Section 410IAC32-1-28. "Dust-lead hazard" defined

   (a) "Dust-lead hazard" means surface dust in a residential dwelling or child-occupied facility that contains a mass-per-area concentration of lead equal to or exceeding forty (40) micrograms per square foot on floors and other horizontal surfaces, two hundred fifty (250) micrograms per square foot on interior window sills, and four hundred (400) micrograms per square foot for window troughs based on wipe samples.

  (b) A dust-lead hazard is present in a residential dwelling or child-occupied facility:

(1) in a residential dwelling on floors, interior window sills and other horizontal surfaces when the weighted arithmetic mean lead loading for all single surface or composite samples of floors, interior window sills and other horizontal surfaces are equal to or greater than forty (40) micrograms per square foot for floors, two hundred fifty (250) micrograms per square foot for interior window sills, and four hundred (400) micrograms per square foot for window troughs;

(2) on floors and interior window sills, in an unsampled residential dwelling in a multifamily dwelling, if a dust-lead hazard is present on floors or interior window sills, respectively, in at least one (1) sampled residential unit on the property; and

(3) on floors and interior window sills in an unsampled common area in a multifamily dwelling, if a dust-lead hazard is present on floors or interior window sills, respectively, in at least one (1) sampled common area in the same common area group on the property.

(Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 32-1-28; filed Sep 10, 2003, 4:24 p.m.: 27 IR 462; readopted filed Jul 14, 2011, 11:42 a.m.: 20110810-IR-410110253RFA; filed Dec 20, 2011, 1:51 p.m.: 20120118-IR-410100734FRA) NOTE: Transferred from the Air Pollution Control Board (326 IAC 23-1-21.5) to the Indiana State Department of Health (410 IAC 32-1-28) by P.L.57-2009, SECTION 17, effective July 1, 2009.