LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Identify the materials used for enclosure - CORRECT ANSWER -Drywall
vinyl siding
Plywood
Paneling
Caulk and sealant
Hazards that exist in residential environments - CORRECT ANSWER -Lead dust
Lead contaminated soil
Peeling, chipping paint
Folk remedies
Describe how children are typically exposed to lead - CORRECT ANSWER -Hand to mouth
activities
Worker take home dust
Identify the common routes of worker lead exposure - CORRECT ANSWER -Inhalation
Ingestion
Describe the basic health effects of lead to workers - CORRECT ANSWER -Stomachache
Nausea
Headache
Memory loss
High Blood pressure
,Kidney damage
Describe the OSHA ( and other requirements) for lead abatement worker training - CORRECT
ANSWER -Info on respirators and their use, types, proper fit
Medical exams for everyone working with lead
Describing what your employer is doing to reduce your exposure to lead
Describe the RCRA regulations and regulated information regarding waste disposal for lead
abatement projects - CORRECT ANSWER -Commercial/ industrial projects- tested, labeled,
hauled correctly
Residential property- household hazardous waste exemption
Identify the lead RCRA definitions of hazardous waste and testing procedures - CORRECT
ANSWER -TCLP test- toxic characteristic leaching procedure
Detects how much lead would leach out of the waste. 5mg/l= hazardous waste
Lead meets the toxicity part of being a hazardous waste
"Competent Person for health and safety" as defined by OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER -A person
who can identify hazards
Someone who can take corrective action
OSHA respirator protection standards relevant to lead abatement work - CORRECT ANSWER -
When above the permissible exposure limit:
Need to wear HEPA filter and any other appropriate filter
Have a written respiratory program in place
, OSHA general industry standards relevant to lead abatement work - CORRECT ANSWER -Similar
to the construction rule except: it pertains to exposure to lead when it is not
Construction
Agriculture
Factory manufacturing
Medical removal is different
Return to work level is different
Describe blood monitoring requirements - CORRECT ANSWER -If air monitoring is above the
action level
30ug/m3 for more than 30 days/year
Every 2 months for the first 6 months
If above 40ug/dl then back to every 2 months
At 50ug/dl- medical removal (if 2 consecutive tests)
Recognize the correct wording of lead wording signs - CORRECT ANSWER -DANGER: Lead work
area
May Damage Fertility or the Unborn Child, Cause Damage to the Central Nervous System, Do
Not Eat, Drink, or Smoke in this Area
Describe the OSHA construction standards (other than lead regs) - CORRECT ANSWER --Fall
protection
-Eye protection
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Identify the materials used for enclosure - CORRECT ANSWER -Drywall
vinyl siding
Plywood
Paneling
Caulk and sealant
Hazards that exist in residential environments - CORRECT ANSWER -Lead dust
Lead contaminated soil
Peeling, chipping paint
Folk remedies
Describe how children are typically exposed to lead - CORRECT ANSWER -Hand to mouth
activities
Worker take home dust
Identify the common routes of worker lead exposure - CORRECT ANSWER -Inhalation
Ingestion
Describe the basic health effects of lead to workers - CORRECT ANSWER -Stomachache
Nausea
Headache
Memory loss
High Blood pressure
,Kidney damage
Describe the OSHA ( and other requirements) for lead abatement worker training - CORRECT
ANSWER -Info on respirators and their use, types, proper fit
Medical exams for everyone working with lead
Describing what your employer is doing to reduce your exposure to lead
Describe the RCRA regulations and regulated information regarding waste disposal for lead
abatement projects - CORRECT ANSWER -Commercial/ industrial projects- tested, labeled,
hauled correctly
Residential property- household hazardous waste exemption
Identify the lead RCRA definitions of hazardous waste and testing procedures - CORRECT
ANSWER -TCLP test- toxic characteristic leaching procedure
Detects how much lead would leach out of the waste. 5mg/l= hazardous waste
Lead meets the toxicity part of being a hazardous waste
"Competent Person for health and safety" as defined by OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER -A person
who can identify hazards
Someone who can take corrective action
OSHA respirator protection standards relevant to lead abatement work - CORRECT ANSWER -
When above the permissible exposure limit:
Need to wear HEPA filter and any other appropriate filter
Have a written respiratory program in place
, OSHA general industry standards relevant to lead abatement work - CORRECT ANSWER -Similar
to the construction rule except: it pertains to exposure to lead when it is not
Construction
Agriculture
Factory manufacturing
Medical removal is different
Return to work level is different
Describe blood monitoring requirements - CORRECT ANSWER -If air monitoring is above the
action level
30ug/m3 for more than 30 days/year
Every 2 months for the first 6 months
If above 40ug/dl then back to every 2 months
At 50ug/dl- medical removal (if 2 consecutive tests)
Recognize the correct wording of lead wording signs - CORRECT ANSWER -DANGER: Lead work
area
May Damage Fertility or the Unborn Child, Cause Damage to the Central Nervous System, Do
Not Eat, Drink, or Smoke in this Area
Describe the OSHA construction standards (other than lead regs) - CORRECT ANSWER --Fall
protection
-Eye protection
