OHIO Lead Risk Assessor Study Guide Questions And
Correct Answers 2024/2025
1. Lead was used in paint because it: Adds durability and serves as a drying
agent.
2. Lead is sometimes found in drinking water because lead is in: Pipe solder
and plumbing fixtures.
3. What form of lead is often found in house paint?: WHITE LEAD
4. How much lead must be present in a painted surface for it to be considered
lead-based paint by HUD?: At least 1 milligram per square centimeter (0.01 kg /
m2)
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5. The federal agency responsible for protecting workers who work with lead
in construction is: OSHA
6. What is OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for lead?: 50 micrograms
per cubic meter of air (50 µg/m3)
7. How much lead must be in paint for OSHA to consider it to be lead-based
paint?: ANY
8. Name some common items/objects that Lead is often found in.: Vinyl blinds,
ceramic coating and electrical cable coatings
9. Most common ways lead enters the body?: Inhaling (breathing) and/or Ingest-
ing (eating)
10. If lead gets in your body it may damage your: Central and Peripheral Nervous
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System, Cardiovascular System, and Kidneys. (Reproductive, too)
11. The CDC recommends community prevention activities when children
blood lead levels are at least?: 10 ug/dl
12. A medical procedure used to remove lead from blood is?: Chelation
13. How do we determine if we exceed OSHA's PEL?: Personal air monitoring
14. When we take paint chip samples, we?: Decontaminate any lead dust that
may be created.
15. Final clearance testing for a lead abatement project is performed using:: -
Surface wiping sampling.
16. The lead dust clearance levels of the current EPA regulations are?: 40 ug/ft2
for floors, 250 ug/ft for window sills and 400 ug/ft for window troughs.
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17. EPA certification recognizes the following work discipline:: Inspector, Risk
Assessor, Supervisor, Worker, Contractor
18. EPA has defined a child-occupied facility to mean:: 2 days a week, average at
least 3 hours a visit, totaling 6 hours a week and 60 hours annually
19. When testing for lead using an XRF analyzer it is best to:: Have the residents
leave during testing.
20. When we are charged with negligence our best defense is likely to be that
we:: We followed the best technology available.
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