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 – ANSWERafter 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
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
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)
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.)