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OHIO LEAD ABATEMENT CONTRACTOR EXAM
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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- What materials are used for enclosure in lead abatement?
ANSWER: Drywall, vinyl siding, plywood, paneling, caulk
and sealant
- What hazards exist in residential environments related to
lead?
ANSWER: Lead dust, lead-contaminated soil, peeling,
chipping paint, folk remedies
- How are children typically exposed to lead?
ANSWER: Hand-to-mouth activities, worker take-home dust
- What are the common routes of worker lead exposure?
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ANSWER: Inhalation, ingestion
- What are the basic health effects of lead on workers?
ANSWER: Stomachache, nausea, headache, memory loss,
high blood pressure, kidney damage
- What are the OSHA (and other requirements) for lead
abatement worker training?
ANSWER: Info 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
- What are the RCRA regulations and regulated information
regarding waste disposal for lead abatement projects?
ANSWER: Commercial/industrial projects - tested, labeled,
hauled correctly; residential property - household hazardous waste exemption
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- What are the lead RCRA definitions of hazardous waste and
testing procedures?
ANSWER: TCLP test - toxic characteristic leaching
procedure; detects how much lead would leach out of the waste;
- mg/L = hazardous waste; lead meets the toxicity part of being
a hazardous waste
- How is a "Competent Person for health and safety" defined by
OSHA?
ANSWER: A person who can identify hazards; someone who
can take corrective action
- What are the OSHA respirator protection standards relevant
to lead abatement work?ANSWER: When above the permissible exposure limit: need to wear HEPA filter and any other appropriate filter; have a written respiratory program in place
- What are the OSHA general industry standards relevant to
lead abatement work?
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ANSWER: Similar to the construction rule except: it pertains to exposure to lead when it is not construction, agriculture, or factory manufacturing; medical removal is different; return to work level is different
- What are the blood monitoring requirements for lead
abatement workers?
ANSWER: If air monitoring is above the action level (30
µg/m³ for more than 30 days/year); every 2 months for the first
- months; if above 40 µg/dL then back to every 2 months; at 50
µg/dL - medical removal (if 2 consecutive tests)
- What is the correct wording of lead warning signs?
ANSWER: DANGER: Lead work area; May Damage Fertility or the Unborn Child, Cause Damage to the Central Nervous System, Do Not Eat, Drink, or Smoke in this Area
- What are the OSHA construction standards (other than lead
regs)?