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LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR 2
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS SOLVED
โ The clearance levels for HUD Are. Answer: Floors 10ฮผg/ft2. WindowSills 100ฮผg/ft WindowTroughs 100ฮผg/ft Porch floors 40ฮผg/ft Soil in the play area 400PPM Soil outside the play area 1200PPM โ The clearance levels for EPA are. Answer: Floors 10ฮผg/ft WindowSills 100ฮผg/ft WindowTroughs 400ฮผg/ft Porch floors 40ฮผg/ft Soil in play area 400PPM Soil outside of play area 1200PPM โ What are the 4 abatement methods?. Answer: Removal, Replacement, Enclosure, and Encapsulation.
โ Define contract. D2. Answer: A contract is a legally enforceable agreement. โ What is Vicarious liability?D8. Answer: To Sum it up: You are held responsible for what your workers do on site. โ What is criminal liability?D1. Answer: Violation of a statute. โ Define Take home lead:. Answer: lead contaminated dusts carried home by workers on their shoes and clothing. โ NLLAP. Answer: National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program โ HUD. Answer: Department of Housing and Urban Development โ EPA. Answer: Environmental Protection Agency โ What is Occurrence-based or Claims Made? D17-18. Answer: An Occurrence-based policy is one that covers claims resulting from an occurrence that happens during the term of the policy regardless of how long it takes for the claim to be made. (even if it's expired by the time it's claimed.)
โ The removal of lead from the body is called: E14. Answer: Chelation therapy. โ What are the only 2 ways lead enters the body?. Answer: Inhalation (breathing) and Ingestion (Eating) โ What are the 3 most common ways Toxic substances enter the body?. Answer: Dermal absorption, Ingestion, Inhalation. โ Initial medical surveillance: F1. Answer: If an employee is exposed at or above the action level for at least one day per year. โ Full medical surveillance:F1-3. Answer: If the employee is exposed at or above the action level for more than 30 days in a year. โ Initial medical surveillance consists of:. Answer: Testing blood for lead and zinc protoporphyn (ZPP) levels. (or erythrocyte (FEP) test as equivalent to ZPP for determining lead poisoning. โ Full medical surveillance consists of:. Answer: Checking blood levels frequently every time 2 months for the first 6 months, and twice a year after that.
Monitoring work history, symptoms, and performing a physical examination to assess work practices, personal hygiene habits, symptoms of lead or other poisons and signs of adverse health affects. Documentation of the medical surveillance program. Monitoring changes with time. Assessing occupational vs other sources of lead. all employees exposed to lead at or above the action level. โ The criteria for medical removal is: F7. Answer: 2 blood tests at or above 50ฮผgPb/dl. โ Record keeping. F7. Answer: Employees must retain the following employee information for at least 30 years after the employee leaves the job. โ What is in the site characterization process? G2. Answer: 1. Preliminary evaluation
- Hazardous material identification
- Exposure measurements. โ TWA (Time Weighted Average). Answer: An evaluation of exposures that are time-weighted over an established period. It allows the exposure levels to be averaged generally over an eight- hour time period.
