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Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHArticle 32 - LEAD-BASED PAINT PROGRAM
Rule 410 IAC 32-4 - Work Practices for Abatement Activities
Section 410 IAC 32-4-7 - Lead abatement procedures; interior

410 Ind. Admin. Code 32-4-7

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Section 410 IAC 32-4-7 - Lead abatement procedures; interior

Authority: IC 16-41-39.8-6

Affected: IC 16-41-39.8

Sec. 7.

Interior abatement shall include the following procedures:

(1) Post warning signs at entrances and exits to work area and the sign shall read "Warning Lead Work Area Poison No

Smoking or Eating".

(2) The department strongly recommends that wall-to-wall carpeting be removed. However, if left in place, it shall be covered with at least two (2) sheets of six (6) mil polyethylene sheeting, secured to the wall or baseboard with masking tape to ensure no contamination by lead dust or other lead-contaminated materials.
(3) Objects remaining in the work area shall be wrapped or covered with six (6) mil polyethylene sheeting and sealed with tape.
(4) After all moveable objects have been removed from the work area, the area shall be sealed from nonwork areas.
(5) After sealing off the work area, floors shall be covered with at least two (2) layers of six (6) mil polyethylene sheeting.
(6) All air intake and exhaust points for forced-air heating and air conditioning systems shall be closed when possible and sealed in the work area using six (6) mil polyethylene sheeting and sealed with tape.
(7) If a common area group is an abatement work area, and there are no alternative entrances and egresses that are located outside of the work area, a protected passage through the common area group shall be erected.
(8) If a safe passage cannot be created and alternative entrances and exits do not exist, then abatement in common area groups shall be conducted between established and posted hours and the work area shall be cleaned with a HEPA vacuum at the end of each working day until all surfaces are free of all visible dust and debris.

410 IAC 32-4-7

Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 32-4-7; filed Jan 6, 1999, 4:28 p.m.: 22 IR 1460; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:20 p.m.: 24 IR 1477; filed Sep 10, 2003, 4:24 p.m.: 27 IR 486; readopted filed Jul 14, 2011, 11:42 a.m.: 20110810-IR-410110253RFA; filed Dec 20, 2011, 1:51 p.m.: 20120118-IR-410100734FRA
Readopted filed 9/13/2017, 4:08 p.m.: 20171011-IR-410170339RFA
Readopted filed 11/28/2023, 12:13 p.m.: 20231227-IR-410230638RFA

Transferred from the Air Pollution Control Board (326 IAC 23-4-7) to the Indiana State Department of Health (410 IAC 32-4-7) by P.L. 57-2009, SECTION 17, effective July 1, 2009.