Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part III - Air
Chapter 28 - Lead-Based Paint Activities-Recognition, Accreditation, Licensure, and Standards for Conducting Lead-Based Paint Activities
Section III-2815 - Data Collection
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The owner of any licensed day care center, preschool, or public or nonpublic elementary school facility that qualifies as a COF and that was first placed in operation after August 1, 2012, shall have an inspector or risk assessor conduct a thorough inspection of the facility and grounds for the presence of lead hazards within 30 days of starting operation. No inspection shall be required if the facility or its grounds has been inspected or has been the subject of lead abatement or remediation since 1978. If a portion of the facility or its grounds has not been inspected or been the subject of lead abatement or remediation since 1978, then those portions of the facility or its grounds shall be subject to the provisions of this Section. The owner or operator of the facility shall maintain documentation that the inspection, lead abatement, or remediation activities were conducted in accordance with the applicable standards outlined in this Chapter.
B. The owner or operator of COFs that are licensed day care centers, preschools, and elementary schools shall maintain documentation that the inspection, lead abatement, or remediation activities were conducted in accordance with LAC 33:III.Chapter 28 and LAC 33:VI. If a lead hazard is found to be present, the inspector and the owner shall report those findings to the Inspection Division, Office of Environmental Compliance using the Lead Hazard Notification (LHN) for Child Occupied Facilities, Form 7348. These records shall be maintained at COFs for the life of the facility to show that the hazards were removed.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2011 and 2351 et seq.