N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 §§ 67-2.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 67-2.2 - Definitions

As used in this Subpart, the following words and terms shall have the stated meaning:

(a) Abatement includes all actions necessary to discontinue a condition conducive to lead poisoning and may include encapsulation, replacement, enclosure, or removal.

(b) Accessible mouthable surfaces are those surfaces located within five feet of the floor or ground that form a protruding corner or similar edge, or protrude one-half inch or more from a flat wall surface, or are located so that a child may place his or her mouth on a protruding surface.

(c) Area of high risk means an area designated as such by the commissioner or his designated representative and may consist of one or more dwellings in which a condition conducive to lead poisoning of children exists.

(d) Approved laboratory means the New York State Department of Health's Wadsworth Center for Laboratory and Research or a laboratory certified by the New York State Department of Health pusuant to the department's Environmental Laboratory Approval Program.

(e) child care facilities means any facility licensed by the State Department of Social Services to offer or provide day care services or child care and any public or private schools attended by children six years old or younger.

(f) Commissioner means the State Commissioner of Health

(g) Condition conducive to lead poisoning means:

(1) the presence of lead paint or other similar surface coating on any accessible mouthable surface or any other surface in a condition accessible for ingestion or inhalation, where peeling, cracking, blistering, flaking, chipping or powdering of such paint or similar surface coating material occurs or is likely to occur; and/or

(2) the presence of other environmental conditions which may result in significant lead exposure.

(h) Designated representative means the health commissioner or health officer of a city of 50,000 population or over, or the health commissioner or health officer of a county or part-county health district, the State regional health director or district director having jurisdiction, or any county health director having all the powers and duties prescribed in section 352 of the Public Health Law, or any individual so designated by the commissioner pursuant to section 206 (8) of the Public Health Law.

(i) Dwelling means all buildings or structures or portions thereof that are on or appurtenant to a property, which is occupied in whole or in part as the home, residence or sleeping place, of one or more human beings, including child care facilities for children under six years of age, kindergartens and nursery schools.

(j) Encapsulation means a method of abatement that makes lead paint inaccessable by covering or sealing surfaces with durable coatings specifically formulated to be elastomeric, long lasting, and resistant to cracking, peeling, algae and fungus. Paint is not an encapsulant.

(k) Enclosure means a method of abatement that involves covering of surfaces with durable rigid materials affixed to the surface and sealed or caulked to prevent lead paint or other lead containing material from such surfaces from becoming accessible to children.

(l) High efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter means a filter capable of filtering at least 99.97% by weight, of particles 0.3 microns or greater in diameter from air passed through the filter.

(m) Lead paint means paint, plaster or other surface coating material containing more than one half of one percent of metallic lead based on the total weight of the contained solids or dried film of the paint or plaster or other similar surface coating material.

(n) Removal means a method of abatement that results in the dislocation, stripping or scraping of paint or plaster or other coating material from a surface.

(o) Replacement means a method of abatement that involves removing components such as doors, windows and trim that contain lead paint and installing new or deleaded components.

(p) Risk reduction efforts mean any temporary action designed to reduce a child's exposure to lead and may include, but are not limited to: encapsulation, temporary relocation, clean-up of paint chips and dust and on-going maintenance of intact paint.

(q) X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer means any instrument which measures lead concentrations in milligrams per square centimeter by measuring emission of x-ray photons activated by a radioactive source within the instrument.

(r) ud/dL means micrograms per decileter.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 §§ 67-2.2