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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.
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.
