Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-3-29 - RENOVATION CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION
Section 420-3-29-.11 - Standards For Conducting Renovation Activities
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) All renovation activities shall be performed pursuant to the work practice standards contained in these rules.
(2) When performing any renovation activity, an accredited individual of a certified firm must perform that activity in compliance with the appropriate documented methodologies. Documented methodologies appropriate for this rule are found in:
(3) Accredited renovators are responsible for ensuring compliance with 420-3-29-.10 at all renovations to which they are assigned. An accredited renovator:
(4) Certified Inspector Risk Assessor responsibilities. When performing optional dust clearance sampling under Ala. Admin. Code, Rule 420-3-29-.10(3) (Work Practice Standards for Conducting Renovation), an accredited inspector or risk assessor:
(5) Types of detection/testing methods include but are not limited to:
(6) If the dust sampling technique is utilized, clearance levels for the purposes of this rule may be found in Rule 420-3-29-.13, the EPA Standards on Residential Lead-Based Paint, Lead-Contaminated Dust, and Lead-Contaminated Soil, or other equivalent standards according to Lead; Identification of Dangerous Levels of Lead or according to 40 CFR § 745.
(7) The Health Officer, or his or her designee, after proper identification, shall be permitted to enter a renovation area at any reasonable time for the purpose of conducting investigations to determine compliance with these rules. The Health Officer, or his or her designee, shall be permitted to examine the records of the firm to determine compliance with these rules.
(8) A lead-based paint inspection other than recognized lead testing kits, described in section Rule 420-3-29-.11(5)(c), shall be conducted only by persons accredited by Safe State and registered as an inspector or risk assessor, and must be conducted under a certified firm according to the procedures in Ala. Admin. Code, Rule 420-3-27-.09(6).
(9) Lead hazard screens can only be conducted by persons accredited and registered by Safe State as a risk assessor, and must be conducted under a certified firm according to the procedures in Ala. Admin. Code, Rule 420-3-27-.09(7).
(10) Risk assessments shall be conducted only by persons accredited and registered by Safe State as a risk assessor, and conducted under a certified firm according to the procedures in Ala. Admin. Code, Rule 420-3-27-.09(8).
(11) Abatement shall be conducted only by an individual accredited and registered by Safe State as a worker or supervisor, and shall be conducted under a certified firm according to the procedures in Ala. Admin. Code, Rule 420-3-27-.09(9).
(12) Post-abatement clearance procedures shall be performed by an accredited inspector or risk assessor of a certified firm in accordance with documented methodologies according to the procedures in Ala. Admin. Code, Rule 420-3-27-.09(10).
Authors: Salvador Gray, Charles Brookins, James Daughtry, Daniel Wysmulek, Steven McDaniel
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala.1975, §§ 22-37A-1, et seq.