As used in this chapter:

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(A) “Board of health” means the board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code.

(B) “Child care facility” means each area of any of the following in which child care, as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code, is provided to children under six years of age:

(1) A child care center, type A family child care home, or type B family child care home as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code;

(2) A preschool program or school child program as defined in section 3301.52 of the Revised Code.

(C) “Clearance examination” means an examination to determine whether the lead hazards in a residential unit, child care facility, or school have been sufficiently controlled. A clearance examination includes a visual assessment, collection, and analysis of environmental samples.

(D) “Clearance technician” means a person, other than a licensed lead inspector or licensed lead risk assessor, who performs a clearance examination.

(E) “Clinical laboratory” means a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of substances derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease, or in the assessment or impairment of the health of human beings. “Clinical laboratory” does not include a facility that only collects or prepares specimens, or serves as a mailing service, and does not perform testing.

(F) “Encapsulation” means the coating and sealing of surfaces with durable surface coating specifically formulated to be elastic, able to withstand sharp and blunt impacts, long-lasting, and resilient, while also resistant to cracking, peeling, algae, fungus, and ultraviolet light, so as to prevent any part of lead-containing paint from becoming part of house dust or otherwise accessible to children.

(G) “Enclosure” means the resurfacing or covering of surfaces with durable materials such as wallboard or paneling, and the sealing or caulking of edges and joints, so as to prevent or control chalking, flaking, peeling, scaling, or loose lead-containing substances from becoming part of house dust or otherwise accessible to children.

(H) “Environmental lead analytical laboratory” means a facility that analyzes air, dust, soil, water, paint, film, or other substances, other than substances derived from the human body, for the presence and concentration of lead.

(I) “HEPA” means the designation given to a product, device, or system that has been equipped with a high-efficiency particulate air filter, which is a filter capable of removing particles of 0.3 microns or larger from air at 99.97 per cent or greater efficiency.

(J) “Interim controls” means a set of measures designed to reduce temporarily human exposure or likely human exposure to lead hazards. Interim controls include specialized cleaning, repairs, painting, temporary containment, ongoing lead hazard maintenance activities, and the establishment and operation of management and resident education programs.

(K)(1) “Lead abatement” means a measure or set of measures designed for the single purpose of permanently eliminating lead hazards. “Lead abatement” includes all of the following:

(a) Removal of lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust;

(b) Permanent enclosure or encapsulation of lead-based paint;

(c) Replacement of surfaces or fixtures painted with lead-based paint;

(d) Removal or permanent covering of lead-contaminated soil;

(e) Preparation, cleanup, and disposal activities associated with lead abatement.

(2) “Lead abatement” does not include any of the following:

(a) Residential rental unit lead-safe maintenance practices performed pursuant to sections 3742.41 and 3742.42 of the Revised Code;

(b) Implementation of interim controls;

(c) Activities performed by a property owner on a residential unit to which both of the following apply:

(i) It is a freestanding single-family home used as the property owner’s private residence.

(ii) No child under six years of age who has lead poisoning resides in the unit.

(L) “Lead abatement contractor” means any individual who engages in or intends to engage in lead abatement and employs or supervises one or more lead abatement workers, including on-site supervision of lead abatement projects, or prepares specifications, plans, or documents for a lead abatement project.

(M) “Lead abatement project” means one or more lead abatement activities that are conducted by a lead abatement contractor and are reasonably related to each other.

(N) “Lead abatement project designer” means a person who is responsible for designing lead abatement projects and preparing a pre-abatement plan for all designed projects.

(O) “Lead abatement worker” means an individual who is responsible in a nonsupervisory capacity for the performance of lead abatement.

(P) “Lead-based paint” means any paint or other similar surface-coating substance containing lead at or in excess of the level that is hazardous to human health, as that level is established in rules adopted under section 3742.45 of the Revised Code.

(Q) “Lead-contaminated dust” means dust that contains an area or mass concentration of lead at or in excess of the level that is hazardous to human health, as that level is established in rules adopted under section 3742.45 of the Revised Code.

(R) “Lead-contaminated soil” means soil that contains lead at or in excess of the level that is hazardous to human health, as that level is established in rules adopted under section 3742.45 of the Revised Code.

(S) “Lead free” means no lead-based paint is present in any area referenced in division (B) of section 3742.42 of the Revised Code.

(T) “Lead hazard” means material that is likely to cause lead exposure and endanger an individual’s health as determined by the director of health in rules adopted under section 3742.45 of the Revised Code. “Lead hazard” includes lead-based paint, lead-contaminated dust, lead-contaminated soil, and lead-contaminated water pipes.

(U) “Lead inspection” means a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint. The inspection shall use a sampling or testing technique approved by the director in rules adopted under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code. A licensed lead inspector or laboratory approved under section 3742.09 of the Revised Code shall certify in writing the precise results of the inspection.

(V) “Lead inspector” means any individual who conducts a lead inspection, provides professional advice regarding a lead inspection, or prepares a report explaining the results of a lead inspection.

(W) “Lead poisoning” means the level of lead in human blood that is hazardous to human health, as specified in rules adopted under section 3742.45 of the Revised Code.

(X) “Lead risk assessment” means an on-site investigation to determine and report the existence, nature, severity, and location of lead hazards in a residential unit, child care facility, or school, including information gathering from the unit, facility, or school’s current owner’s knowledge regarding the age and painting history of the unit, facility, or school and occupancy by children under six years of age, visual inspection, limited wipe sampling or other environmental sampling techniques, and any other activity as may be appropriate.

(Y) “Lead risk assessor” means a person who is responsible for developing a written inspection, risk assessment, and analysis plan; conducting inspections for lead hazards in a residential unit, child care facility, or school; interpreting results of inspections and risk assessments; identifying hazard control strategies to reduce or eliminate lead exposures; and completing a risk assessment report.

(Z) “Lead-safe residential rental unit” means a residential rental unit that has undergone the residential rental unit lead-safe maintenance practices described in section 3742.42 of the Revised Code, including post-maintenance dust sampling or are registered pursuant to division (D) of section 3742.41 of the Revised Code.

(AA) “Manager” means a person, who may be the same person as the owner, responsible for the daily operation of a residential unit, child care facility, or school.

(BB) “Permanent” means an expected design life of at least twenty years.

(CC) “Replacement” means an activity that entails removing components such as windows, doors, and trim that have lead hazards on their surfaces and installing components free of lead hazards.

(DD) “Residential unit” means a dwelling or any part of a building being used as an individual’s private residence. “Residential unit” includes a residential rental unit.

(EE) “Residential rental unit” means a rental property containing a dwelling or any part of a building being used as an individual’s private residence.

(FF) “School” means a public or nonpublic school in which children under six years of age receive education.