IC 16-18-2-0.5 - "Abatement"

• Cite as: IC 16-18-2-0.5

(a) "Abatement", for purposes of IC 16-41-39.8, means any measure or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards. The term includes the following:

(1) The removal of lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust.

(2) The permanent enclosure or encapsulation of lead-based paint.

(3) The replacement of lead-painted surfaces or fixtures.

(4) The removal or covering of lead-contaminated soil.

(5) All preparation, cleanup, disposal, and postabatement clearance testing activities associated with subdivisions (1) through (4).

(6) A project for which there is a written contract or other documentation, providing that a person will be conducting activities in or to a residential dwelling or child occupied facility that:

(A) will permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards; or

(B) are designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards as described under subdivisions (1) through (5).

(7) A project resulting in the permanent elimination of lead-based paint hazards, conducted by persons certified under 40 CFR 745.226 or persons holding valid licenses issued under IC 13-17-14 (before its repeal) or IC 16-41-39.8, unless the project is described under subsection (b) or (c).