Module 20: Lead Exposure

Lead can cause ___ as it hinders the formation of hemoglobin in the blood. It can also cause damage to the cells in the kidneys, leading to kidney failure.

Anemia

What is the required temperature for a flameless electrical heat gun when removing lead-based paints in residential housing units?

Below 700 degrees Fahrenheit

Lead can ___ damage your nervous, urinary, blood-forming, and reproductive systems.

Severely

If you have a blood lead level of 40 micrograms/100g, you must be tested at least every other month until your blood lead level goes below 40 micrograms/100g for two consecutive blood tests.

True

Workers can accidentally consume lead particles while eating or drinking contaminated food or beverages, or by eating, drinking, or smoking with contaminated hands.

True

Lead has an Action Level of ___ micrograms per cubic meter.

30

There is no material available which can be used as a substitute to Lead.

False

All contaminated clothes that have to be laundered, cleaned, or disposed of should be placed in ___ containers and sealed off.

Closed

___ compounds were often applied to steel and iron structures in the form of paint primer.

Lead

In the construction industry, ___ is the most common route of lead absorption into the body.

Inhalation

Early signs of lead poisoning

• Metallic taste • Joint and muscle ache • Trouble sleeping • Lack of concentration