New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 1600 - LEAD POISONING PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Part He-P 1608 - LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS
Section He-P 1608.05 - Occupant Protection Plan

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 1608.05

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) An occupant protection plan shall describe the measures and management procedures that will be taken during the lead hazard reduction activities to protect the building occupants from exposure to any lead hazards including compliance with requirements of He-P 1608.07 and 1608.08.

(b) An occupant protection plan shall be:

(1) Required before any lead hazard reduction work is performed;

(2) Based on the performance and review of a lead inspection or risk assessment conducted in accordance with He-P 1608.02 and He-P 1608.03;

(3) Unique to each residential dwelling, dwelling unit, or child occupied facility; and

(4) Developed by a lead risk assessor, a lead abatement contractor, or an owner-contractor licensed or certified in accordance with He-P 1612, or an owner or any other person who has been granted a variance by the commissioner in accordance with He-P 1605.03.

(c) If an occupant protection plan is developed by an owner or any other person who has been granted a variance by the commissioner, the occupant protection plan shall be approved by a lead risk assessor, or a lead abatement contractor, licensed in accordance with He-P 1612, prior to being implemented.

(d) Whenever lead abatement activity is being conducted in a common area of a residential dwelling containing 2 or more dwelling units, the occupant protection plan shall:

(1) Indicate alternative entrances and exits that do not require passing through the common area(s) where lead abatement activity is being conducted; or

(2) Identify the containment that shall be utilized to create a passageway through the common area(s) for use as an entry into uncontaminated residential dwellings, dwelling units, or child-occupied facilities.

#5920, eff 1-1-95; amd by #6096, eff 9-22-95; ss by #7181, eff 12-24-99; ss by #7495, eff 5-23-01; ss by #8039, eff 2-13-04; ss by #8932, eff 7-6-07; ss by #9986, eff 9-1-11

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