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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 26.02.07.08" title_num="26" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="07" heading="Cleanup of Work Area.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Interior Cleanup. After completion of the removal, replacement, encapsulation, or reversal involved in an abatement project, the contractor shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Deposit all lead waste, including sealing tape, plastic sheeting, mop heads, sponges, filters, and disposable clothing in double plastic bags of at least 4 mils thick, or single bags 6 mils thick, and seal the bags;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Before washing as required in §A(3), vacuum-clean all surfaces in the work area including woodwork, walls, windows, window wells, and floors with a HEPA vacuum;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>After vacuum-cleaning as required in §A(2), wet wash all surfaces in the work area including woodwork, walls, windows, window wells, ceilings and floors with a solution containing at least 1 ounce of 5 percent trisodium phosphate to each gallon of water; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>After washing as required by §A(3), vacuum-clean all surfaces, after they have dried, as described in §A(2), with a HEPA vacuum until no visible residue remains.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Exterior Cleanup. After completion of the replacement, removal, encapsulation, or reversal involved in an exterior abatement project, the contractor shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Recover all visible debris from all exterior areas;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Vacuum all porches treated;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Wet wash all surfaces in the work area, including woodwork, windows, window wells, and floors with a solution containing at least 1 ounce of 5 percent trisodium phosphate to each gallon of water.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Except as provided in §F, after the cleaning outlined in §§A and B, after a satisfactory inspection under Regulation .12B, every contractor shall repaint with a paint containing not more than 0.06 percent lead in the dried solid, or recoat all surfaces treated, except those encapsulated surfaces which have smooth easily cleanable factory-finished surfaces.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Before repainting or recoating under §C, each contractor shall notify the Department that the cleanup required under §§A and B is completed, and shall undergo any inspection required by Regulation .12B.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>After painting or coating as required under §C, the contractor shall repeat the cleaning process set forth in §A in all interior work areas.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>After completion of the cleaning required under §E, the contractor shall seal all floors in interior work areas with:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Polyurethane;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Gloss deck enamel;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A tight fitting vinyl floor covering; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An equivalent impermeable material, if a smooth, cleanable surface is not already present.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>In owner-occupied dwellings in which a lead abatement project is being done by the owner and not by a hired contractor, after completion of the replacement, removal, encapsulation, or reversal involved in a lead abatement project, the owner may, instead of following the cleanup procedures set forth in §A:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Deposit all waste, including sealing tape, plastic sheeting, mop heads, sponges, filters, and disposable clothing, in double plastic bags at least 4 mils thick, or single plastic bags at least 6 mils thick, and seal the bags;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Wet wash all surfaces in the work area, including woodwork, walls, windows, window wells, and floors with a solution containing at least 1 ounce of 5 percent trisodium phosphate to each gallon of water, twice, and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Wet vacuum-clean all surfaces in the work area, including woodwork, walls, windows, window wells, and floors while surfaces are still wet.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Alternative Procedures. The Department may on a case-by-case basis allow an alternative procedure for cleanup of a lead abatement project, provided that the owner or contractor who uses this procedure shall submit to the Department a written description of the alternative procedure which demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department that the proposed alternative procedure provides the equivalent degree of dust removal.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>