AS/NZS 4361.2:2017

AS/NZS 4361.2:2017 GUIDE TO HAZARDOUS PAINT MANAGEMENT - LEAD PAINT IN RESIDENTIAL, PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

PREFACE

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

1.2 APPLICATION

1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

1.4 DEFINITIONS

1.4.1 Blood lead level

1.4.2 Chain-of-custody form

1.4.3 Containment system

1.4.4 Disposal

1.4.5 Encapsulation

1.4.6 Enclosure

1.4.7 Hazardous coating worker

1.4.8 Hazardous waste

1.4.9 Health monitoring

1.4.10 HEPA filter

1.4.11 HEPA vacuum

1.4.12 Impermeable

1.4.13 Industrial structure

1.4.14 Lead abatement contractor

1.4.15 Lead-free paint

1.4.16 Lead paint

1.4.17 Lead paint abatement

1.4.18 Lead Specialist

1.4.19 Over-painting

1.4.20 Owner

1.4.21 Regulated area

1.4.22 Representative sample

1.4.23 Residential building

1.4.24 Responsible Person

1.4.25 Stabilization

1.4.26 Temporary storage

1.4.27 Total suspended particulate (TSP)

1.4.28 Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP)

1.4.29 Treatment

1.4.30 Ventilation system

1.4.31 Waste generator

1.4.32 Worker

1.5 LEAD PAINT

1.6 RISK OF LEAD PAINT

1.7 HOME AND BUILDING OWNERS

1.8 SMALL PROJECT

1.9 LEAD ABATEMENT CONTRACTOR

1.10 LEAD SPECIALIST

1.11 BUILDING CLASSIFICATIONS

1.12 SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

1.13 RISK ASSESSMENT

SECTION 2 DETECTION AND ASSESSMENT OF LEAD PAINT

2.1 GENERAL

2.2 HISTORICAL LEAD LEVEL

2.3 CONDITION OF PAINT

2.3.1 Lead in deteriorating paint

2.3.2 Lead in paint during maintenance or renovation

2.4 METHODS OF DETECTION

2.4.1 General

2.4.2 Portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) field tests

2.4.3 Laboratory analysis

2.5 INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

2.5.1 XRF field test results

2.5.2 Laboratory analysis results

SECTION 3 OPTIONS FOR MANAGING LEAD PAINT

3.1 GENERAL

3.2 CONTRACTOR COMPETENCY

3.3 DOING NOTHING

3.4 LEAD PAINT STABILIZATION

3.4.1 General

3.4.2 Preparing the surface

3.5 LEAD PAINT ABATEMENT

3.5.1 General

3.5.2 Replacement of painted items

3.5.3 Enclosure

3.5.4 Removal or disturbance of lead paint

3.6 CONTAINMENT

SECTION 4 PROCEDURES FOR PAINT STABILIZATION

4.1 GENERAL

4.2 CONTAINMENT

4.3 OVER-PAINTING

4.3.1 Description

4.3.2 Surfaces suitable for over-painting

4.3.3 Surface preparation

4.3.4 Materials

4.3.5 Procedure

4.4 ENCAPSULATION

4.4.1 Description

4.4.2 Surfaces suitable for encapsulation

4.4.3 Surface preparation

4.4.4 Encapsulant materials

SECTION 5 PROCEDURES FOR PAINT REMOVAL

5.1 GENERAL

5.2 CONTAINMENT OF LEAD-BEARING DUST AND WASTE

5.3 PRECAUTIONS FOR INTERIOR PAINTWORK

5.3.1 Preparation

5.3.2 Final decontamination

5.4 PRECAUTIONS FOR EXTERIOR PAINTWORK

5.4.1 Preparation

5.4.2 Final decontamination

5.5 FINAL CLEAN-UP OF DUST

5.5.1 General

5.5.2 Equipment

5.5.3 Procedure

5.6 CLEARANCE TESTING

5.6.1 General

5.6.2 Soil sampling

5.6.3 Surface dust sampling

5.6.4 Acceptance criteria

5.6.5 Background monitoring

SECTION 6 PROTECTION OF WORKERS AND THE PUBLIC

6.1 GENERAL

6.2 EXPOSURE

6.3 REGULATED AREA

6.4 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT

6.5 PERSONAL HYGIENE

6.6 RESPONSIBLE PERSON

6.7 HEALTH MONITORING

6.8 SIGNS

6.9 NON-COMPETENT WORKERS

6.10 PUBLIC HEALTH

SECTION 7 WASTE MANAGEMENT

7.1 SCOPE

7.2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

7.3 WASTE GENERATORS

7.4 RESPONSIBILITIES

7.4.1 Owner's responsibilities

7.4.2 Contractor's responsibility

7.5 SITE HANDLING AND STORAGE OF WASTE

7.5.1 General

7.5.2 Waste collection

7.5.3 Waste containers

7.5.4 Waste storage

7.6 WASTE SAMPLING, CLASSIFICATION AND ANALYSIS

7.6.1 Sampling

7.6.2 Number of samples

7.6.3 Sampling shipping and documentation

7.6.4 Waste analysis

7.7 HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL

7.7.1 General

7.7.2 Disposal options

7.7.3 Waste carriers

7.8 DISPOSAL OF NON-HAZARDOUS SOLID WASTE

7.9 WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT

7.10 DISPOSAL OF CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES

7.11 WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN

SECTION 8 PROJECT DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION

8.1 GENERAL

8.2 PROJECT DESIGN

8.3 PROJECT START-UP AND IMPLEMENTATION

8.4 PROJECT COMPLETION

8.5 PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT

APPENDIX A - IDENTIFICATION OF LEAD IN PAINT

A1 SCOPE

A2 HISTORICAL PAINTING RECORDS

A3 METHODS OF LEAD IDENTIFICATION

A3.1 Method 1: X-ray fluorescence

A3.2 Method 2: Lead detection by laboratory testing

A4 SAMPLING STRATEGY

A5 INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

A6 DOCUMENTATION

APPENDIX B - DETERMINATION OF LEAD IN SOIL

B1 SCOPE

B2 BACKGROUND

B3 MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

B4 SAMPLE SITE SELECTION

B4.1 General

B4.2 High risk receptors

B4.3 Unique land usage

B5 SAMPLE COLLECTION

B6 FREQUENCY OF SAMPLING

B7 VISUAL ASSESSMENT

B8 LABORATORY ANALYSIS

B9 XRF

B10 INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

B10.1 Visual assessment

B10.2 Laboratory assessment/XRF

B11 REPORTING/RECORD KEEPING

APPENDIX C - DETERMINATION OF LEAD IN SURFACE DUST

C1 SCOPE

C2 BACKGROUND

C3 MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

C4 SELECTION OF SAMPLING LOCATIONS

C5 SAMPLING PROCEDURE

C6 INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

C7 REPORTING/RECORD KEEPING