โ What is the equation for TWA time weighted average?. Answer: CxT + CxT + CxT 480 minutes โ TSP. Answer: Acronym for tri-sodium phosphate โ XRF Analyzer. Answer: an instrument which determines lead concentration in milligrams per square centimeter (mg/cm2) using principal of x-ray fluorescence. two types of XRF analyzers are used, direct readers and spectrum analyzers. โ TSD. Answer: Acronym for treatment, storage, or disposal hazardous waste facility. โ Treatment. Answer: Any method, technique, or process including neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste as to neutralize it, or render it non hazardous or less hazardous or to recover it, make it safer to transport, store or dispose of, or amenable for recovery, storage, or volume reduction. โ Transporter. Answer: Any person engaged in the offsite transportation of hazardous waste within the United States by air, rail, highway, or water, if such transportation requires a manifest under 40 CFR Part 262
โ Toxicity.. Answer: Measured by TCLP (Toxicity Characteristic leaching procedure) toxicity id a characteristic of hazardous waste. โ TCLP (Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure). Answer: is one of the test for the determinations of wether a solid waste is classified as a hazardous substance, see EP (extraction procedure) which it replaced. โ Substrate. Answer: A surface upon which paint or varnish has been or may be applied. examples of substrates include wood, plaster, metal, and drywall. โ Solvent. Answer: Is a substance, usually a liquid in which other substances are dissolved. the most common solvent is water. โ Solid waste.. Answer: As defined in the RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) the term "solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge, solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material. (does not include any of the previously stated from domestic sewage, irrigation flows or industrial charges.) โ Small quantity generator. Answer: a generator who produces less than 100kg of hazardous waste per month. (or accumulates less
โ Paint removal:. Answer: Is a strategy of abatement which entails stripping or other removal of lead paint from surfaces of components. โ Oxygen Deficiency:. Answer: The Concentration of oxygen by volume below which atmosphere supplying respiratory protection must be provided. it exists in atmospheres where the percentage of oxygen by volume is less than 19.5 percent oxygen. โ Owner:. Answer: Means a person, firm, corporation, guardian, conservator, receiver, trustee, executor or other judicial officer, who, alone or jointly owns property. โ Negative air machine:. Answer: An exhaust fan which reduces air pressure inside the work area and filters the lead particles from the exhaust air. โ Medical removal:. Answer: Is the temporary removal of workers due to elevated blood lead levels as defined in the OSHA lead standard. โ Manifest:. Answer: The shipping document, EPA form 8700- 22 used for identifying the quantity, composition, origin, routing, and destination of hazardous waste during its transportation from the point of generation to the point of treatments storage, or disposal.!
โ Logbook:. Answer: a notebook that accompanies each XRF analyzer to record such information as daily performance, maintenance problems, and average reading time. โ Lead contaminated soil:(EPA). Answer: Bare soil on residential real property and on the property of a child occupied facility that contains lead levels identified by the EPA administrator pursuant to TSCA section 403. โ Lead contaminated dust EPA:. Answer: Surface dust in residential dwellings, or child occupied facilities that contain an area or mass concentration of lead levels identified by the EPA Administrator pursuant to TSCA Section 403. โ Lead (inorganic). Answer: Is an element which means that its atomic structure is permanently arranged is not changed by chemical reactions. Lead can combine chemically with other atoms or molecules to make new compounds. Lead is considered a heavy metal "heavy" because lead weighs much more than the same volume of water and "'metal" because when it is refined from raw ore into its pure form, lead can be hammered or drawn into shapes. โ Interior Work Area:. Answer: Means a hallway, room or group of rooms in which an abatement takes place on the inside of the building.
โ HEPA High efficiency particulate air:. Answer: Means a filter capable of filtering out particles of 0.3 microns or greater from a body of air at 99.97% efficiency or greater. โ Generator:. Answer: Any person who first creates a hazardous waste, or any person who first makes the waste subject to the Subtitle C regulation. โ Friction surfaces:. Answer: An interior or exterior painted surface which is subject to friction resulting in damage to the paint film; e.g, window parts and painted stair treads. โ Final Inspection:. Answer: inspection by a qualified inspector, industrial hygienist, or local public health official to determine whether abatement and cleanup are complete. โ Federal Register:. Answer: A document published each day following a government working day by the Federal Government. it contains either proposed or final regulations. โ Exposure monitoring:. Answer: Is the personal air monitoring of an employees breathing zone to determine the amount of contaminant (e.g, lead) to which he/she is exposed to.
