Indiana Administrative Code
Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Article 32 - LEAD-BASED PAINT PROGRAM
Rule 4 - Work Practices for Abatement Activities
Section 4-4 - Risk assessment
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 16-41-39.8-6
Affected: IC 16-41-39.8
Sec. 4.
A risk assessment shall be conducted only by a person licensed by the department as a risk assessor. A risk assessment shall be conducted as follows:
(1) Background information regarding the physical characteristics of the residential dwelling or child-occupied facility and occupant use patterns that may cause lead-based paint exposure to one (1) or more children, six (6) years of age or younger, shall be collected.
(2) A visual inspection for risk assessment of the residential dwelling or child-occupied facility shall be undertaken to locate the existence of deteriorated paint, assess the extent and causes of the deterioration, and other potential lead-based paint hazards.
(3) Each of the following surfaces determined using documented methodologies to have a distinct painting history shall be tested for the presence of lead:
(4) In residential dwellings, dust samples (either composite or single-surface samples) from a window and floor shall be collected in all living areas where one (1) or more children, six (6) years of age or younger, are likely to come into contact with dust.
(5) For multifamily dwellings and child-occupied facilities, additional window and floor dust samples (either composite or single-surface samples) shall be collected in the following locations:
(6) For child-occupied facilities, interior window sill and floor dust samples (either composite or single-surface samples) shall be collected and analyzed for lead concentration in:
(7) Soil samples shall be collected and analyzed for lead concentrations in the following locations:
(8) Any paint, dust, or soil sampling or testing shall be conducted using documented methodologies that incorporate adequate quality control procedures.
(9) Any collected paint chip, dust, or soil samples shall be analyzed to determine if they contain detectable levels of lead that can be quantified numerically.
(10) The licensed risk assessor shall prepare a risk assessment report that shall include the following information:
(11) The licensed risk assessor shall submit documentation of the inspection in the format prescribed by the department within five (5) business days after completing the risk assessment report.
(12) The licensed inspector or risk assessor shall submit to the department, on a quarterly basis, the number of inspection reports prepared during that quarter by the fifteenth day of the following month.
Transferred from the Air Pollution Control Board (326 IAC 23-4-4) to the Indiana State Department of Health (410 IAC 32-4-4) by P.L. 57-2009, SECTION 17, effective July 1, 2009.