Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 478 - Standards for Licensure and Certification of Lead Abatement Contractors, Lead Consultants, and Lead Abatement Personnel › Section 20-478-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in section
				20-478-2:
(1) "Abatement" means any set of measures
			 designed to eliminate lead hazards in accordance with standards established
			 pursuant to sections
			 20-474
			 through
			 20-482 and
			 subsections (e) and (f) of section
			 19a-88
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes and regulations of Connecticut State
			 Agencies sections
			 19a-111-1 through
			 19a-111-11 and
			 20-478-1 and
			 20-478-2
			 including, but not limited to, the encapsulation, replacement, removal,
			 enclosure or covering of paint, plaster, soil or other material containing
			 toxic levels of lead and all preparation, clean-up, disposal and reoccupancy
			 clearance testing.
(2)
			 "Certificate" means a document issued by the department indicating successful
			 completion of an approved training course.
(3) "Certified industrial hygienist" means a
			 person possessing a certificate from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene
			 which indicates that they have specific academic credentials, five years
			 professional experience in industrial hygiene, and have passed an examination
			 given by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
(4) "Certified lead inspector risk assessor"
			 means any lead consultant who completes an appropriate approved training course
			 and obtains a certificate as a lead inspector risk assessor from the
			 department. A certified lead inspector risk assessor conducts inspections and
			 collects and interprets information to assess the level of risk from lead
			 hazards.
(5) "Certified lead
			 abatement supervisor" means any person who completes an appropriate approved
			 training course and obtains a certificate as a lead abatement supervisor from
			 the department. A lead abatement supervisor oversees lead abatement
			 activities.
(6) "Certified lead
			 abatement worker" means any person who completes an appropriate approved
			 training course and obtains a certificate as a lead abatement worker from the
			 department. A lead abatement worker performs lead abatement
			 activities.
(7) "Certified lead
			 inspector" means any lead consultant who completes an appropriate approved
			 training course and obtains a certificate as a lead inspector from the
			 department. A certified lead inspector conducts inspections to determine the
			 presence of lead in paint, other surface coverings and various environmental
			 media.
(8) "Certified lead
			 planner-project designer" means any lead consultant who completes an
			 appropriate approved training course and obtains a certificate as a lead
			 planner-project designer from the department. A certified lead planner-project
			 designer designs lead abatement and management activities.
(9) "Department" means the department of
			 public health.
(10) "Lead
			 consultant" means any person who performs lead detection, risk assessment,
			 abatement design or related services in disciplines including, but not
			 necessarily limited to, inspector, inspector risk assessor and planner-project
			 designer.
(11) "License" means the
			 whole or part of any department permit, approval or similar form of permission
			 required by the general statutes and which further requires: (A) practice of
			 the profession by licensed persons or entities only; (B) that a person or
			 entity demonstrate competence to practice through an examination or other means
			 and meet certain minimum standards; and (C) enforcement of standards by the
			 department.
(12) "Licensed lead
			 abatement contractor" means any entity that contracts to perform lead hazard
			 reduction by means of abatement including, but not limited to, the
			 encapsulation, replacement, removal, enclosure or covering of paint, plaster,
			 soil or other material containing toxic levels of lead and obtains a license
			 from the department to conduct such abatement work. The contractor utilizes
			 certified lead abatement supervisors to oversee such lead abatement activities
			 and certified lead abatement workers to perform such abatement
			 activities.
(13) "Licensed lead
			 consultant contractor" means any entity that contracts to perform lead hazard
			 reduction consultation work utilizing an inspector, inspector risk assessor
			 and/or planner-project designer and obtains a license from the department to
			 conduct such consultation work.
(14) "Principally engage in such work as a
			 lead abatement contractor" means to engage in work as a lead abatement
			 contractor performed pursuant to a written or verbal contract with another
			 where the primary intent or primary scope of such work is lead abatement,
			 provided that if such primary intent or primary scope of any nonincidental
			 portion of such contract is for the purpose of lead abatement, licensure is
			 required only for such portion.
(15) "Principally engage in such work as a
			 lead consultant contractor" means to engage in work as a lead consultant
			 contractor performed pursuant to a written or verbal contract with another
			 where the primary intent or primary scope of such work is lead detection, risk
			 assessment, abatement design or related services, provided that if such primary
			 intent or primary scope of any nonincidental portion of such contract is for
			 the purpose of lead detection, risk assessment, abatement design or related
			 services, licensure is required only for such portion.