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Section 3742.44 | [Repealed effective 9/29/2017 by H.B. 49, 132nd General Assembly] Unsafe work practices - lead hazards.

Ohio Revised Code
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Title 37 Health-Safety-Morals
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Chapter 3742 Lead Abatement
 
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Effective:
April 7, 2003
Legislation:
House Bill 248 - 124th General Assembly
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(A) The following activities shall be considered unsafe work practices due to the likelihood that engaging in the activities will create lead hazards, and in no event shall any person engage in the following activities when implementing the essential maintenance practices portion of the preventive treatments specified in section 3742.41 of the Revised Code:

(1) Open flame burning or torching;

(2) Machine sanding or grinding without a HEPA local vacuum exhaust tool;

(3) Abrasive blasting or sandblasting without a HEPA local vacuum exhaust tool;

(4) Use of a heat gun operating above one thousand one hundred degrees fahrenheit;

(5) Charring paint;

(6) Dry sanding;

(7) Dry scraping, except when done as follows:

(a) In conjunction with a heat gun operating at not more than one thousand one hundred degrees fahrenheit;

(b) Within one foot of an electrical outlet;

(c) To treat defective paint spots totaling not more than two square feet in an interior room or space or twenty square feet on an exterior surface.

(8) Uncontained hydroblasting or high-pressure washing;

(9) Paint stripping in a poorly ventilated space using a volatile stripper that is considered a hazardous substance under 16 C.F.R. 1500.3 or a hazardous chemical under 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200 or 29 C.F.R. 1926.59 in the type of work being performed.

(B) A person may engage in the following activities when implementing the essential maintenance practices portion of the preventive treatments specified in section 3742.41 of the Revised Code, but only if licensed under this chapter or trained in essential maintenance practices as required by this chapter:

(1) Machine sanding or grinding performed with a HEPA local vacuum exhaust tool;

(2) Abrasive blasting or sandblasting performed with a HEPA local vacuum exhaust tool;

(3) Hydroblasting or high-pressure washing if the activity is contained.

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