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NJ EPA Lead Inspector and Risk Assessor Exam_Latest
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Lead Inspector .....ANSWER.....A certified individual who conducts
a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of
lead-based paint.
Lead Risk Assessor Job Description .....ANSWER.....Determining
the existence, nature, severity, and location of lead-based paint
hazards in an entire residential dwelling or child-occupied
facility, and provides a written report explaining the results of
the investigation and options for reducing lead-based paint
hazards to the person requesting the lead inspection.
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act
.....ANSWER.....(Title X of the Community Development and
Housing Act of 1992) The federal government began to focus on
primary prevention of lead poisoning through identifying and
reducing lead hazards.
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Importance of lead poisoning prevention/lead-based paint
inspections .....ANSWER.....Focus attention on the sources of lead
that could poison children; and reduce the cost of lead hazard
control by identifying which surfaces are coated with lead-based
paint.
Lead inspector job description .....ANSWER.....Identify the lead-
based painted surfaces in housing, certify the results of an
inspection in writing, conduct post-hazard control clearance
sampling to determine: the specified hazard control strategy was
conducted, the area is safe for unprotected workers to enter, and
the area is a safe place for residents and young children to live.
How common is lead pollution? .....ANSWER.....Lead-based paint
is present in roughly 83% of all hosing stock in the private sector
and in roughly 90% of family housing units in the nation's housing
authorities.
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Lead-based paint .....ANSWER.....Paint, varnish, shellac, or other
coating on surfaces that contain 1.0 mg/cm^2 or more of lead or
0.5% or more lead by weight.
Lead-based paint hazard .....ANSWER.....Any condition that
causes exposure to lead-contaminated dust, lead-contaminated-
soil, or lead-contaminated paint that is deteriorated or present in
accessible surfaces, friction surfaces, or impact surfaces that
would result in adverse human health effects as identified by the
EPA Administrator under TSCA section 403.
Lead-based paint inspection .....ANSWER.....a surface-by-surface
investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint. A
report is then issued that identifies if there is lead-based paint
present and where it is located.
Deteriorated paint .....ANSWER.....Any interior or exterior paint
that is peeling, chipping, chalking, or cracking, or is located on an
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interior or exterior surface of fixture that is damaged or
deteriorated.
Accessible surface .....ANSWER.....Surface that protrudes from the
surrounding area to the extent that a child can chew the surface
and is within three feet or the floor or ground (e.g., window sills,
railing, and the edges of stair treads)
Friction surface .....ANSWER.....An interior or exterior surfaces
that is subject to abrasion or friction (e.g., certain window, floor,
and stair surfaces)
Impact surface .....ANSWER.....An interior or exterior surface that
is subject to damage from repeated impacts (e.g., certain parts
of door frames)
HUD Guidelines .....ANSWER.....The primary purpose of the
Guidelines is to guide people involved in identifying and
controlling lead-based paint hazards in housing.
NJ EPA Lead Inspector and Risk Assessor Exam_Latest
Update 100% Correct
Lead Inspector .....ANSWER.....A certified individual who conducts
a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of
lead-based paint.
Lead Risk Assessor Job Description .....ANSWER.....Determining
the existence, nature, severity, and location of lead-based paint
hazards in an entire residential dwelling or child-occupied
facility, and provides a written report explaining the results of
the investigation and options for reducing lead-based paint
hazards to the person requesting the lead inspection.
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act
.....ANSWER.....(Title X of the Community Development and
Housing Act of 1992) The federal government began to focus on
primary prevention of lead poisoning through identifying and
reducing lead hazards.
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Importance of lead poisoning prevention/lead-based paint
inspections .....ANSWER.....Focus attention on the sources of lead
that could poison children; and reduce the cost of lead hazard
control by identifying which surfaces are coated with lead-based
paint.
Lead inspector job description .....ANSWER.....Identify the lead-
based painted surfaces in housing, certify the results of an
inspection in writing, conduct post-hazard control clearance
sampling to determine: the specified hazard control strategy was
conducted, the area is safe for unprotected workers to enter, and
the area is a safe place for residents and young children to live.
How common is lead pollution? .....ANSWER.....Lead-based paint
is present in roughly 83% of all hosing stock in the private sector
and in roughly 90% of family housing units in the nation's housing
authorities.
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Lead-based paint .....ANSWER.....Paint, varnish, shellac, or other
coating on surfaces that contain 1.0 mg/cm^2 or more of lead or
0.5% or more lead by weight.
Lead-based paint hazard .....ANSWER.....Any condition that
causes exposure to lead-contaminated dust, lead-contaminated-
soil, or lead-contaminated paint that is deteriorated or present in
accessible surfaces, friction surfaces, or impact surfaces that
would result in adverse human health effects as identified by the
EPA Administrator under TSCA section 403.
Lead-based paint inspection .....ANSWER.....a surface-by-surface
investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint. A
report is then issued that identifies if there is lead-based paint
present and where it is located.
Deteriorated paint .....ANSWER.....Any interior or exterior paint
that is peeling, chipping, chalking, or cracking, or is located on an
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interior or exterior surface of fixture that is damaged or
deteriorated.
Accessible surface .....ANSWER.....Surface that protrudes from the
surrounding area to the extent that a child can chew the surface
and is within three feet or the floor or ground (e.g., window sills,
railing, and the edges of stair treads)
Friction surface .....ANSWER.....An interior or exterior surfaces
that is subject to abrasion or friction (e.g., certain window, floor,
and stair surfaces)
Impact surface .....ANSWER.....An interior or exterior surface that
is subject to damage from repeated impacts (e.g., certain parts
of door frames)
HUD Guidelines .....ANSWER.....The primary purpose of the
Guidelines is to guide people involved in identifying and
controlling lead-based paint hazards in housing.
