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Lead abatement
| Questions | Answer |
|---|---|
| If a person is suffering from a heat stroke | Get the person out of the heat and call 911 |
| What must be done with the lead painted window and doors removed during a residential abatement project | Wrapped it in 6 mil plastic and place it in a dumpster |
| People who are not lead abatement certified may | not do any work on an abatement job inside the abatement work area |
| The proper vacuum to use on a lead abatement job is a | HEPA vacuum |
| to be considered lead abatement a building component with a lead hazard must be completely removed or covered to last | 20 years |
| Torch burning paint is | Not allowed in houses with lead abatement jobs |
| Exterior lead abatement work should stop when | It is raining or the wind is blowing more than 20 miles per hour |
| The Three acceptable lead-based paint abatement methods are | Enclosure removal and encapsulation |
| Most children are lead poisoned by | Putting dirty hands and/or toys into their mouth |
| When are young children most likely to be exposed to a lead hazard | On the floor where they play |
| Heat registers and cold air returns must be covered in the abatement work area until | Until the abatement work is finished but must remain up until after the clearance testing |
| The OSHA lead in construction standard covers which of the following | Air monitoring for lead |
| Caution tape | Must remain up until clearance is achieved |
| To protect worker safety OSHA lead in construction standard | Requires training of workers whose exposure to lead is at or above the action level on any single day |
| Until a negative initial determination or negative exposure assessment is achieved employees | Must wear suits and respirators until the air monitoring results determine to expose is below the action level |
| The OSHA hazard communication standard applies to lead abatement projects becuase | Lead abatement projects have potential chemical hazards |
| Before conducting a lead-based paint abatement project who is the best person to explain the scope of work and assign a task to the crew | The lead abatement supervisor |
| On low dust generating lead abatement jobs what is the minimum amount of plastic that should be laid on the floor | Plastic must be out 6 feet in all directions from surface(s) being disturbed |
| Exterior plastic must | Be removed at the end of every day |
| Because lead abatement work requires wet methods to be used to keep dust levels down what should be used to reduce the risk of eletrocution when power tools are used | (GFCI) Ground fault circuit interrupters |
| When projects are not finished on a daily clean up on an interior abatement job | Requires removal of any lead waste and HEPA vacuuming if occupants will return at night |
| Construction debris must be | On plastic sheeting while work is ongoing and wrapped in 6 mil plastic sheeting runner and put in a dumpster lined with in 6 mil plastic sheeting |
| List 3 places where lead is deposited in the human body and the length of time for each | Bloodstream- 30 days Soft tissue- 6 to 8 months Bones and teeth- 30 years |
| All health effects caused by exposure to lead are permanent | True |
| Lead causes adverse health effects in which of these groups | Healthy men Pregent women young children adolescent teens healthy women |
| Who is most effected lead | Children |
| What factors cause children to be most at risk for lead poisoning | Hand to mouth |
| How do most children get lead into their bodies | Ingestion |
| How do most adults get lead into their bodies | Inhalation |
| A short-term large does exposure to lead is called | Acute |
| A long-term exposure to lead is called | Chronic |
| When must you use a lead abatement contractor with fully trained and certified lead abatement workers | Lead abatement or HUD jobs |
| The OSHA permissible exposure limit for lead is | 50 ug/m3 |
| OSHA requires that you must be removed from working on a lead job (with pay) if your blood level reaches | 30 ug/m3 |
| you may return to work when your blood lead levels go down to | 15 ug/m3 |
| What personal activities are prohibited in a lead work area | Eating drinking and smoking |
| Where do most lead poisoned children get their exposure to lead | at their own house |
| Name 4 activities that are prohibited | Heat gun over 1,100 Open flames power sanding dry scraping |
| Name 2 severe health effects that can result can result from lead exposure | Death and damage to the nervous system |
| T or F: Children are very susceptible to the effects of lead and small amounts can harm them | True |
| How does lead enter your body | Injection, absorption, and inhalation |
| T or F: To control lead exposure OSHA recommends using respirators first | True |
| T or F: Workers exposed to lead at or above the action level for more than 30 days per year must have their blood tested | true |
