project Monitor
Permanent Abatement and work over PEL - NO
Abatement Planning - NO
Hazard Evaluation - YES
Clearance Inspections - YES - (answers)Certified Lead Inspector / Assessor and Certified
Sampling Tech (under the supervision of an inspector/assessor)
Lead has been used in paint for what three main reasons? - (answers)as pigment, to add
durability and corrosion control, and as a drying agent
What is the greatest risk of lead exposure that people face? - (answers)Man-made processes and
products
Currently, what is the principal industrial use of lead? - (answers)Manufacture of electrical
storage batteries
Where does the major exposure to lead for most adults come from? - (answers)The work place
心也是善良与爱的源泉。
