EPA Lead Supervisor study plan
EPA Lead Supervisor · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Abatement methods, containment, and on-the-job supervision of workers
Diagram from memory the containment sequence for an interior abatement: critical barriers, negative-pressure setup, and decontamination unit placement.
Compare the five abatement approaches (removal, enclosure, encapsulation, replacement, soil abatement) by substrate suitability, durability, and typical failure mode.
Sequence the step-by-step procedure for removing a window assembly and for HEPA-vacuum-assisted scraping of a painted substrate.
List supervisor duties on site: pre-work briefing, verifying worker training and PPE, daily containment inspection, and exercising stop-work authority.
Your checkpoint
Hand-drawn containment diagram plus a one-page method-selection table covering all five abatement approaches with at least two failure modes each; self-grade against the course text and rework anything below 90%.
Abatement methods, containment, and on-the-job supervision of workers & Worker protection, respiratory protection, and personal protective equipment
Select the correct respirator class (half-face APR, full-face APR, PAPR) and assigned protection factor for a stated airborne lead concentration.
Explain fit-testing, medical evaluation, and cartridge change-out triggers, and identify when a written respiratory protection program is triggered.
Specify full PPE ensembles for removal versus cleanup tasks, including disposable coveralls, boot covers, head and eye protection, and glove handling.
Write the worker decontamination sequence from dirty room through shower to clean room, naming what happens at each stage.
Your checkpoint
A written respiratory protection and PPE summary for one sample job, plus a 15-item self-made quiz on protection factors and PPE selection scored at 85% or better.
Cleanup, clearance testing, waste disposal, and recordkeeping
Order the post-abatement cleaning steps: rough cleaning, HEPA vacuuming, wet washing, HEPA re-vacuuming, and visual inspection before clearance.
Explain clearance testing logistics: wipe sample location selection, the applicable clearance comparison values, and why workers and occupants must stay out of the work area.
Classify abatement waste streams and specify handling, container labeling, transport, and disposal requirements for each.
Identify which records must be generated, who receives them, and how long each must be retained.
Your checkpoint
A cleanup-to-clearance flowchart with decision points, accompanied by a 10-item self-quiz on waste handling and records; score 85% or better before moving on.
Health effects and characteristics of lead-based paint hazards
Describe the exposure pathways for lead and the difference between short-term and cumulative body burden in blood and bone.
Summarize the major health effects by system: neurological, hematologic, renal, cardiovascular, and reproductive outcomes in adults and children.
Distinguish lead-based paint, lead-contaminated dust, and lead-contaminated soil as separate hazards, and state the threshold or standard that applies to each.
Identify at-risk populations and state the blood lead levels that trigger concern in adults versus children.
Your checkpoint
A one-page hazard standards card listing paint, dust, and soil thresholds and blood lead reference levels, plus a 40-item timed quiz spanning domains 1, 3, 4, and 5 scored at 80% or better.
Federal, state, and local regulations and standards governing lead abatement
Map the regulatory chain from statute to rule: federal lead-paint statutes, the abatement and renovation rules in the CFR, HUD housing requirements, and the OSHA lead standard for construction.
Differentiate abatement from renovation and repair activities, and state who must be certified, licensed, or accredited for each.
Recite supervisor and worker training, certification, and refresher requirements, including training-provider accreditation.
State pre-abatement obligations: notification, occupant protection and relocation, and disclosure of known lead-based paint hazards.
Your checkpoint
A 10-row regulation crosswalk table mapping each requirement to its citation and the party responsible for compliance; verify every citation against source text.
Federal, state, and local regulations and standards governing lead abatement & Cleanup, clearance testing, waste disposal, and recordkeeping
Apply the OSHA lead standard elements in construction: exposure assessment, permissible exposure limit and action level, written compliance program, and medical surveillance triggers.
Determine which state and local requirements overlay the federal rules, including state certification programs, local notification, and waste disposal rules, and describe how to verify applicability for a job site.
Build a recordkeeping matrix covering training records, medical records, exposure monitoring, clearance reports, and waste manifests, with retention periods for each.
Explain enforcement exposure: inspection triggers, penalty categories, stop-work authority, and where the supervisor's personal liability sits.
Your checkpoint
A completed recordkeeping matrix plus 20 regulation-focused practice items scored at 85% or better, with every miss rewritten in your own words.
Health effects and characteristics of lead-based paint hazards & Federal, state, and local regulations and standards governing lead abatement & Abatement methods, containment, and on-the-job supervision of workers & Worker protection, respiratory protection, and personal protective equipment & Cleanup, clearance testing, waste disposal, and recordkeeping
Work 60 mixed scenario items that combine at least two domains, and tag each miss by root cause (unknown fact, misread, or judgment error).
Re-derive the containment, decontamination, clearance, and waste-disposal sequences from blank paper without notes.
Drill the numeric standards and protection factors you are expected to recall, checking each against source material rather than memory.
Rehearse supervisor judgment scenarios: worker refusing PPE, failed clearance, damaged containment, and a worker with an elevated blood lead result.
Your checkpoint
An error log in which every missed item is re-taught in your own words, capped by a second timed 60-item exam scored at 85% or better with all previously missed topics correct.
Federal, state, and local regulations and standards governing lead abatement & Abatement methods, containment, and on-the-job supervision of workers & Worker protection, respiratory protection, and personal protective equipment & Cleanup, clearance testing, waste disposal, and recordkeeping
Complete two full-length timed practice exams under test conditions, without notes or pauses.
Re-teach the two weakest domains using only your error logs and the summary sheets you built in earlier weeks.
Finalize a single-page reference sheet of sequences, citations, thresholds, and protection factors for last-minute review.
Confirm logistics: exam eligibility, required identification, allotted time, and scoring rules.
Your checkpoint
Two full-length practice scores at 85% or better, plus a finalized one-page reference sheet that you can reproduce from memory.
Milestones
Week 2: Explain and defend, without notes, the containment sequence, respirator selection logic, and worker decontamination order to a study partner or on paper; score 85% or better on the PPE protection-factor quiz.
Week 4: Score 80% or better on the 40-item timed quiz across domains 1, 3, 4, and 5, and reproduce the hazard standards card from memory.
Week 6: Complete the regulation crosswalk and recordkeeping matrix with every citation verified against source text, and score 85% or better on the 20 regulation practice items.
Week 8: Two consecutive full-length practice exams at 85% or better, with no single domain below 75%.