New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 17 - LEAD HAZARD EVALUATION AND ABATEMENT CODE
Subchapter 4 - PRE-ABATEMENT PREPARATION AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION
Section 5:17-4.1 - Specification and drawing

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:17-4.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Prior to the commencement of any lead abatement project, the owner shall consent in writing to the scope of the project and to the methods to be employed during the abatement.

(b) A sketch plan of the abatement site shall be prepared and made available to the owner and to any occupants who shall remain in the structure during abatement. The sketch plan shall clearly show:

1. Work areas, labeled to show all surfaces to be abated, which shall not be accessible to occupants;

2. Barriers, if any, which separate the work area from occupied areas;

3. Occupied areas, including bathroom facilities with a route of access to these facilities, and emergency egress route(s), if occupants are to be present during abatement;

4. Workers' changing, handwashing and/or shower, toileting and eating areas;

5. Waste disposal route;

6. Waste storage area or dumpster if abatement will require more than one day;

7. Location of any special equipment; and

8. Any other information which occupants or the contractor would need to know to ensure safe and responsible activity during the abatement.

(c) Prior to any abatement, the occupants shall be relocated, if required, and they shall be supplied with information about lead hazards and about the abatement work being performed.

1. For limited abatements, during which occupants' safe access to bathroom facilities and emergency egress routes remains uninterrupted, occupants shall be given lead hazard information.

2. For all abatements, occupants shall be instructed how to remove, wrap, and secure personal belongings including furniture, appliances, carpeting, draperies and other items which require relocation or protection during the abatement.

(d) Prior to an abatement, the owner shall correct all structural deficiencies affecting the work area.

(e) The entire work area shall be HEPA vacuumed to remove existing dust, paint chips and debris.

(f) When waste shall be left at a site overnight, a secure area such as a plastic-lined room or area or a locked dumpster shall be set aside for this purpose.

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