# Presentation: 056159

## Moderate 

**Lead Safe Housing Rule in**** **

***Department of Housing and Urban Development:***
***Office of Public and Indian Housing, and***
***Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control***

**Moderate **
**Rehabilitation**
**	****	****	****	****	**

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***HUD disclaims responsibility for accuracy of presentation***

## What Are Lead Hazards?

**Lead contaminated dust**** **
**Deteriorating lead-based paint**
**Lead contaminated soil**** **
**Friction and impact surfaces**** of lead-based painted building components**** **

**24 CFR 35.110**

## Legislation

**Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992  (Title X)       **

**“****To reduce the threat of childhood lead poisoning in housing owned, assisted, or transferred by the Federal Government.”**
**Requires interagency cooperation**

**24 CFR 35.100**

## Federal Regulations

**HUD/EPA Lead Disclosure Rule  ***
**HUD Lead Safe Housing Rule  ***
**OSHA Lead in Construction Rule**
**EPA Identification of Dangerous Levels of Lead**
**EPA Pre- Renovation Education Rule **
**EPA Training and Certification ****Requirements **
*******These are the rules we will discuss today.**

***24 CFR Part 35,Subpart A***
***24 CFR Part 35,Subparts B-R***
***29 CFR Section 1926.62***
***40 CFR Part 745, Subparts D, E and L***

## HUD/EPA Lead Disclosure Rule

**EPA & HUD—Joint Disclosure Regulation—Section 1018**
**Requires disclosure of ****known lead-based ****paint (LBP) and known****LBP hazards at sale ****and rental of pre-1978 ****housing**

***24CFR Part 35,Subpart A***

## Disclosure Regulation

**Sellers and lessors must:**
- Provide the pamphlet about lead hazards
- Disclose any known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards & provide reports.  Lessors can provide report summaries, with full reports on request.

**24 CFR Part 35 Subpart A**

## Disclosure Regulation

**Sellers must:**
- Allow buyers to have a LBP inspection and/or risk assessment (at buyer’s expense) before becoming obligated
**Lessors must: **
- Include a lead warning statement in the lease.

**24 CFR Part 35 Subpart A**

## Lead Safe Housing Rule

**Issued by HUD**
**Protects families in ****housing receiving ****federal assistance**
**Covers the Mod ****Rehab program**

***24CFR Part 35,Subparts B-R***

## Notification Requirements

**Occupants ****of mod rehab units ****must be notified of:**
**Lead hazard evaluation results**
**Lead hazard reduction activity**

**24 CFR 35.125**

## Safe work practices are required if painted surfaces to be disturbed exceed:
20 sq ft on exterior surfaces; 
2 sq ft in any one interior room; or
10% of total surface area of an interior or exterior type of component with a small surface area (e.g., window sills)
Clearance exam required to ensure safe reoccupancy when these amounts of work are conducted

**20 sq ft on exterior surfaces; **
**2 sq ft in any one interior room; or**
**10% of total surface area of an interior or exterior type of component with a small surface area (e.g., window sills)**
**Clearance ****exam required to ensure safe reoccupancy ****when these amounts of work are conducted**

**Safe work practices**

**24 CFR 35.1350**

## IMPORTANT TERMS:Lead-Based Paint Hazard 

**Condition which causes exposure to lead that would result in adverse human health effects**
**The EPA has set standards for lead-based paint hazards, such as specific amounts of lead in dust and lead in soil**** **

**24 CFR 35.110**

## IMPORTANT TERMS:Visual Assessment 

**An examination of a property by a trained individual to identify deteriorated paint**
**Not a lead-based paint****	****	****evaluation**

**24 CFR 35.110**

## Qualifications Required for a Person Who Performs:

**Visual Assessment:**
**Web-based training module through HUD’s website:**
**www.hud.gov/offices/lead/training/****	****training_curricula.cfm**

## IMPORTANT TERMS:Risk Assessment 

- On-site investigation to determine:
**If lead-based paint hazards are present**
**Where they are**
**How severe they are**
**Lead content of deteriorated paint only**
- Recommends steps for lead hazard reduction in a report
- Is not a complete lead-based paint inspection or a substitute for inspection

**24 CFR 35.1320(b),  40 CFR 745.227(d)**

## Qualifications Required for a Person Who Performs:

**Risk Assessment:**
- Trained
- Certified by EPA or the state
- Check EPA or state for education and/or experience needed for certification

**40 CFR 745.226(b)**

## IMPORTANT TERMS: Interim Controls

**Measures that *****temporarily***** reduce LBP hazards**
**Paint stabilization**
**Treatment of friction and impact surfaces**
**Ongoing LBP maintenance**
**Specialized cleaning**
**Soil controls (bark, gravel, sod, artificial turf)**
- Clearance required above de minimis

**24 CFR 35.1330**

## IMPORTANT TERMS:  Paint Stabilization

**Repair the substrate or cause of deterioration**
**Prepare the surface**
**Apply new paint**
**Clearance is required for amounts above de minimis**

**24 CFR 35.1330(b)**

## Qualifications Required for a Person Who Performs:

**Interim Controls:**
- Trained in accordance with OSHA Hazard Communication Standard for the construction industry
*	**	**	**	*_*AND EITHER*_
- Supervised by certified LBP abatement supervisor, _OR_
- Have completed HUD/EPA approved lead safe work practices training

**35 CFR 35.1330(a)(4)**

## IMPORTANT TERMS:Lead Safe Work Practices 

**Elements of Lead Safe Work Practices include:**
- Protect the occupants (may require	 temporary relocation)
- Prepare the worksite
- Control and contain dust
- No use of prohibited work practices
- Clean up the worksite to pass clearance

