Section 20-3303. LEAD-SAFE WORK PRACTICES: EXCEPTIONS

 

3303.1 The lead-safe work practices in § 3302 are not required for the following:

 

(a)Individuals who perform lead-based paint activities in residences that they  own; provided, that the residence is occupied by the owner or by the  owner's immediate family, and there is no child under six (6) years of age  and no pregnant woman residing therein; and

 

(b)Performance of maintenance, repair, or renovation work resulting in  disturbances of lead-based paint in a total of two square feet (2 sq. ft.) or  less of surface area per interior room, or twenty square feet (20 sq. ft) or  less of exterior surface area, provided such work does not include full or  partial window removal or replacement, which activities shall always  trigger the use of lead-safe work practices.

 

authority

District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.01 et seq. (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)), the Childhood Lead Screening Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-265; D.C. Official Code § 7-871.03 (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)), the Transfer of Lead Poison Prevention Program to the District Department of the Environment Amendment Act of 2008, effective August 16, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-219; 55 DCR 7602 (July 18, 2008)), the Lead-Hazard Prevention and Elimination Act of 2008, effective March 31, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-381; D.C. Official Code § 8-231.01 et seq. (2012 Supp.)), Mayor’s Order 2009-113, dated June 18, 2009, and the Lead Hazard Prevention and Elimination Amendment Act of 2010 (“2011 Amendments”), effective March 31, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-348; 58 DCR 717 (January 28, 2011)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10909 (July 26, 2013).