Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Abatement shall
be conducted only by individuals licensed by the board as supervisors or
workers and employed by a licensed lead abatement contractor.
B. A licensed lead abatement supervisor is
required for each abatement project and shall be on-site during all work site
preparation and during the post-abatement cleanup of work areas. At all other
times when abatement activities are being conducted, the licensed supervisor
shall be on-site or available by telephone, pager or answering service, and
able to be present at the work site in no more than two hours.
C. The licensed lead abatement supervisor and
the licensed lead abatement contractor employing the supervisor shall ensure
that all abatement activities are conducted according to the requirements of
this chapter and all other federal, state and local regulations.
D. A written occupant protection plan shall
be developed for all abatement projects and shall be prepared according to the
following procedures:
1. The occupant
protection plan shall be unique to each residential dwelling or child-occupied
facility and be developed prior to the abatement. The occupant plan shall
describe the measures and management procedures that will be taken during the
abatement to protect the building occupants from exposure to any lead-based
paint hazard.
2. A licensed lead
abatement supervisor or lead project designer shall prepare the occupant
protection plan.
E. The
following work practices shall be restricted during an abatement:
1. Open-flame burning or torching of
lead-based paint is prohibited.
2.
Machine sanding or grinding or abrasive blasting of lead-based paint is
prohibited unless used with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) exhaust
control that removes particles of 0.3 microns or larger from the air at 99.97
percent or greater efficiency.
3.
Dry scraping of lead-based paint is permitted only in conjunction with heat
guns or around electrical outlets or when treating defective paint spots
totaling no more than two square feet in any one room, hallway, or stairwell or
totaling no more that 20 square feet on exterior surfaces.
4. Operating a heat gun on lead-based paint
is permitted only at temperatures below 1100 degrees Fahrenheit.
F. If the soil is removed:
1. The soil shall be replaced by soil with a
lead concentration as close to local background as practicable, but no greater
than 400 ppm.
2. The soil that is
removed shall not be used as top soil at another residential property or
child-occupied facility.
3. If soil
is not removed, the soil shall be permanently covered as defined in
18VAC15-30-20.
G. An abatement report shall be
prepared by a licensed lead abatement supervisor or lead project designer. The
abatement report shall include the following information:
1. Start and completion dates of
abatement.
2. The name and address
of each licensed lead abatement contractor conducting the abatements, and the
name of each licensed lead abatement supervisor assigned to the abatement
project.
3. The occupant protection
plan prepared pursuant to subsection D of this section.
4. The name, address, and signature of each
licensed risk assessor or inspector conducting clearance sampling and the date
of clearance testing.
5. The
results of clearance testing, the name of each recognized laboratory that
conducted the analysis, and the name and signature of the person conducting the
analysis.
6. A detailed written
description of the abatement, including abatement methods used, locations of
rooms and components where abatement occurred, and reason for selecting
particular abatement methods for each component and any suggested monitoring of
encapsulants or enclosures.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.
