New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 50 - STANDARDS FOR INDOOR ENVIRONMENT CERTIFICATION AND FOR LICENSURE OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS › Subchapter 3 - EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF BUILDINGS AND LEASED SPACES FOR USE AS CHILD CARE CENTERS AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 8:50-3.1 - Procedures for conducting an indoor environmental health assessment in child care centers and educational facilities

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The conduct of an
				indoor environmental health assessment shall be in accordance with the following:
1. Only licensees shall conduct IEHAs;
2. The licensee shall conduct a site
				inquiry;
3. The licensee shall assess
				the indoor environment of the building or space used or to be used as a child care
				center or an educational facility to determine if contaminants are present that may
				have an impact on the health of the children and staff;
4. The licensee shall conduct an assessment to
				determine if adjacent businesses are known or suspected to contain contaminants that
				may have an impact on the indoor environment of the building or space used or to be
				used as a child care center or educational facility;
5. The licensee shall conduct an assessment to
				determine if proximate businesses are known or suspected to contain contaminants
				that may have an impact on the indoor environment of the building or leased space
				used or to be used as a child care center or educational facility;
6. The licensee shall conduct an assessment to
				determine if the building or leased space or adjacent or proximate businesses to
				child care centers or educational facilities are known or suspected contaminated
				sites or industrial sites that are subject to the Industrial Site Recovery Act,
				N.J.A.C. 7:26B;
7. The licensee shall
				evaluate for the presence of the following contaminants:
i. Asbestos-containing materials;
ii. Lead;
iii. Organic compounds;
iv. Formaldehyde;
v. Metals;
vi. Inorganic compounds;
vii. Pesticides;
viii. Radon; and
ix. Other contaminants of environmental
				concern;
8. The licensee
				shall determine potential sources of interior vapor intrusion by suspected or known
				contaminants and shall provide a description thereof;
9. The licensee shall provide a site diagram or
				drawing showing area(s) of concern;
10.
				The licensee shall conduct a thorough visual inspection of all building spaces and
				surfaces to identify areas of environmental concern, including, but not limited to,
				all occupied building spaces, attic spaces, spaces above drop ceilings, basements,
				crawl spaces and storage areas;
11. The
				licensee shall conduct appropriate environmental sampling to ascertain both the
				vertical and horizontal extent and quantification of contamination present and/or
				impacting building surfaces and structures, by collecting samples from building
				materials, building structures and building surfaces and, including, but not limited
				to, samples of concrete, wood, dusts and indoor air.
i. The licensee shall bias the selection of
				sampling locations toward areas of suspected contamination based on the licensee's
				professional judgment, the uses and history of the area, field instrument
				measurements, odor and other information obtained from the site
				investigation;
12. The
				licensee shall conduct indoor air sampling in accordance with the Vapor Intrusion
				Guidance, by using the procedures outlined by Methods TO-15 and TO-17 for the
				appropriate volatile organic compounds;
13. The licensee shall adhere to applicable
				procedures for the identification and assessment of asbestos-containing materials
				pursuant to the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 (AHERA), Public Law
				99-519 (Oct 22, 1986),
				15
				U.S.C. §
											2651 and the regulations promulgated
				pursuant thereto at 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, at §§ 763.80 through
				763.99 and Appendices A through E;
14.
				The licensee shall adhere to applicable procedures for the evaluation and assessment
				of lead-based paint at N.J.A.C. 5:17, the Lead Hazard Evaluation and Abatement
				Code;
15. The licensee shall adhere to
				applicable procedures for the evaluation of radon at N.J.A.C. 7:28-27, Certification
				of radon testers and mitigators;
16. The
				licensee shall adhere to applicable procedures for the collection of metals in dust
				contained in ASTM D7144;
17. The
				licensee shall adhere to applicable procedures for the collection of chip samples
				contained in the Field Sampling Procedures Manual, at Chapter 6c, § 6.7.2 Chip
				Samples; and
18. The licensee shall
				ensure that all samples are analyzed by a laboratory that is:
i. Appropriate to the material being tested;
				and
ii. Accredited by the New Jersey
				Department of Environmental Protection, the AIHA, or the NVLAP.