If a homeowner wishes to perform lead abatement on his own home, but the home is visited on occasion by a child with elevated blood lead levels, is that homeowner subject to regulatory requirements (training, certification, work practice standards, etc.)

Answer:  It depends. If a child with elevated blood lead levels spends an amount of time in the home that would meet the definition of “child-occupied facility” at 40 CFR 745.223, a homeowner conducting lead abatement on that home would not be eligible for the exemption at 40 CFR 745.220(b). However, if a child with elevated blood lead levels spends an amount of time in the home that is less than the time required in the definition of “child-occupied facility,” a homeowner would be eligible for the exemption.

Question Number: 23002-33439

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