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What is lead? - correct answer ✅(1) heavy metal, (2) used for thousand years to prevent corrosion and kills mold and mildew, (3) durable and easy to shape, (4) poison, (5) can make you sick if you breath or swallow What is the definition of lead-based paint? - correct answer ✅paint, varnish, shellac, or other coatings on surface that contain more than 1. mg/cm2 of lead or more than 0.% lead by weight Name sources of lead exposure - correct answer ✅lead-based paint, leaded gasoline, industrial releases, soil; food; and water, pottery; crystal; and glassware, different jobs and hobbies When is lead paint a hazard? - correct answer ✅when it chips or becomes dust of fumes When is lead dust created? - correct answer ✅(1) gets old and deteriorates, (2) surfaces are broken, damaged, or disturbed, (3)
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surfaces are sanded or scraped. Lead dust and particles tend to stick to surfaces When did the United States banned the use of lead paint in homes? - correct answer ✅ 1978 What title made Louisiana have lead regulations? - correct answer ✅Title X 90% of homes built before _________ have lead paint - correct answer ✅ 1940 62% of homes built between _____________ have lead paint - correct answer ✅1960- _______________ of children in the United States are at risk for lead poisoning - correct answer ✅Millions
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What does lead pollute - correct answer ✅air, soil, household dust, and any surface it lands on (true/false) you can find traces of lead in most soil - correct answer ✅true How does OSHA set the limits of the amount of lead you can breathe when you are working and what are they? - correct answer ✅(1) Action level = 30 ug/m3 (2) Permissible Exposure Limit = 50 ug/m 1 gram = how many ug? - correct answer ✅1,000,000 micro grams 1 gram (g) = how many mg? - correct answer ✅1,000 milligrams 1 milligram = how many micro grams - correct answer ✅1,000 micro grams
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What is the Action Level? - correct answer ✅the average amount of lead in the air over an 8-hour period. this is the caution area If you are exposed to an action level, what must the employer do? - correct answer ✅must measure the amount of lead in the air at least every six months or any time you change the activity or work environment What is the PEL? - correct answer ✅Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ug/m3 and means stop! This is the highest level of lead that you are allowed to be exposed to. If you are exposed to an PEL, what must the employer do? - correct answer ✅monitor lead in the air every 3 months or any time you change the activity or the work environment When does OSHA say you need a blood test? - correct answer ✅when you first work with lead
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the red blood cells more quickly. Then, red blood cells cannot cannot carry oxygen. - correct answer ✅true Lead can be stored in bone tissue for more than _______ years - correct answer ✅ 30 Lead that stays in your body is called? - correct answer ✅body burden (true/false) If the lead goes from the bone back into the blood, it causes problems all over again - correct answer ✅true A pregnant woman's body absorbs _____ of the lead she takes in; whereas, adults mostly ______. - correct answer ✅50%; 10% Children absorb nearly ______ of the lead they take in - correct answer ✅50%
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__________ are a very high risk of lead poisoning - correct answer ✅toddlers (age 1 to 3) (true/false) the health effects of lead poisoning are often difficult to recognize - correct answer ✅true Can lead poisoning cause permanent damage? - correct answer ✅yes Name two kinds of tests to monitor blood levels - correct answer ✅(1) blood level test (2) ZPP test (Zinc Protoporphyrin) Which is the most accurate blood test? - correct answer ✅blood level test and shows what you have been exposed to in the last 6 to 8 weeks Name two types of medical surveillance for workers exposed to lead - correct answer ✅(1) initial medical surveillance (2) on- going medical surveillance program
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OSHA requires the blood lead level test and the ZPP test when you begin working with lead and every _____ month for the first ____ months and then every _____ months as long as you work with lead at or above the action level for 30 or more days in a year - correct answer ✅2; 6; 6 When your blood level results are at or above _____ ug/dl, you must be tested at every ______ months until your blood lead level drops below _____ ug/dl - correct answer ✅40; 2; 40 When your blood lead level results are at or above ________ ug/dl, you must be tested again with _____ weeks. If the second test results is at or above ______ ug/dl, you must be medically remove and tested when? - correct answer ✅50; 2; 50; at least every month until your blood lead level is 40 ug/dl or less on two separate testing dates.This is the Temporary Medical Removal Protection What happens if your blood level rises more than 6 ug/dl -
