Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 216 - Department of health
Chapter 50 - Environmental health
Subchapter 15 - HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
Part 5 - Lead Inspections
Section 216-RICR-50-15-5.8 - Environmental Lead Standards

Universal Citation: 216 RI Code of Rules 50 15 5.8

Current through September 18, 2024

5.8.1 Lead Mitigation Standards

A. All lead-based paint, including pre-1978 painted surfaces required to be assumed positive, must be intact with no paint or coating on a damaged or deteriorated component; no surface which has loose, delaminating, flaking, peeling, chipping, chalking, or blistering paint; no paint that is otherwise becoming separated from the substrate; no paint which is abraded by friction or impact, shows evidence of teeth marks, or is damaged by water;

B. All surfaces must be clean and free of lead dust, paint chips or debris; and

C. All horizontal surfaces except ceilings (e.g. floors, stairs, window sills, window wells) must be covered with a smooth, cleanable covering or coating.

5.8.2 Lead-Safe Standards

A. All painted surfaces constructed after January 1, 1978 (post-1978) are assumed to be below the lead-safe threshold shown in § 5.8.5 of this Part, unless proven otherwise; paint testing is not required.

B. For post-1978 construction, dust, soil, and water testing are required to determine if these media are below the lead-safe thresholds shown in § 5.8.5 of this Part.

C. All painted surfaces constructed before January 1, 1978 (pre-1978), must be assumed to exceed the lead-safe threshold shown in § 5.8.5 of this Part, unless proven otherwise.

F. For pre-1978 construction, paint, dust, soil, and water must be tested to determine if these media are below the lead-safe thresholds shown in § 5.8.5 of this Part.

G. A Full Lead-Safe Certificate (Form PBLC-21) documents that the lead concentrations in all media (paint, dust, soil, and water) at a child care center, dwelling, or dwelling unit and common areas are below the lead-safe thresholds shown in § 5.8.5 of this Part and no action is required.

5.8.3 Conditional Lead-Safe Standards

A. Intact paint, above the lead-safe thresholds shown in § 5.8.5 of this Part, is conditionally lead safe and constitutes a potential lead exposure hazard if the paint is disturbed, vulnerable to friction or impact, or the intact paint condition is not maintained.

B. Covered soil, above the lead-safe threshold shown in § 5.8.5 of this Part, is conditionally lead safe and constitutes a potential lead exposure hazard if the soil is disturbed, the ground covering is not maintained or is vulnerable to erosion.

C. Ongoing monitoring, routine repair and maintenance, and renewal inspections are required to maintain a Conditional Lead-Safe Certificate (Form PBLC-15) when the lead concentrations in paint and/or soil exceed the lead-safe thresholds shown in § 5.8.5 of this Part.

D. Intact paint and/or covered soil that were not tested may be considered conditionally lead safe for as long as the intact paint condition and/or soil coverings are maintained.

5.8.4 Lead Hazard Standards

A. Lead hazard means that the lead concentrations in paint, dust, soil, and/or water are above the lead-safe thresholds shown in § 5.8.5 of this Part.
1. Damaged paint, interior dust, bare soil, and/or drinking water above the lead-safe thresholds shown in § 5.8.4 of this Part constitute immediate lead exposure hazards which require corrective action to a lead-safe concentration or condition at a regulated facility, pursuant Part 12 of this Subchapter.

B. Damaged paint and/or bare soil that were not tested must be assumed to constitute a lead hazard requiring corrective action to at least a lead-safe condition.

5.8.5 Environmental Lead Standards

Media

Lead Safe

Conditionally Lead Safe

Lead Hazard

Paint

All Paint

Intact Paint

Damaged Paint

< 5,000 ppm

< 1.0 mg/cm2

[GREATER THEN EQUALES TOO] 5,000 ppm

[GREATER THEN EQUALES TOO] 1.0 mg/cm2

[GREATER THEN EQUALES TOO] 5,000 ppm

[GREATER THEN EQUALES TOO] 1.0 mg/cm2

Dust

Floors

< 10 µg/ft2

N/A

[GREATER THEN EQUALES TOO] 10 µg/ft2

Sills

< 100 µg/ft2

N/A

[GREATER THEN EQUALES TOO] 100 µg/ft2

Wells

< 100 µg/ft2

N/A

[GREATER THEN EQUALES TOO] 100 µg/ft2

Any Other Surface

< 10 µg/ft2

N/A

[GREATER THEN EQUALES TOO] 10 µg/ft2

Soil

All Soil

Covered Soil

Bare Soil

< 400 ppm

[GREATER THEN EQUALES TOO] 400 ppm

[GREATER THEN EQUALES TOO] 400 ppm

Water

< 15 ppb

N/A

[GREATER THEN EQUALES TOO] 15 ppb

Lead clearance standards are lead concentrations or conditions that meet the full lead-safe or conditional lead-safe standards and are less than the lead hazard concentrations and conditions shown in § 5.8.5 of this Part.

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