โ Facility:. Answer: All contiguous land, structures, or other appurtenances and improvements on the land, used for treating, storing, or disposing of hazardous waste. a facility may consist of several treatment, storage or disposal operational units. Ex: One or more landfills, surface impoundments or a combination of them. โ Engineering controls:. Answer: are measures implemented at the work site to contain, control and/or otherwise reduce exposure to lead dust and debris. โ Enclosure:. Answer: Rigid construction materials which are mechanically fastened to the substrate in order to form a barrier to the LBP (lead based paint). The barrier must have an expected life span of at least 20 years. โ Encapsulation:. Answer: Involves resurfacing or covering surfaces, and sealing or caulking with durable materials, so as to prevent or control chalking, flaking lead containing substances from becoming part of the house dust or accessible to children. โ Dwelling unit:. Answer: Refers to the room or group of rooms within a residential premises used or intended for use by one family or household for living, sleeping, cooking and eating. "Dwelling unit" includes a condominium.
โ Containment:. Answer: Is a process for protecting both workers and the environment by controlling exposures to lead dust and debris created during abatement. โ Component:. Answer: Finish material used in residential building which are usually painted; E.G, ceilings, walls, doors, and chair rails. โ Common Area:. Answer: A room or area that is accessible to all residents in a multi family building (Like: Hallway, laundry room) Generally any area that is not kept locked. โ Chronic effect:. Answer: Is an adverse effect on a human or animal body, with symptoms which develop slowly over a long period of time or which recur frequently. โ Child Occupied Facility:. Answer: A building, or portion of a. building constructed prior to 1978, visited regularly by the same child, 6 years of age or under on at least two different days within any week, provided that each days visit lasts at least 3 hours and the combined weekly visits last at least 6 hours and the combined annual visits last at least 60 hours. Child occupied facility may include but are not limited to, daycare centers, preschools and kindergarten classrooms.
โ Certified Supervisor:. Answer: An individual who has been trained by an accredited training program and certified by a state or federal agency to supervise and conduct abatements, and to prepare occupant protection plans and abatement reports. โ Breathing zone:. Answer: Air that would most nearly represent that which is inhaled. โ Body Burden:. Answer: Is the total amount of a substance that is deposited in the entire body, metal substances such as lead and mercury tend to accumulate in the kidneys, liver, and especially the bones. โ Biological Monitoring:. Answer: Is the analysis of a persons blood and/or urine, to determine the level of lead contamination in the body. โ ASTM. Answer: American society for Testing and Materials. โ ANSI. Answer: The American National Standards institute. โ AIHA. Answer: American Industrial Hygiene Association.
โ What are some of the containment standards? N10-12. Answer: Entries: 1 Layer 6mil with 6Mil flap on both sides. Floors: 2 layers of 6Mil. Windows, Vents, Outlets etc: 1 layer of 6Mil. โ What should daily cleanup consist of? N30. Answer: 1. Removing Large debris. 2.Removing small debris. 3. HEPA vacuuming, wet cleaning, HEPA vacuuming (horizontal surfaces only) 4. cleaning exterior. 5. patching and repairing plastic sheeting. 6. Securing debris and plastic. โ You (Supervisor) must provide the following PPE and make sure your workers wear it:. Answer: 1. Coveralls, disposable or washable.
- Cotton, latex or rubber gloves (when using TSP detergents)
- Respiratory protection equipment. Environmental professionals should decide if and what type is needed before the abatement begins. โ When should you do clearance testing? N34. Answer: At least 1 full hour after final cleaning is complete. โ How long should any Abatement method (not interim) last?. Answer: 20 years.
โ The Respirator is the last layer of defense. True or False?. Answer: True โ At what blood lead level must your employee be temporarily removed?. Answer: 50ฮผg/DL โ Clothing contaminated with Lead: Remove dust by blowing or shaking and wash at your home. True or False?. Answer: False. (The following breakdown may be on quiz) : Do not remove dust by blowing or shaking. Dispose of lead contaminated wash water in accordance with applicable local, state, or federal regulations. โ What is The Protection factor? J10. Answer: The ratio of lead concentrations outside the respirator divided by the lead concentration inside the respirator. โ When should a SCBA (Self contained Breathing Apparatus) be used? J7. Answer: During emergency situations and/or when there are toxic chemicals in the air or when there isn't enough oxygen. they're also used when you don't know how contaminated the air is. โ What color are HEPA filters?. Answer: Purple (Magenta)
