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CDPH LEAD INSPECTOR / ASSESSOR CALIFORNIA
STATE EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE
400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+
Atomic Symbol for Lead and origin Latin word? .....ANSWER.....
Pb; plumbum meaning "liquid silver"
What form of lead is mostly used in the United States?
.....ANSWER..... #1 Form: Lead Acid Batteries, #2 Form:
Ammunition, #3 Form: Paints & Coatings
Why is/was lead added to paint? .....ANSWER..... Durability.
Other qualities include: prevents mold growth & corrosion,
soundproofing, quick drying.
What is white lead? .....ANSWER..... Major form of lead used in
paint before 1950, it was the only white paint used in European
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paintings until 19th century, heavy consistency, fastest drying
white paint.
What does Presumed Lead-Based Paint refer to? .....ANSWER.....
Residential structures built prior to January 1, 1978/ also called
Target Housing.
Supplied Air Respirators (SARs) must use what grade air and
what hose length? .....ANSWER..... Grade D Air (oxygen level
greater than or equal to 19.5% and less than or equal to
23.5%), hose must not exceed 300 feet in length.
When do you replace coveralls daily? When do you replace
them weekly? .....ANSWER..... Weekly replacement if exposed to
50 - 200 μg/m3. Daily Replacement if exposed to more than
200 μg/m3.
When are you required to wear a respirator? .....ANSWER.....
When an employee's exposure to lead exceeds the PEL, work
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operations for which engineering controls and work practices are
not sufficient enough to reduce levels to below PEL, when an
employee requests a respirator, and when respirators are used
for interim practices during trigger tasks.
EPA/HUD definition of Lead-Based Paint? .....ANSWER..... ≥
0.5% by weight or ≥ 1.0 mg/cm2 or ≥ 5000 ppm
What year was the amount of lead that could be in certain
coatings restricted to a lead concentration of less than ≤ 0.06%
lead by weight (≤ 600 ppm) if the coating was applied to
surfaces that could be accessible to children/the public and who
by? .....ANSWER..... 1978; Consumer Product Safety Commission.
What year was the allowable amount of lead further reduced if
applied to surfaces that could be accessible to children/the
public and what was it lowered to? .....ANSWER..... 2009;
≤0.009% lead by weight (≤ 90ppm)
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Who began phase out of lead gasoline for consumer use? What
year and what act officially banned it? .....ANSWER..... EPA;
1996 Clean Air Act.
In October (what year), the U.S. Congress passed a LAW called
the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act also
known as ____. .....ANSWER..... 1992, Tile X or Title 10.
Title X lists 6 situations where lead is a hazard, what are they?
.....ANSWER..... Lead dust from lead-based paint (1) which is
damaged or deteriorated, (2) on any friction surface, (3) on any
impact surface. (4) Lead-painted surfaces that a child could
chew. Lead-contaminated (5) dust anywhere in the home or (6)
soil that is above the acceptable standards set by the EPA.
When does the EPA/HUD Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
(RRP) under the authority of the Toxic Substances Control Act
apply, and what year was it introduced/enforced?
.....ANSWER..... Addresses hazards caused by renovation, repair
CDPH LEAD INSPECTOR / ASSESSOR CALIFORNIA
STATE EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE
400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+
Atomic Symbol for Lead and origin Latin word? .....ANSWER.....
Pb; plumbum meaning "liquid silver"
What form of lead is mostly used in the United States?
.....ANSWER..... #1 Form: Lead Acid Batteries, #2 Form:
Ammunition, #3 Form: Paints & Coatings
Why is/was lead added to paint? .....ANSWER..... Durability.
Other qualities include: prevents mold growth & corrosion,
soundproofing, quick drying.
What is white lead? .....ANSWER..... Major form of lead used in
paint before 1950, it was the only white paint used in European
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paintings until 19th century, heavy consistency, fastest drying
white paint.
What does Presumed Lead-Based Paint refer to? .....ANSWER.....
Residential structures built prior to January 1, 1978/ also called
Target Housing.
Supplied Air Respirators (SARs) must use what grade air and
what hose length? .....ANSWER..... Grade D Air (oxygen level
greater than or equal to 19.5% and less than or equal to
23.5%), hose must not exceed 300 feet in length.
When do you replace coveralls daily? When do you replace
them weekly? .....ANSWER..... Weekly replacement if exposed to
50 - 200 μg/m3. Daily Replacement if exposed to more than
200 μg/m3.
When are you required to wear a respirator? .....ANSWER.....
When an employee's exposure to lead exceeds the PEL, work
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operations for which engineering controls and work practices are
not sufficient enough to reduce levels to below PEL, when an
employee requests a respirator, and when respirators are used
for interim practices during trigger tasks.
EPA/HUD definition of Lead-Based Paint? .....ANSWER..... ≥
0.5% by weight or ≥ 1.0 mg/cm2 or ≥ 5000 ppm
What year was the amount of lead that could be in certain
coatings restricted to a lead concentration of less than ≤ 0.06%
lead by weight (≤ 600 ppm) if the coating was applied to
surfaces that could be accessible to children/the public and who
by? .....ANSWER..... 1978; Consumer Product Safety Commission.
What year was the allowable amount of lead further reduced if
applied to surfaces that could be accessible to children/the
public and what was it lowered to? .....ANSWER..... 2009;
≤0.009% lead by weight (≤ 90ppm)
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Who began phase out of lead gasoline for consumer use? What
year and what act officially banned it? .....ANSWER..... EPA;
1996 Clean Air Act.
In October (what year), the U.S. Congress passed a LAW called
the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act also
known as ____. .....ANSWER..... 1992, Tile X or Title 10.
Title X lists 6 situations where lead is a hazard, what are they?
.....ANSWER..... Lead dust from lead-based paint (1) which is
damaged or deteriorated, (2) on any friction surface, (3) on any
impact surface. (4) Lead-painted surfaces that a child could
chew. Lead-contaminated (5) dust anywhere in the home or (6)
soil that is above the acceptable standards set by the EPA.
When does the EPA/HUD Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
(RRP) under the authority of the Toxic Substances Control Act
apply, and what year was it introduced/enforced?
.....ANSWER..... Addresses hazards caused by renovation, repair
