Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director
Chapter 3701-32 - Lead Hazard Abatement
Section 3701-32-07 - Lead risk assessor scope of practice and standards of conduct

(a) Date of the lead activity;

(b) Address, unit number, and date of construction of the residential unit, child care facility or school;

(c) Name, address, and telephone number of the owner or manager of the residential unit, child care facility or school;

(d) Name, license number, and signature of each lead risk assessor conducting the testing and the name, address, and telephone number of the firm employing each lead risk assessor;

(e) Name, address, telephone number, and approval number of each environmental lead analytical laboratory used, to perform the analysis of any collected samples;

(f) All data collected from on-site testing, including quality control data, and, if an XRF is used, its serial number;

(g) Specific locations of all surfaces or components tested or sampled;

(h) A copy of the laboratory report with the results of the environmental samples expressed in terms appropriate to the sampling method used;

(i) The statement specified in paragraph (E) of rule 3701-32-15 of the Administrative Code displayed at the top of the report in bold letters; and

(j) When no lead-based paint is identified in a residential unit, the following statement in bold letters, "The results of this inspection indicate no lead in amounts greater than or equal to 1.0 mg/cm2, 0.5 percent by weight, or 5,000 parts per million by weight in paint was found on any building components of the residential unit using the inspection protocol in Chapter 7 of the HUD guidelines. Therefore, this residential unit qualifies for the exemption in 24 C.F.R. part 35 and 40 C.F.R. part 745 for target housing being leased is free of lead-based paint, as defined in rule 3701-32-01 of the Administrative Code. However, some painted surfaces may contain levels of lead below 1.0 mg/cm2, 0.5 percent by weight, or 5,000 parts per million by weight, which could create lead dust or lead-contaminated soil hazards if the paint is turned into dust by abrasion, scraping, or sanding. This report should be kept by the lead risk assessor and should also be kept by the owner and all future owners for the life of the structure or dwelling."

(a) Conduct a visual assessment of the residential unit, child care facility or school to determine whether any deteriorated paint is present and locate at least two dust sampling locations;

(b) Test each interior and exterior surface with deteriorated paint;

(c) Collect dust samples as follows:

(d) Prepare a written lead hazard screen risk assessment report for each lead hazard screen risk assessment performed. Each report shall be written in a format prescribed by the director and shall comply with the requirements set forth in rule 3701-32-15 of the Administrative Code. The report shall contain all of the following:

(a) Overall building condition;

(b) Areas of bare soil;

(c) Interior and exterior surfaces with deteriorated paint;

(d) Painted surfaces that are impact points or subject to friction; and

(e) Chewable surfaces.

(a) The interior and exterior surfaces and all common areas of the residential unit, child care facility or school; and

(b) Every attached or unattached structure located within the same lot line as the residential unit, child care facility or school, including garages, play equipment, and fences; and

(c) The lot or land occupied by the residential unit, child care facility or school.

(a) An interior window sill in no fewer than four room equivalents, hallways, or stairs. If the window system does not include a window sill, the sample shall be conducted from the nearest horizontal surface;

(b) A floor in a minimum of four room equivalents, hallways, or stairs. If there are fewer than four room equivalents, hallways, or stairs in the residential unit, all floors in the unit shall be sampled; and

(c) The floor inside of the principal entryway of the residential unit.

(a) Common areas in the building where the lead risk assessor determines one or more children, under six years of age, are likely to come into contact with dust; and

(b) The floor inside of the principal entryway of the residential unit;

(a) For room equivalents up to three hundred square feet, collect a singlesurface sample from a window sill and floor;

(b) For room equivalents greater than three hundred square feet up to two thousand square feet:

(c) For room equivalents over two thousand square feet:

(a) Exterior play areas where bare soil is present; and

(b) Exterior non-play areas where bare soil is present, including the building foundation and drip line areas;

(a) Date of the lead activity;

(b) Address, unit number, and date of construction of the residential unit, child care facility, or school;

(c) Name, address, and telephone number of the owner or manager of the residential unit, child care facility, or school;

(d) Name, license number, and signature of each lead risk assessor conducting the lead risk assessment and the name, address, and telephone number of the firm employing each lead risk assessor;

(e) Name, address, telephone number, and approval number issued pursuant to rule 3701-82-02 of the Administrative Code of each environmental lead analytical laboratory used to perform the analysis of any collected samples;

(f) Results of the visual assessment;

(g) The testing method and sampling procedure for paint analysis employed and the specific locations of each component tested for the presence of lead;

(h) All data collected from on-site testing, including any quality control data, and, if an XRF is used, its serial number;

(i) Background information regarding the physical characteristics and occupant use patterns that may cause lead hazard exposure to one or more children under six years of age;

(j) A diagram of the floorplan of the residential unit, child care facility or school showing the environmental sample locations;

(k) A copy of the laboratory results of the lead loading analysis of dust samples, in micrograms per square foot, by location of sample;

(l) A copy of the laboratory results of the lead concentration analysis of soil samples, in parts per million or lead by weight, by location of sample;

(m) A copy of the laboratory results of the lead concentration analysis of water samples, in parts per billion;

(n) A description of the location and type of identified lead hazards;

(o) A description of recommended non-abatement, or abatement options, or both, as applicable, for each identified lead hazard and any suggested prioritization for addressing each hazard. If the use of an encapsulant, enclosure, or non-abatement option is recommended, the lead risk assessment report shall recommend a maintenance and monitoring schedule for the encapsulation, enclosure or non-abatement to maintain control of each lead hazard identified;

(p) Risk assessments that have included water sampling shall include recommendations for any follow-up water sampling, information on the health risks of lead, and options for treatment and/or removal of lead from water; and

(q) The statements prescribed in paragraph (E) of 3701-32-15 of the Administrative Code prominently displayed at the top of the report in bold letters.