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Ohio Lead Risk Assessor Exam Guide Questions And
Correct Answers 2024/2025
1. What kind of paint can have lead in it?: oil-based paint
2. What jobs work with lead?: construction, electronic factories/repair, restoration
work, radiator repair, policemen, X-rays, commercial flashing, fishing, batteries,
smelting, painting, electrical work, stained glass pottery, etc.
3. What is considered lead-based paint according to HUD/EPA?: Paint that has
lead 1 mg/cm^2 or 0.5% by weight
4. What is considered lead-based paint according to OSHA?: Paint that has any
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detectable amount of lead
5. What is the maximum amount of lead in consumer products according to
CDC/CPSC?: 90 ppm or 0.009% by weight
6. When did lead-based paint usage decline?: It declined in the 1950s as latex
paint became cheaper and more popular
7. What was the industry standard for residential lead-based paint in 1955?: -
1%, which was adopted by Congress in 1971 and reduced to 0.06% in 1978
8. Are there any restrictions on the use of lead-based paint for non-residential
uses?: No, there are no federal restrictions on the use of lead-based paint for
industrial purposes and it is still used in some areas
9. How does lead enter the body?: The lead can enter the child's system in one
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of three ways:
-Eating contaminated food or substances
-Breathing contaminated air
-Drinking contaminated water
The most common mode of transmission into the body is exposure to
householddust or yard soil that is contaminated with lead.
10. What consumer products contain lead?: Imported goods, pool cue chalk,
calcium supplements from bone or oyster shells, some hair dyes
11. What is body burden?: The total amount of lead in the body at any point
12. How long does lead stay in your body?: The half-life of lead is 1 month in the
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bloodstream, 1-1.5 months in soft tissue, and 25-30 years in bone
13. What makes lead in bones dangerous?: Lead absorbed in the bone in the
past can be mobilized during pregnancy, wasting illness (such as cancer or AIDS),
injury, or osteoporosis
14. What are the three areas of legal liability?: Laws, contracts, and tort
15. What are the four elements of a negligence (tort) claim?: Duty: Defendant
owed a legal duty to the plaintiff under the circumstances
Breach: The defendant breached that legal duty by acting or failing to act in a certain
way
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Ohio Lead Risk Assessor Exam Guide Questions And
Correct Answers 2024/2025
1. What kind of paint can have lead in it?: oil-based paint
2. What jobs work with lead?: construction, electronic factories/repair, restoration
work, radiator repair, policemen, X-rays, commercial flashing, fishing, batteries,
smelting, painting, electrical work, stained glass pottery, etc.
3. What is considered lead-based paint according to HUD/EPA?: Paint that has
lead 1 mg/cm^2 or 0.5% by weight
4. What is considered lead-based paint according to OSHA?: Paint that has any
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detectable amount of lead
5. What is the maximum amount of lead in consumer products according to
CDC/CPSC?: 90 ppm or 0.009% by weight
6. When did lead-based paint usage decline?: It declined in the 1950s as latex
paint became cheaper and more popular
7. What was the industry standard for residential lead-based paint in 1955?: -
1%, which was adopted by Congress in 1971 and reduced to 0.06% in 1978
8. Are there any restrictions on the use of lead-based paint for non-residential
uses?: No, there are no federal restrictions on the use of lead-based paint for
industrial purposes and it is still used in some areas
9. How does lead enter the body?: The lead can enter the child's system in one
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of three ways:
-Eating contaminated food or substances
-Breathing contaminated air
-Drinking contaminated water
The most common mode of transmission into the body is exposure to
householddust or yard soil that is contaminated with lead.
10. What consumer products contain lead?: Imported goods, pool cue chalk,
calcium supplements from bone or oyster shells, some hair dyes
11. What is body burden?: The total amount of lead in the body at any point
12. How long does lead stay in your body?: The half-life of lead is 1 month in the
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bloodstream, 1-1.5 months in soft tissue, and 25-30 years in bone
13. What makes lead in bones dangerous?: Lead absorbed in the bone in the
past can be mobilized during pregnancy, wasting illness (such as cancer or AIDS),
injury, or osteoporosis
14. What are the three areas of legal liability?: Laws, contracts, and tort
15. What are the four elements of a negligence (tort) claim?: Duty: Defendant
owed a legal duty to the plaintiff under the circumstances
Breach: The defendant breached that legal duty by acting or failing to act in a certain
way
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