Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 391 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 391-3 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Subject 391-3-24 - LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD MANAGEMENT › Rule 391-3-24-.03 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
(1) "Abatement"
				means any measures or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate
				lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards. Abatement includes, but is not
				limited to:
(a) The removal of lead-based
				paint and lead contaminated dust, the permanent enclosure or encapsulation of
				lead-based paint, the replacement of lead-painted surfaces or fixtures, and the
				removal or permanent covering of soil, when lead-based paint hazards are
				present in such paint, dust or soil; and
(b) All preparation, clean-up, disposal, and
				post-abatement clearance testing activities associated with such measures;
				and
(c) Specifically, abatement in
				target housing and child-occupied facilities includes, but is not limited to:
1. Projects for which there are written
				contracts or other documentation, which provides that an individual or firm
				certified in accordance with Rule
				391-3-24-.05 will be conducting
				activities in or to a residential dwelling or child-occupied facility that:
(i) Shall result in the permanent elimination
				of lead-based paint, or lead-based paint hazards; or
(ii) Are designed to permanently eliminate
				lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards and are described in paragraphs
				(a) and (b) of this definition.
2. Projects involving and/or resulting in the
				permanent elimination of a lead-based paint hazard, or intact lead-based paint
				equal to or greater than 1.0 milligram(s) per square centimeter (mg/cm2) or
				equal to or greater than 0.5 percent (0.5%) by weight, conducted by firms or
				persons certified in accordance with
				391-3-24-.05, unless such projects
				are covered by subsection (d) of this definition;
3. Projects involving and/or resulting in the
				permanent elimination of a lead-based paint hazard, or intact lead-based paint
				equal to or greater than 1.0 milligram(s) per square centimeter (mg/cm2) or
				equal to or greater than 0.5 percent (0.5%) by weight, conducted by firms or
				persons who, through their company name or promotional literature, or otherwise
				represent, advertise, or hold themselves to be in the business of performing
				lead-based paint activities as defined by these Rules, unless such projects are
				covered by subsection (d) of this definition; or
4. Projects involving and/or resulting in the
				permanent elimination of lead-based paint hazards or lead-based paint, that are
				conducted in response to State or local abatement orders.
(d) Abatement does not include renovation,
				remodeling, landscaping or other activities, when such activities are not
				designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards, but instead are
				designed to repair, restore, or remodel a given structure or dwelling, even
				though these activities may incidentally result in a reduction or elimination
				of lead-based paint hazards. Furthermore, abatement does not include interim
				controls, operations and maintenance activities, or other measures and
				activities designed to temporarily, but not permanently, reduce lead-based
				paint hazards.