Sec.19a-111-7. Absence of non-workers during abatement

(a) Residents—Residents shall not occupy a room or work area where on-site lead paint abatement is occurring. The lead work areas where lead abatement is occurring must be sealed from the remainder of the dwelling according to section 19a-111-4 of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(b) Work area—No person shall enter or remain in a work area at any time during a lead abatement project which involves the on-site removal of lead paint, except for the lead abatement contractor and lead abatement workers, federal, state, and local enforcement officials and their designees, lead inspectors, and the property owner or the owner's designee.

(1) Persons not listed above may enter the work area only after the lead inspector determines that the lead abatement project has been completed in accordance with sections 19a-111-1 through 19a-111-11 of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(2) All persons present in a work area during a lead abatement project which involves the removal of lead paint shall wear protective equipment as listed in section 19a-111-6 (d) of regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(3) At all times when a lead abatement project is being conducted in a common area of a dwelling occupied by two (2) or more dwelling units:

(A) residents shall use alternative entrances and exits which do not require passage through the abatement area, if any such entrance and exit exists;

(B) the lead abatement contractor and lead abatement workers shall use all reasonable efforts to create an uncontaminated passage for all dwelling residents;

(C) in the event that the passage in a building can be reached only through the abatement area, abatement in common areas shall be conducted between the hours of 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. only, and the abatement area shall be thoroughly cleaned with a HEPA vacuum at the end of each working day;

(D) all building unit and fire code requirements for access to a dwelling must be maintained for occupied dwellings. If containment required for lead abatement blocks access, then affected dwelling units must be vacated during blockage.

(Effective September 29, 1992)