LEAD RISK ASSESSOR QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+

True or False you should always include inconclusive lead results in a HUD report. - False, never include inconclusive results True or False, at home test kit results can only be included in a report if they indicate that a home has lead. - False, at home test kits can only be included in reports if the results are negative. Painted wall sockets, switches and plates, and walls are an example of what? - Testing combination Risk Assessor - conducts risk assessments, samples for the presence of lead in dust + soil for the purpose of abatement clearance testing. 2017 Clearance Levels (HUD) - Interior Floors 10 ug/ft^2 Porch Floors 40 ug/ft^2 Sills 100 ug/ft^2 Troughs 100 ug/ft^2 Child occupied facility - Anywhere a child spends a minimum 2 days a week, 3 days in a week, 6 hours a visit and 60 hours a year. Substrates - wood, metal, plaster, concrete Dripline - Area w/in 3 ft surrounding perimeter of building Impact surface - an interior or exterior surface that is subject to damage from repeated impacts (parts of door frames) Lead Based Paint (check) - paint or other surfaces that contain: 1. 1 ug/cm^2 2. 0.5% by weight 3. 5,000 mg/g Mid-yard - Midway between the drip line of a residential building and nearest property boundary Permanently Covered Soil - pavement or concrete, NOT grass, mulch or gravel Lead Hazard Screen - purpose of screen is to determine if full risk assessment is needed. Includes a visual inspection, testing of deteriorated paint and at LEAST 2 dust samples Percentage of lead housing - 90% of housing built 1940 80% of housing built 1959 62% of housing built 1972 Where is the greatest threat of lead contamination? - Dripline What type of water is more corrosive for lead pipes? - Hot "soft" water is more corrosive Symptoms of acute lead poisoning - - abdomen pain - constipation - irritability - fatigue - weakness Title X (1992) - Lead based paint hazard reduction act Adult EBLL - Greater than or equal to 40 ug/dL Blood tests required every 2 months until 2 tests 40 ug/dL. Civil Liability - Statutory law Administrative law common law Tort law - negligence True or False, HUD does not consider intact lead based paint as a lead-based paint hazard? - True, as long as the paint is not deteriorated