Lead Abatement Supervisor Already Graded A
1. What are the materials commonly used for enclosure in residential environments?
Answer: Drywall, vinyl siding, plywood, paneling, and caulking and sealants.
2. What hazards are typically present in residential environments?
Answer: Lead dust, le...
Lead Abatement Supervisor Already Graded A
1. What are the materials commonly used for enclosure in residential environments?
Answer: Drywall, vinyl siding, plywood, paneling, and caulking and sealants.
2. What hazards are typically present in residential environments?
Answer: Lead dust, lead-contaminated soil, peeling and chipping paint, and folk remedies.
3. How do children typically become exposed to lead?
Answer: Through hand-to-mouth activities and worker take-home dust.
4. What are the common routes of worker lead exposure?
Answer: Inhalation and ingestion.
5. What are the basic health effects of lead exposure on workers?
Answer: Stomachache, nausea, headache, memory loss, high blood pressure, and kidney damage.
6. What training is required for lead abatement workers according to OSHA and other regulations?
Answer: Information on respirators and their use, medical exams for everyone working with lead, and
describing employer efforts to reduce exposure to lead.
7. What are the RCRA regulations regarding waste disposal for lead abatement projects?
,Answer: Commercial and industrial projects require testing, labeling, and proper hauling of waste;
residential properties have a household hazardous waste exemption.
8. What is the definition of hazardous waste according to RCRA?
Answer: Waste that meets the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) test, which detects how
much lead would leach out of the waste if it meets 5mg/l or above.
9. Who is considered a "Competent Person for health and safety" according to OSHA?
Answer: A person who can identify hazards and take corrective action.
10. What OSHA standards apply to respirator protection in lead abatement work?
Answer: When above the permissible exposure limit, workers must wear HEPA filters and any other
appropriate filters; a written respiratory program must be in place.
11. What OSHA general industry standards apply to lead abatement work?
Answer: Similar to the construction rule but applicable to exposure to lead in non-construction settings
such as agriculture, factory manufacturing, and general industry; medical removal procedures differ
from construction procedures.
12. What are the blood monitoring requirements for workers exposed to lead?
Answer: If air monitoring exceeds the action level of 30ug/m3 for more than 30 days per year, blood
monitoring is required every 2 months for the first 6 months; above 40ug/dl requires blood monitoring
every 2 months; above 50ug/dl requires medical removal if two consecutive tests show this level.
13. What is the correct wording for 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."
Describe the OSHA construction standards (other than lead regs) ✔️-Fall protection
-Eye protection
-Hazard Communication
-Anything having to do with worker protection and construction (including asbestos)
Describe the general requirements specified by the OSHA construction standards ✔️-Train your people
-Monitor the air they're breathing (PEL is 50ug/m3, AL is 30ug/m3)
-Take steps to reduce exposure to lead
-Do blood monitoring
Keep adequate records
Describe the exposure monitoring and written compliance plan requirements specified by the OSHA
lead in construction standards ✔️-Depending on what Class work it is, assume a certain exposure of
lead
-Adjust respirator after finding out what exposure is
-Document what type of work is being done
-Exposure below AL (30ug/m3) is considered negative assessment. not repeated until job conditions
change
-If exposure is above PEL (50ug/m3) monitor every 3 months
-between 30-50ug/m3, monitor every 6 months
-written compliance plan
Exposure assessment schedule when assessment reports levels below AL (30ug/m3) ✔️Not repeated
until job conditions change
Exposure assessment schedule if exposure is above PEL (50ug/m3) ✔️Every 3 months
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