Ohio Lead Risk Assessor Exam Study Guide 2025: Practice Questions & State Certification

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Ohio Lead Risk Assessor State Exam Latest Update

2025

The CDC defines an EBL requiring an environmental investigation

as .....ANSWER.....10 ug/dl

A risk assessment differs from an EBL investigation because the

risk assessment focuses on .....ANSWER.....The cause of the child's

EBL.

According to HUD guidelines when would a structure only need a

screen risk assessment .....ANSWER.....A structure in good

condition may only need a lead hazard screen risk assessment.

According to HUD guidelines the person or firm performing a risk

assessment .....ANSWER.....Should not perform the lead hazard

control work, since there may be a conflict of interest.

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A risk assessment for lead based paint .....ANSWER.....Sometimes

need to include additional sources of lead, such as, lead in

water.

If while conducting a lead risk assessment we find painted

surfaces that were not tested for lead, we should assume the

paint .....ANSWER.....Is lead based paint.

Review overall condition of the building. .....ANSWER.....The visual

assessment is conducted to locate potential lead-based paint

hazards. As such it should

The visual assessment should identify painted surfaces that are

.....ANSWER.....Deteriorated, subject to impact or friction and

accessible to children.

In conducting the visual assessment we should rate paint

conditions as .....ANSWER.....Intact, fair, or poor.

If paint is judged to be in poor condition, we should recommend

that .....ANSWER.....The hazard be controlled.

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If we find deteriorated paint that is known not to be lead-based

paint, then we .....ANSWER.....Should recommend the paint be

repaired since some amount of lead could be present.

According to HUD guidelines, when rating paint condition on

large area exterior components, we would rate the condition as

poor when the amount of damage is .....ANSWER.....Greater than

10 square feet.

According to HUD guidelines, when rating paint condition on

large area interior components, we would rate the condition as

poor when the amount of damage is .....ANSWER.....Greater than

2 square feet.

According to HUD guidelines, when rating paint condition on

component with small surface areas, such as window sills, we

would rate the condition as poor when the amount of damage is

.....ANSWER.....Greater than 10% of the surface area of the

entire component.

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If we find mildew on a painted surfaces, then we

.....ANSWER.....Should recommend removal of the mildew and

examine whether there is a source of moisture affecting the

paint.

Moisture problems discovered during the visual assessment

.....ANSWER.....Should be a part of the assessment when these

conditions may contribute to paint deterioration.

Dust wipe samples are .....ANSWER.....Always part of the risk

assessment.

Drinking water samples are .....ANSWER.....Taken at the

discretion of the risk assessor.

Air samples are .....ANSWER.....Not generally part of a

assessment.

Soil samples .....ANSWER.....Are typically part of the risk

assessment where a yard exists.