Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
LEAD SCREENING
(New Jersey Requirements Added in Italics)
Environmental Protection Agency
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CFR 745.227(c), Work
practice standards for conducting lead-based paint activities: target housing
and child-occupied facilities, Lead hazard screen
745.227(c) Lead hazard screen
(1)
A lead hazard screen shall be
conducted by a risk assessor certified pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:17.
(2) If conducted, a lead hazard
screen shall be conducted as follows:
(i)
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 or more children age six years and
under shall be collected.
(ii) A
visual inspection of the residential dwelling or child-occupied facility shall
be conducted to:
(A) Determine if any
deteriorated paint is present, and
(B) Locate at least two dust sampling
locations.
(iii) If
deteriorated paint is present, each surface with deteriorated paint, which is
determined using documented methodologies, to be in poor condition and to have
a distinct painting history, shall be tested for the presence of
lead.
(iv) In residential
dwellings, two composite dust samples shall be collected, one from the floors
and the other from the windows, in rooms, hallways or stairwells where one or
more children, age 6 and under, are most likely to come in contact with
dust.
(v) In multi-family dwellings
and child occupied facilities, in addition to the floor and window samples
required in paragraph (c)(2)(iv) of this section, the risk assessor shall also
collect composite dust samples from common areas where one or more children,
age 6 and under, are most likely to come into contact with dust.
(3) Dust samples shall be
collected and analyzed in the following manner:
(i) All dust samples shall be taken using
documented methodologies that incorporate adequate quality control
procedures.
(ii)
All
collected dust samples shall be analyzed by persons certified pursuant to
N.J.A.C. 5:17 and analyzed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:17-3, Evaluation and
Testing.
(4)
Paint shall be sampled in the following manner:
(i) The analysis of paint to determine the
presence of lead shall be conducted using documented methodologies which
incorporate adequate quality control procedures; and/or
(ii)
All collected paint chip
samples shall be analyzed by persons certified pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:17 and
analyzed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:17-3, Evaluation and Testing.
(5) The risk assessor
shall prepare a lead hazard screen report, which shall include the following
information:
(i) The information required in
a risk assessment report as specified in Appendix 3-B,
including paragraphs (d)(11)(i) through (d)(11)(xiv), and excluding paragraphs
(d)(11)(xv) through (d)(11)(xviii) of this section. Additionally, any
background information collected pursuant to paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this
section shall be included in the risk assessment report.
