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WI Lead Risk Assessor Exam - Updated 2025
dhs 163 .....answer.....certification for the identification, removal
and reduction of
lead−based paint hazards in the state of wi
Abatement .....ANSWER.....Any measure or set of measures
intended to permanently eliminate lead−based paint hazards.
Abatement activities include .....ANSWER.....1. Removal of
lead−based paint or dust−lead.
2. Enclosure or encapsulation of lead−based paint.
3. Removal of lead−based painted surfaces,
components or fixtures.
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4. Removal or covering of lead−contaminated soil.
A project is considered abatement if .....ANSWER.....It involves
target housing or a child-occupied facility and will result in
permanent elimination of the lead hazard
Abatement must be performed by .....ANSWER.....A company or
person certified by the department (WI DHS)
Arithmetic Mean .....ANSWER.....the sum of data values divided
by the number of data values
Certificate of lead-free status .....ANSWER.....A document issued
under DHS 163 by a certified LRA, which reports that a home or
premise is free of lead paint on a specified date
Certificate of lead-safe status .....ANSWER.....A document issued
under DHS 163 by an LRA that documents that no lead-based
paint hazards were found on a premise
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Child-occupied facility .....ANSWER.....-A building built before
1978 that may provide day care services
-A school attended by kids 6 or younger
-A building visited by a child least 2 different days within any
week, Sunday through Saturday, provided that each day's visit
lasts at least 3 hours and the combined annual visits last at least
60
hours.
Clearance .....ANSWER.....Occurs after abatement or interim
control to ensure that lead-dust levels are below the clearance
levels
Component .....ANSWER.....A structural element; for example a
door, ceiling, railing
WI Lead Risk Assessor Exam - Updated 2025
dhs 163 .....answer.....certification for the identification, removal
and reduction of
lead−based paint hazards in the state of wi
Abatement .....ANSWER.....Any measure or set of measures
intended to permanently eliminate lead−based paint hazards.
Abatement activities include .....ANSWER.....1. Removal of
lead−based paint or dust−lead.
2. Enclosure or encapsulation of lead−based paint.
3. Removal of lead−based painted surfaces,
components or fixtures.
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4. Removal or covering of lead−contaminated soil.
A project is considered abatement if .....ANSWER.....It involves
target housing or a child-occupied facility and will result in
permanent elimination of the lead hazard
Abatement must be performed by .....ANSWER.....A company or
person certified by the department (WI DHS)
Arithmetic Mean .....ANSWER.....the sum of data values divided
by the number of data values
Certificate of lead-free status .....ANSWER.....A document issued
under DHS 163 by a certified LRA, which reports that a home or
premise is free of lead paint on a specified date
Certificate of lead-safe status .....ANSWER.....A document issued
under DHS 163 by an LRA that documents that no lead-based
paint hazards were found on a premise
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Child-occupied facility .....ANSWER.....-A building built before
1978 that may provide day care services
-A school attended by kids 6 or younger
-A building visited by a child least 2 different days within any
week, Sunday through Saturday, provided that each day's visit
lasts at least 3 hours and the combined annual visits last at least
60
hours.
Clearance .....ANSWER.....Occurs after abatement or interim
control to ensure that lead-dust levels are below the clearance
levels
Component .....ANSWER.....A structural element; for example a
door, ceiling, railing
