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Lead Abatement Supervisor questions with
correct answers
Identify the materials used for enclosure - โโโDrywall
vinyl siding
Plywood
Paneling
Caulk and sealant
Hazards that exist in residential environments - โโโLead dust
Lead contaminated soil
Peeling, chipping paint
Folk remedies
Describe how children are typically exposed to lead - โโโHand to mouth activities
Worker take home dust
Identify the common routes of worker lead exposure - โโโInhalation
Ingestion
Describe the basic health effects of lead to workers - โโโStomachache
Nausea
Headache
Memory loss
High Blood pressure
Kidney damage
Describe the OSHA ( and other requirements) for lead abatement worker training -
โโโInfo on respirators and their use, types, proper fit
Medical exams for everyone working with lead
Describing what your employer is doing to reduce your exposure to lead
Describe the RCRA regulations and regulated information regarding waste disposal for
lead abatement projects - โโโCommercial/ industrial projects- tested, labeled, hauled
correctly
Residential property- household hazardous waste exemption
Identify the lead RCRA definitions of hazardous waste and testing procedures -
โโโTCLP test- toxic characteristic leaching procedure
Detects how much lead would leach out of the waste. 5mg/l= hazardous waste
Lead meets the toxicity part of being a hazardous waste
"Competent Person for health and safety" as defined by OSHA - โโโA person who
can identify hazards
