Health Effects
The most concerning population at risk of Lead Exposure
What is children?
The most important role of a lead abatement worker
What is: Conduct all lead abatement activities in a safe and professional manner
Worker exposure to lead is regulated by which government agency?
Which is OSHA? Occupational Health and Safety Administration
Paint containing 0.5% by weight or 1mg/cm2
What is Lead Based Paint?
Removing paint around electrical outlets
What is dry scrapping?
Routes of Exposures of Lead
What is ingestion?
What is inhalation?
Use of a heat gun above 1,100° F
What is the method that will vaporize lead-based paint?
30 µg/m3 of air based on an 8-hour TWA
What is the action level?
The preferred method for collecting dust samples?
What is Wipe sampling?
Must be placed at all entrances of a lead construction/demolition/abatement areas
What is warning signs?'
What is danger signs?
The amount of lead circulating in the blood at the present time
What is Blood Lead Level
Area where employees will leave all their contaminated PPE, tools, etc.
What is the decontamination unit?
50 µg/m3 of air based on an 8-hour TWA
What is the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for occupational exposure to lead?
For HUD housing, what is the most common analytical method for lead-based paint inspections?
What is a Portable XRF?
Use chemical strippers containing methylene chloride
The method that is prohibited for on-site lead-based paint abatement
Lead poisoning can affect which of the following body systems?
What is Nervous System, reproductive, blood, and kidneys
Ventilation form of engineering control in lead dust
What is HEPA filtration?
The main purpose of Section 402 of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA
What is: to ensure workers performing lead-based paint activities in target housing and child-occupied facilities are properly trained and certified
The HUD action level for lead when using XRF analysis
What is 1 mg/cm2?
How often must workers undergo BLL testing if exposed to lead above the action level?
What is Initially, every two months for the first six months, every six months thereafter
The total amount of lead stored in the body is known as
What is Body burden
Hepa Vac, Wet Wipe, Hepa Vac
What is the proper cleanup method for lead?
Federal regulations pertaining to specific worker training requirements
What is 40 CFR Part 745?
According to the HUD guidelines, who should perform lead-based paint inspections?
What is a certified Lead inspector?
How does a risk assessment differ from a lead-based paint inspection?
What is a risk assessment identifies the lead-based paint hazards, while an inspection simply identifies the presence of lead-based paint?