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AMPP C3 Questions and Correct Answers
Todays allowable concentration in paint, toys, and other materials
Ans: 90 PPM (Parts per Million)
Chronic Exposure Ans: Overtime
Accute Exposure Ans: High dose, short time
Kids lead level Ans: 3.5
Hazardous Material Ans: Beryllium, Arsenic, Lead, Hexavalent
Chromium, Cadmium
Routes of entry Ans: inhalation, ingestion, absorption, injection
#1 cause of lead into body Ans: inhalation or ingestion
How hazardous metals leave the body Ans: Urine
Hazardous materials enter the body through... Ans: Workers
eating, failure of PPE, failure to use hand wash, and contamination
of clean areas
Most common place for lead to be stored Ans: Bones
How long is the biological half-life of lead defined Ans: >30 days
in blood
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Methods of field testing are... Ans: XRF Machine and Wet Chemical
Tests
Most reliable method to tell if it lead? Ans: Paint Chips Sampling
Action level OSHA Ans: 30 in a 8 hr day
Competent person Ans: A person who is capable of identifying
existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working
conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to
employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective
measures to eliminate them.
Lead Ans: metallic lead, all organic lead compounds, and organic
lead soaps.
PEL Ans: 50 in a 8 hr day
Methods of initial determination Ans: Historical or Action
When and who to monitor Ans: Best practice within 24 hr of start
of each job
Pull data from highest potential exposure shift
Monitor full day (7 hrs OSHA)
Monitor for other hazardous metals in coatings if appropriate
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AMPP C3 Questions and Correct Answers
Todays allowable concentration in paint, toys, and other materials
Ans: 90 PPM (Parts per Million)
Chronic Exposure Ans: Overtime
Accute Exposure Ans: High dose, short time
Kids lead level Ans: 3.5
Hazardous Material Ans: Beryllium, Arsenic, Lead, Hexavalent
Chromium, Cadmium
Routes of entry Ans: inhalation, ingestion, absorption, injection
#1 cause of lead into body Ans: inhalation or ingestion
How hazardous metals leave the body Ans: Urine
Hazardous materials enter the body through... Ans: Workers
eating, failure of PPE, failure to use hand wash, and contamination
of clean areas
Most common place for lead to be stored Ans: Bones
How long is the biological half-life of lead defined Ans: >30 days
in blood
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Methods of field testing are... Ans: XRF Machine and Wet Chemical
Tests
Most reliable method to tell if it lead? Ans: Paint Chips Sampling
Action level OSHA Ans: 30 in a 8 hr day
Competent person Ans: A person who is capable of identifying
existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working
conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to
employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective
measures to eliminate them.
Lead Ans: metallic lead, all organic lead compounds, and organic
lead soaps.
PEL Ans: 50 in a 8 hr day
Methods of initial determination Ans: Historical or Action
When and who to monitor Ans: Best practice within 24 hr of start
of each job
Pull data from highest potential exposure shift
Monitor full day (7 hrs OSHA)
Monitor for other hazardous metals in coatings if appropriate
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