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Burlington Code of Ordinances ch. 18 (Housing), Art. III (Minimum Standards) § 18-112

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Burlington Code of Ordinances ch. 18 (Housing), Art. III (Minimum Standards) § 18-112
Jurisdiction
Burlington (municipal)
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Official source

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f. Misting dust and debris with water prior to sweeping and cleaning (do not dry sweep);

g. Cleaning shoes and clothing when leaving work area(s);

h. Using personal protective equipment as needed, such as a HEPA respirator, gloves and coveralls.

Certification that interior lead safe work practices were used must be made by the person doing the work on a form provided by the code enforcement office and kept on file with the owner of the property for one (1) year from the completion of the activity.

(2) Exterior lead safe work practices. All activities to rental target housing that disturb more than one (1) square foot of painted exterior surface(s) shall be done using LSWP which take all reasonable precautions against the generation and spreading of lead dust, paint chips and debris. Exterior LSWP include, but are not limited to the following:

a. Limiting access of work area(s) to workers only;

b. Attaching six (6) mil plastic sheeting to dwelling and extend at least ten (10) feet (if possible) or as far as to be adequate to capture all dust, paint chips and debris (plastic sheeting to be misted with water, rolled up and thrown away each night);

c. Cover gardens, sand boxes and play areas with adequate amounts of six (6) mil plastic sheeting;

d. Closing all windows and doors on the side being scraped;

e. Closing all windows and doors on neighboring properties within ten (10) feet of work area(s);

f. Using vacuums with HEPA filters attached to scrapers;

g. Wetting surfaces with water prior to disturbing the surface(s) (do not dry scrape);

h. Cleaning shoes and clothing when leaving work area(s);

i. Using personal protective equipment as needed, such as a HEPA respirator, gloves and coveralls.