D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-3304

Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Rule 20-3304 - PROHIBITED PRACTICES

3304.1

The practices listed in this subsection are prohibited when performing any lead based paint activity or any renovation activity that disturbs presumed lead-based paint. No individual, firm or business entity shall use:

(a) Open flame burning or torching of paint;

(b) Machine sanding, planing, or grinding, or use of a needle gun to remove paint or other surface coatings, without a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) local exhaust control and without a shroud or containment system that allows no visible dust or release of air to occur outside the shroud or containment system;

(c) Abrasive blasting, water blasting, or sandblasting without HEPA local exhaust control or an effective containment system;

(d) Heat guns operating at or above eleven hundred degrees Fahrenheit (1100°F) or charring the paint;

(e) Dry sanding or dry scraping, except:

(1) Dry scraping within one foot (1 ft.) of electrical outlets;

(2) Dry scraping in conjunction with heat guns operating below eleven hundred degrees Fahrenheit (1100°F); or

(3) Dry scraping when treating defective paint spots totaling no more than two square feet (2 sq. ft) in any one interior room or space;

(f) Methylene chloride;

(g) Stripping paint in a poorly ventilated space using a volatile stripper that is a hazardous substance as defined in 16 CFR § 1500.3, or any chemical that is a physical hazard or a health hazard; and

(h) Scraping, sanding, drilling into, cutting, or otherwise disturbing more than two square feet (2 sq. ft.) of paint in or on a residential property or a child occupied facility built before 1978 without the use of appropriate containment measures.

3304.2

No individual, firm or business entity shall apply paint with a lead content of more than 0.009 percent (0.009%), in accordance with 16 CFR § 1303.1.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-3304

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10909 (July 26, 2013)

Authority: District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.01 et seq. (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)), the Childhood Lead Screening Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-265; D.C. Official Code § 7-871.03 (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)), the Transfer of Lead Poison Prevention Program to the District Department of the Environment Amendment Act of 2008, effective August 16, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-219; 55 DCR 7602 (July 18, 2008)), the Lead-Hazard Prevention and Elimination Act of 2008, effective March 31, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-381; D.C. Official Code § 8-231.01 et seq. (2012 Supp.)), Mayor's Order 2009-113, dated June 18, 2009, and the Lead Hazard Prevention and Elimination Amendment Act of 2010 ("2011 Amendments"), effective March 31, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-348; 58 DCR 717 (January 28, 2011)).