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correct answer ✅you need more protection when you work OSHA recommends that men and woman who want to have children keep their blood lead levels below ____ ud/dl - correct answer ✅ 30 What is the best treatment for lead poisoning? - correct answer ✅prevention Medical drug treatment for lead poisoning is called - correct answer ✅chelation; is serious treatment; and for severe lead poisoning All records, reports, and plans required by Title 33 shall be maintained by the owner of the residence for how long? - correct answer ✅during the life of the facility and no less than 3 years thereafter Services and the DEQ regional office responsible for inspecting the project within _____ hours of the start of
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When should lead-based paint activities not be followed per Title 33? - correct answer ✅(1) when treating areas less than 2 ft2 of lead-based paint per room (2) 20 ft2 of deteriorated paint on the exterior of a building, (3) 10% of the total surface area of deteriorated paint on an interior or exterior type of component with a small surface area. When should a written notification by received by the LDCQ department? - correct answer ✅within 5 days before the start of the project What should the lead supervisor course consist of? - correct answer ✅32 hours of training with a minimum of 8 hours devoted to hands-on training (what I took) What should the lead inspector course consist of? - correct answer ✅24 training hours with a minimum of 8 hours devoted to hands-on training
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What regulations for LDEQ deals with lead-based paint activities? - correct answer ✅Title 33, Part III, Chapter 28 What does LDEQ stand for? - correct answer ✅Louisiana Depart of Environmental Quality an individual who has been trained by an accredited training program to supervise and conduct abatement and to prepare occupant protection plans and abatement reports - correct answer ✅Lead certified supervisor means that paint or other surface coatings that contain lead equal to or in excess of 1.0 paint-lead hazard mg/cm^3 or more than 0.5% of weight - correct answer ✅lead-based paint What is considered a child-occuiped faciliaty - correct answer ✅(1) building constructed prior to 1978 (2) visited regularly by the same child under 6 years of age at least 2 different days within any week, (3) assuming each day last more than 3 hours
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Liability insurance is written in what two ways - correct answer ✅(1) occurrence-based (2) claims- made In modern insurance terminology, an accident is called an __________________. - correct answer ✅occurrence A _____________________ policy is not concerned with when the accident happened - correct answer ✅claims-made _____________________ is the legal term for the amount of money the plaintiff is seeking to recover - correct answer ✅damages ________________________ liability is when a person or organization has done nothing wrong may be liable for someone's else torts because of the nature of the relationship with the wrongdoer - correct answer ✅vicarious
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What does tort mean? - correct answer ✅it comes from the french word meaning "wrong" Breach of a duty is called _____________________ - correct answer ✅negligence Civil liability arising out of lead abatement is most likely to arise under two sets of common law rules, which are governing ___________ and _________ - correct answer ✅contracts; torts ____________________________ arises out of controversies between private parties and is imposed through lawsuits brought by private parties - correct answer ✅civil liability ___________________ liability is imposed through the operations of governmental regulatory agencies - correct answer ✅regulatory ______________________ liability would arise from violation of a statute, such as NESHAPS stans of the
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When and what is Class 3 Task respirator - correct answer ✅over 2,500 ug/m3; PAPR or supplied air What is the max your employer can let you breathe in? - correct answer ✅PEL of 50 ug/cm3. If above this, employer must reduce exposure Are you protected before air sampling is done? - correct answer ✅Yes, because respirator will be selected based upon work Classes (1,2, or 3) until air sample is received back Your employer is required to give you the results of air sampling with ______ working days after receiving them - correct answer ✅ 5 How much lead are you allowed to breathe? - correct answer ✅Action Level and Permissible Exposure Limit
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What OSHA standard deals with lead? - correct answer ✅OSHA 1926. (t/f) Toxic substances control act is part of the EPA regulations - correct answer ✅true When buying an house, buyers must be given _____ days (or longer if both parties agree) to conduct a risk assessment or inspection for lead - correct answer ✅ 10 Title X, Section 1018 requires what several actions to be taken each time a pre-1979 property is sold or rented - correct answer ✅(1) buyer/renter receive copy of EPA pamphlet (2) must share known hazards (3) contract must contain a lead warning statement What happens if employees are exposed to lead more than 8 hours? - correct answer ✅allowable exposure calculated using time weight average (TWA)