**24 CFR 35.1350**

## IMPORTANT TERMS:Clearance Examination 

**An examination conducted to ensure that the site is safe for occupancy**
**Clearance Examination has two parts:**
- Visual assessment
- Dust wipe testing

**24 CFR 35.1340, 40 CFR 745.227(e)**

## Qualifications Required for a Person Who Performs:

**Clearance Examinations:**
- After abatement projects: trained and _Certified Inspector_ or _Risk Assessor_,
-    or
- After non-abatement projects: may be the people above or a _Sampling Technician,_ subject to state regulations

**24 CFR 35.1340(a), 40 CFR 745.226(b)**

## EIBLL Children

**The presence of a child (under 6 years old) with an ****Environmental Intervention Blood Lead Level (EIBLL) ****requires:**
- Verification
- Risk assessment within 15 days
- Hazard reduction within 30 days
- Notice of evaluation and hazard reduction to occupants
- Report to health department

**24 CFR 35.730**

## Project-based Rental Assistanceand Mod Rehab

**Multifamily units with up to $5,000 annual assistance per unit **
**All single-family mod rehab**
**Requirements:**
**Periodic visual assessment**
**Paint stabilization and clearance**
**Ongoing LBP maintenance **
**Special requirements for EIBLL children**

**24 CFR 35.700-35.730**

## Project-based Rental Assistance

**Multifamily units with average over $5,000 annual assistance per unit**
**General requirements**
**Risk Assessment **
**Ongoing LBP Maintenance**
**Interim controls and clearance**
**Special requirements for EIBLL children**

**24 CFR 35.700-35.730**

## Deadline Dates for Risk Assessments

**Multifamily units with ****over $5,000**** ****annual assistance per unit: ****pre-1960**
- Original deadline: 11/30/01
- If enrolled in the Big Buy: 9/15/03
- For information contact Elliott Johnson at: Elliott_M._Johnson_Jr@hud.gov or(202) 755-1785 ext. 104

## Deadline Dates for Risk Assessments

**Multifamily units with ****over $5,000**** annual assistance per unit: ****1960-1977**
- Risk assessment by 9/15/03
- Interim controls w/in 90 days if child under 6
- Interim controls w/in 12 months—all other cases
- State laws may be more stringent
- Incorporate LBP maintenance into regular building operations

**24 CFR 35.715(a)(2)**

## The “Big Buy”

**HUD paying for inspections / risk assessments in multifamily Project-Based Sec 8 over $5,000 annually per unit**
**Owners enrolled by Sept. 15, 2003**
**Some risk assessments completed; ****project is continuing**** **

## Muiltifamily over $5000:If You Have a Risk Assessment....

**Perform interim controls within ****90 days where there is a child under 6 (and common areas that family can go)**
**Perform interim controls within ****12 months in all other cases**
**Incorporate LBP maintenance into regular building operations**

**24 CFR 35.715(b)**

## Muiltifamily over $5000:If You Do Not Have a Risk Assessment...

**Obtain a risk assessment **
**Incorporate ongoing LBP maintenance into regular building operations and plan for reevaluation**
**If enrolled in the Big Buy, property complies with Rule’s 9/15/03 deadline**
**Cooperate with HUD’s contractor**

## Ongoing LBP Maintenance

**Perform paint stabilization, if necessary**
**Perform other lead hazard reductions, if necessary**
**Use lead safe work practices**
**Clearance of unit (worksite if contained)**
**Notice to occupants**
**Ask tenants to report deteriorated paint**

**24 CFR 35.1355**

## Reevaluation

**General Requirements:**
**Required if >$5,000 assistance per unit (unless no LBP, or LBP was abated ****and no abatement failure has been found****)**
**Conducted by certified Risk Assessor**
**Identifies new lead hazards **** or failure of interim controls**** **
**Performed every 2 years unless two consecutive reevaluations find no LBP hazards (a benefit of good maintenance)**

**24 CFR 35.1355(b)**

## Reevaluations (cont.)

**Select sample of units ****(as for LBP inspection)**
**Conduct visual assessment**
**Evaluate interim control, encapsulation or enclosure treatments that are failing**
**Test any deteriorated paint surfaces for lead content**
**Sample floors and window sills for dust lead hazards**
**Prepare report and notify occupants**

## Free Lead Safe Work Practices Training

**National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) is sponsoring free courses nationwide over 3 years (2004-2006)**
**Target audience is state and local employees, contractors, remodelers, maintenance employees**
**Uses HUD/EPA curriculum, “Lead Safety for Remodeling, Repair and Painting”**
**Information available from:**
**NPCA’s website: www.leadsafetraining.org**
**NPCA’s course contractor: 866-232-5419 (toll-free)**

## For Additional Information

**Questions about Part 35?**
**	**** **_HUD Lead Regulations Hotline _
**e-mail: **
**    **_[lead_regulations@hud.gov](mailto:lead_regulations@hud.gov)_
**Phone: ****(202) 755-1785 x 104 **
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##   For Additional Information

**HUD lead web site****	****~****	**_**[www.hud.gov/offices/lead](http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead)**__** **_
**EPA**** lead website****	****~****	**_**[www.epa.gov/lead](http://www.epa.gov/lead)**_
**National Lead****Information Center****	****~****	****1-800-424-LEAD**
**Lead professionals****	****~****	**_**[www.leadlisting.org](http://www.leadlisting.org/)**_
**	****	****	****1-888-LEADLIST**
**Active HUD Lead Hazard Grantees in 36 states; contacts posted on HUD’s lead website**