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 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.)