Skip to main content

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111 § 197

Citation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111 § 197
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Source
Official source

Full Text

1,520 chars
(2) Intact paint, plaster or other accessible structural material containing dangerous levels of lead shall be contained or abated on door frames below the five foot level and four inches from all edges; stair rail spindles; stair treads from the lip to the riser on the bottom and four inches back from the lip on the top of the tread; doors below the five foot level and four inches from all edges; stair rails; porch railings; and all other exterior and interior surfaces and fixtures that may be readily mouthed by, or are otherwise accessible to, children. The director may, by regulation, require that in order to maintain the stability of any encapsulants used as a containing agent as part of the process to achieve full compliance, intact paint, plaster or other accessible structural material containing dangerous levels of lead be contained beyond the height of five feet and more than four inches from all edges.

(3) Peeling and intact paint, plaster or other accessible structural material containing dangerous levels of lead shall be contained or abated, on the interior and exterior surfaces of windows having sills below the five foot level when surfaces are either movable or impact on movable surfaces. Such surfaces shall include, but not be limited to, interior and exterior window sashes, window sills, and mullions; window wells and parting beads; headers on the lower side of the window that impact on the sash; and interior and exterior inner sides of the window casings that impact on the sash.