Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-3-27 - LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION
Section 420-3-27-.01 - General Provisions

(1) Purpose - This chapter establishes the procedures to be followed for certification of contractors or firms who perform lead hazard reduction activities in target housing and child-occupied facilities. This chapter also contains requirements that all persons engaged in lead hazard reduction activities are properly trained, that training programs are accredited, and that firms are certified; and that all lead-based paint activities in target housing and child-occupied facilities shall be performed by accredited individuals of certified firms according to the prescribed work practice standards contained in these rules. This chapter does not require the mandatory abatement of existing lead-based paint.

(2) Statutory authority - The State Board of Health is authorized to adopt and promulgate these rules under and by virtue of the authority of Chapter 22-37A, Code of Ala. 1975.

(3) Adoption by reference - Lead clearance levels and hazard standards for lead in paint, dust, and soil established in 40 CFR Part 745, documented methodologies for performing any lead hazard reduction activity established in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing, and Chapter 7 Lead-Based Paint Inspection are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of these rules as if set out in full and all provisions thereof are adopted as a rule of the State Board of Health. These documents are available at http://alabamapublichealth.gov/lead.