| Describe how lead-dust should be cleaned from your contaminated clothes | wash separately and then HEPA vacuum your clothes |
| Name an engineering control used to reduce lead exposure | AFG and Fans |
| T or F: When you report possible symptoms of lead overexposure your employer must offer and pay for a medical exam | True |
| When does OSHA require | at the start of the job |
| T or F: Medical records related to lead and air sampling results are confidential and only managers are supervisors can see them | False |
| What federal agency is responsible for testing and certifying respiratory protective equipment | NIOSH |
| Workers cannot be filtered or used a negative pressure respirator if they have | A beard or unshaven face |
| When fit testing the respirator with irritant smoke, banana oil, or saccharin it is called a: | Qualitavie fit test |
| You should select chemical stripper gloves by | the SDS label for the chemical stripper |
| A new employee should have blood testing completed before working on a lead abatement project | To determine if the employee has a presence of lead in their blood |
| when a state of Michigan regulations agent visits your lead abatement job site you should | Keep working and have the project supervisor cooperate and address any concern |
| According to the OSHA lead in construction standard the employer must employ a _____ to identify workplace hazards and has the authority to fix them | Competent person |
| A supervisor may take optional dust wipes samples from outside the containment area to determine | If the containment prevented contamination outside of the containment area |
| Where is soil-lead contamination usually the highest around a house with exterior lead paint | Around the house near the foundation |
| Which of the following is an occupant protection measure | Placed with homeowner's waste for regular garbage pickup |
| The paint on the celling is 0.7 mg/cm2 and is peeling. The paint on the window is 2.4 mg/cm2 and the paint is in good condition Is the celling considered lead-based paint | No |
| is the window considered lead-based paint | Yes |
| Are either lead-based paint hazards | Yes, the window is a hazard |
| a paint chip sample from the exterior siding is 0.4% lead by weight and cracked/peeling. The exterior window casing is 1.9% by weight and is peeling. The door sample is 2.9% by weight and is intact. Is the siding lead-based paint | No |
| Is the window casing lead-based paint | Yes |
| Is the door lead-based paint | Yes |
| Which are lead-based paint hazards | The window |
| The paint on the window apron is 0.8% and peeling Is it a lead-based paint | Yes |
| Is it a lead-based paint hazard | Yes |
| On a window, all the paint ranges from 0.6 to 0.9 mg/cm2 and all the paint is deteriorated Is it a lead-based paint | No |
| Is it a lead-based paint hazard | No |
| Would you need to be a lead supervisor trained to work on this window | No |
| In a window trough, the paint is 10 mg/cm2 and is cracked and peeling. The window sash is 7.9 mg/cm2 and is flaking. The window stops are 0.1 mg/cm2 and intact. The windowsill is 4.1 mg/cm2 and is in good condition Which components are lead-based paint | Sash, trough, sill |
| Which components are lead-based paint hazards | Trough and sash |
| What would be the best way to treat this window | Replace or throw it away |
| Floors | 10 ug/ft2 |
| Sills | 100 ug/ft2 |
| Troughs | 100 ug/ft2 |
| Poraches | 40 ug/ft2 |
| When is a lead clearance required in Michigan | When the work is done |
| Which certified persons may conduct lead clearances following lead hazards control projects | certified risk assessor |
| Which certified persons may conduct lead clearances from renovation projects | certified risk assessor |
| What are the three steps required for an interior lead clearance | Visual/ scope of work/ dust wipe sample |
| When conducting a clearance in a 6-room house with no containment, how many dust wipe samples are required | 8 samples |
| When conducting a clearance in a 16-room house with no containment, how many dust wipe samples are required at minimum | 8 samples |
| When conducting a clearance in a 16-room house with containment in two separate rooms, how many dust wipe samples are required | 7 samples |
| After a lead abatement contractor has completed residing a house, how many samples are required for clearance of the enclosure activity | 0 samples |
| If a clearance professional takes four floor samples, 2 sill samples, and 2 trough samples during an interior clearance and one floor samples fails, what would the contractor need to clean before the next clearance | has to clean the floors |
| how long must a clearance professional wait before taking dust wipes samples after a final cleaning | 1 hour |
| When conducting a clearance test in studio apartment with 4 rooms and no containment how many dust wipe samples would be required | 0 samples |
| When conducting an interior clearance, a clearance professional should always collect dust wipes samples from the ________ | the containment |