Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 845 - LEAD POISONING PREVENTION CODE › Subpart F - STANDARDS FOR LEAD MITIGATION AND LEAD ABATEMENT › Section 845.255 - Work Practice and Occupant Protection Program

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The lead abatement contractor shall
				protect occupants of a regulated facility undergoing lead abatement or lead
				mitigation activities from exposure to potential lead hazards that may be
				generated by the lead abatement or lead mitigation activities. To ensure the
				health and safety of occupants, a Work Practice and Occupant Protection Plan
				shall be developed and followed for each lead mitigation and lead abatement
				project. At a minimum, the plan shall describe the protocols, procedures and
				work practices to be employed by the lead abatement contractor to ensure that
				the occupants are properly protected from potential lead hazards that may be
				generated from the lead abatement or lead mitigation work. The plan shall be
				written and shall fulfill the following requirements:
1) Evaluate the need to remove the occupants
				from the regulated facility during the lead abatement or lead
				mitigation;
2) Be unique to each
				lead abatement or lead mitigation work area;
3) Be developed by a licensed lead abatement
				supervisor employed by the licensed lead abatement contractor performing the
				lead abatement or lead mitigation work;
4) Provide the name, written signature and
				Department-issued license number of the licensed lead abatement supervisor who
				prepared the plan;
5) Be developed
				and implemented prior to commencement of lead abatement or lead
				mitigation;
6) Include the results
				of any lead inspection or lead risk assessment conducted in the regulated
				facility;
7) Evaluate and establish
				the requirements for pre-cleaning the work areas before establishing work place
				barriers and containment systems as required by Section
				845.265;
8) Describe what work practices will be
				employed to prevent the uncontrolled release of dust and debris from the work
				area;
9) Describe the method of
				separating the work area from non-work areas, and describe work area isolation
				methods to prevent unauthorized entry by non-licensed or non-protected
				individuals;
10) Describe in
				writing work practices to be employed to abate or mitigate the lead-bearing
				substance and lead hazard;
11)
				Outline procedures to ensure that the work area or regulated facility is not
				re-occupied prior to final cleaning required in Section
				845.285 and
				the final clearance evaluation requirements specified in Section
				845.225;
12) Be kept at the site and updated as
				necessary by the lead abatement supervisor employed by the lead abatement
				contractor performing the lead abatement or lead mitigation;
13) Be kept by the lead abatement contractor
				after the completion of the lead mitigation or lead abatement project in
				accordance with the record keeping requirements outlined in Section
				845.300;
				and
14) Be made available for
				review by the building owner, its agent or a representative of the Department
				or its delegate agency.