EPA LEAD RISK ASSESSOR EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE
2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 110 QUESTIONS AND 120
STUDY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |AGRADE
EPA LEAD RISK ASSESSOR EXAM
when can you halt testing a certain testing combination - ANSWER- after 5 positive results of that combo, must assume all others are positive
how often to send in a blank and spiked wipe sample - ANSWER- 1 every 50 samples
what do you do to the standard after taking a composite dust sample - ANSWER- divide standard by 1/2 number of subsamples
what do you do to the standard after taking composite paint chip samples
- ANSWER- divide standard by number of subsamples
primary prevention - ANSWER- identify hazards before children are exposed
secondary prevention - ANSWER- blood lead screening to find EBLL
what is RRP - ANSWER- Renovation, repair, painting tells requirements for firm +renovator certification 1 / 4
what is the minimum amount of dust samples taken at a home
assessment - ANSWER- 4 rooms: 1 floor, 1 sill in each
what is the biggest predictor of a child BLL - ANSWER- dust
what is the LBPPPA - ANSWER- Lead based paint poisoning prevention act defined LBP as 0.06%
what is RCRA - ANSWER- governs federal hazardous waste disposal (not residential) LBP is hazardous material if TCLPP is greater than or equal to 5 ppm
indemnify - ANSWER- to pay or promise to pay someone an amount of money if they suffer damage or loss
tort law and the 2 types of liability under tort law - ANSWER- A civil wrong -negligence -vicarious liability
What is the one thing an assessor should never say - ANSWER- that a dwelling is lead free; should say there was no LBP identified
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errors + omissions insurance - ANSWER- covers midjudgments during an assessment
General Liability Insurance - ANSWER- An insurance policy that provides protection against claims involving bodily injury and property damage to third parties.
types of general liability insurance - ANSWER- occurrence: coverage
whether policy period is over or not, as long as the claim occurred during the policy period
claims-made: coverage only during the policy period
what is the minimum of units to test for multifamily housing - ANSWER- 21+ if built before 1960/ if unknown age 10+ if built 1960-1978 **if fewer than the amount above, treat each as a single family home
how to number/label a site map - ANSWER- # and label clockwise (room equivs, components, sides of house)
XRF threshold - ANSWER- amount at which an XRF considers a reading to be positive
what to test in multifamily housing - ANSWER- -interior and exterior of each unit in the sample -representative sample of common areas (one of each testing combo) 3 / 4
what info do you need to choose your sample in multifamily housing - ANSWER- -complete list of units, unit numbers, and common areas -painting history -lists/drawings of common area components -info on building types and typical exterior components
what are the different ways to conduct sampling in multifamily housing - ANSWER- -random
-worst-case: choose units in worst shape
-targeted: choose units based on which ones are more likely to have LBP
hazards
how to get total number of units to test in multifamily housing - ANSWER- HUD Guidelines table
how to conduct random sampling - ANSWER- -multiply total # of units by random 3 digit decimals (such as 0.123 or 0.147) and then round up to nearest whole number -need same amount of differing 3 digit decimals as you do the number of total units to test (for ex, if you need to test 50 units, you need 50 different 3 digit decimals) -every unit should be associated with what unit number out of the total it is (for ex. unit A1 would be unit 1, C2 is 22, etc.)
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