activity. To complete abatement when dust sampling is required, values below these levels must be achieved."Arithmetic Mean" means the algebraic sum of data values divided by the number of data values such as the sum of the concentration of lead in several soil samples divided by the number of samples.
"Business Day" means Monday through Friday including holidays.
"Certificate of Mailing" means Certificate of Mailing as defined by the United States Postal Service.
"Certified Abatement Worker" means an individual who has been trained by an accredited training program and certified by the director pursuant to Section R307-842-2 to perform abatements.
"Certified Dust Sampling Technician" means an individual who has been trained by an accredited training program and certified by the director pursuant to Subsection R307-841-8(1) and Section R307-842-2 to collect dust samples.
"Certified Firm" means a company, partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship or individual doing business, association, or other business entity; a federal, state, tribal, or local government agency; or a nonprofit organization that performs lead-based paint activities, renovations, or dust sampling to which the director has issued a certificate of approval pursuant to Subsection R307-842-2(5).
"Certified Inspector" means an individual who has been trained by an accredited training program and certified by the director pursuant to Section R307-842-2 to conduct inspections. A certified inspector also samples for the presence of lead in dust and soil for abatement-related testing.
"Certified Project Designer" means an individual who has been trained by an accredited training program and certified by the director pursuant to Section R307-842-2 to prepare abatement project designs, occupant protection plans, and abatement reports.
"Certified Renovator" means an individual who has been trained by an accredited training program and certified by the director pursuant to Subsection R307-841-8(1) and Section R307-842-2 to conduct renovations.
"Certified Risk Assessor" means an individual who has been trained by an accredited training program and certified by the director pursuant to Section R307-842-2 to conduct risk assessments. A risk assessor also samples for the presence of lead in dust and soil for abatement-related testing.
"Certified Supervisor" means an individual who has been trained by an accredited training program and certified by the director pursuant to Section R307-842-2 to supervise and conduct abatements, and to prepare occupant protection plans and abatement reports.
"Chewable Surface" means an interior or exterior surface painted with lead-based paint that a young child can mouth or chew. A chewable surface is the same as an "accessible surface" as defined in 42 U.S.C. 4851b(2). Hard metal substrates and other materials that can not be dented by the bite of a young child are not considered chewable.
"Child-Occupied Facility" means a building, or portion of a building, constructed before 1978, visited regularly by the same child, under six years of age, on at least two different days within any week, Sunday through Saturday, provided each day's visit lasts at least three hours and the combined weekly visits last at least six hours, and the combined annual visits last at least 60 hours. Child-occupied facilities may include, but are not limited to, day care centers, preschools, and kindergarten classrooms. Child-occupied facilities may be located in target housing or in public or commercial buildings. With respect to common areas in public or commercial buildings that contain child-occupied facilities, the child-occupied facility encompasses only those common areas that are routinely used by children under age six, such as restrooms and cafeterias. Common areas that children under age six only pass through, such as hallways, stairways, and garages are not included. In addition, with respect to exteriors of public or commercial buildings that contain child-occupied facilities, the child-occupied facility encompasses only the exterior sides of the building that are immediately adjacent to the child-occupied facility or the common areas routinely used by children under age six.
"Cleaning Verification Card" means a card developed and distributed, or otherwise approved, by EPA for determining, through comparison of wet and dry disposable cleaning cloths with the card, whether post-renovation cleaning has been properly completed.
"Common Area" means a portion of a building that is generally accessible to all occupants. Such an area may include, but is not limited to, hallways, stairways, laundry and recreational rooms, playgrounds, community centers, garages, and boundary fences.
"Common Area Group" means a group of common areas that are similar in design, construction, and function. Common area groups include, but are not limited to hallways, stairways, and laundry rooms.
"Component or Building Component" means specific design or structural elements or fixtures of a building or residential dwelling that are distinguished from each other by form, function, and location. These include, but are not limited to, interior components such as ceilings, crown molding, walls, chair rails, doors, door trim, floors, fireplaces, radiators and other heating units, shelves, shelf supports, stair treads, stair risers, stair stringers, newel posts, railing caps, balustrades, windows and trim, including sashes, window heads, jambs, sills or stools and troughs, built-in cabinets, columns, beams, bathroom vanities, counter tops, and air conditioners, and exterior components such as painted roofing, chimneys, flashing, gutters and downspouts, ceilings, soffits, fascias, rake boards, cornerboards, bulkheads, doors and door trim, fences, floors, joists, lattice work, railings and railing caps, siding, handrails, stair risers and treads, stair stringers, columns, balustrades, window sills or stools and troughs, casings, sashes and wells, and air conditioners.
"Concentration" means the relative content of a specific substance contained within a larger mass, such as the amount of lead in micrograms per gram or parts per million by weight in a sample of dust or soil.
"Containment" means a process to protect workers and the environment by controlling exposures to the lead-contaminated dust and debris created during an abatement.
