Chapter BH:15. CONTROL OF LEAD-BASE PAINT DURING EXTERIOR HOUSE PAINTING AND FOR CLEANUP AND DISPOSAL OF LEAD -BASE CHIPS AND DUST

§ BH:15-1. DEFINITIONS.

Latest version.

As used in this chapter:

CONFINED POWER SANDING

The use for the removal of lead paint by electric or hydraulic powered sanding tools that have attachments that, while sanding paint, simultaneously vacuums dust and chips into a HEPA filtered vacuum device or otherwise contain and control chips and dust from being released into the environment.

HEPA VACUUM

A high efficient filter that filters out fine particles of dust at 99.7% of fine particles at 0.3 microns in size.

LEAD-BASE PAINT

Paint that contains more than 0.5% by dry weight of lead, or contains more than one milligram of lead per square centimeter of painted surface when measured by an X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer.

PERMIT

A permit obtained through the Board of Health for the removal of exterior lead paint, or paint suspected of containing lead. The fee for the permit will be $10.

PERSON

Any individual, corporation, employee, company, association, firm or partnership.

UNCONFINED POWER SANDING

The use for the removal of paint by electric or hydraulic powered sanding tools that do not have attachments that, while sanding paint, simultaneously vacuum dust and chips into a HEPA filtered vacuum device or otherwise contain and control chips and dust from being released into the environment.

New

                    
                        var val = document.getElementById('citecontent').innerHTML;
                        art.dialog.defaults.title = window.location.href;
                        art.dialog.data('cite', val);
                        art.dialog.data('homeDemoPath', '/Scripts/plus/artDialog/');
                        art.dialog.open('/Scripts/plus/artDialog/citeiframe.html');