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Home My WebLink About2014-Letter (Lead Hazard) 03/10/2014 Mark Harris, County Executive u 112 Otter Avenue Doug Gieryn,Health Officer/Duector � PO Box 2808 Oshkosh,WI 54903-2808 Office Hours: M-F 8:OOam-4:OOpm Phone: 920-232-3000 Toll-Free: 800-250-3110 Fax: 920-232-3370 ❑ 211 Walnut Street heal nco.winneba o.wi.us PublicHealth Neenah,WI 54956 � g v,��,�.Yt�moi�•.t�r�c<��c. Phone: 920-727-2894 www.co.winnebago.wi.us/health Wiaae o Cona www.rethinkwinnebago.org Heslth D�epartmeat Find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter March 10, 2014 Michael and Shelly Voight � 1207 Michigan Street Oshkosh WI 54902 y y i ;; :}L�� RE: 1207 Michigan Street, Oshkosh WI �`Y . Dear Mr. and Mrs. Voight: The Winnebago County Health Department performed an Elevated Blood Lead (EBL) Investigation on your property, located at the above referenced address, on January 29, 2014. The purpose of the EBL Investigation was to determine and report the existence, nature, and location of lead hazards in or on the premises, as it relates to a confirmed elevated blood lead level in a child who resides at this address. Chapter 254.166 (1) of the WI State Statutes allows the Health Department to conduct an EBL Investigation at the premises where a child, six years of age or younger, who has been lead poisoned resides. The presence of lead bearing paint/varnish on surtaces in a premises may constitute a health � hazard especially for children under age seven. Ingestion of lead bearing paint/varnish dust and/or chips are the most common causes of childhood lead poisoning. When lead bearing painted and/or varnished surfaces are peeling, flaking, chipping, subject to friction, or cracking, � they present potential health hazards. The continuous intake of lead into the body may cause developmental delays, hyperactivity, behavior disorders, hearing loss, anemia, growth failure, neurological problems, mental retardation, and in rare cases even death. The EBL investigation was conducted after Michael performed work on the property against WCPH Department orders. The WCPH Department received a referral on 1/13/14 and attempts were made to set up an appointment for the investigation. An appointment for the EBL investigation was made for 1/22/14. This appointment was cancelled and rescheduled for 1/29/14 per Michael's request. The Public Health Nurse spoke with Michael and discussed the importance of not doing interior work himself as to further create a lead hazard and poison others in the household. The EBL investigation revealed that most wall surfaces, windows and window frames, doors and door frames and woodwork were repainted (most surfaces throughout the house were repainted). New vinyl flooring was placed down on the living room floor as the surface was tested by Michael with a lead check swab and tested positive. Windows were painted shut — throughout the house and unavailable for testing. A visual assessment was conducted, and paint chips and dust samples were submitted for analysis. It appears that the work that was done prior to the EBL investigation contributed to significant levels of lead dust being found throughout the house. ' ,�. The following areas have been determined to be a lead hazard, that is, they contain lead bearing paint and/or varnish and are in disrepair due to cracking, chipping, peeling and/or are subject to friction or contain visible dust and are in need of lead hazard reduction activities, per Chapter 254, stats. SAMPLE RESULTS ACTION PAINT CLEARANC LOCATION, LEVEL COND'TN E TESTING TYPE & LAB REQUIRED NUMBER Living Room 350 Ng/ft 40 Ng/ft All surfaces YES HEPA VAC visible dust from Floor(to the were throughout room and contents. left of repainted windows) prior to Wash floor and surfaces with 2- investigation bucket method (one with soap, Wipe sample one to rinse). 1617591 Floor was HEPA vacuum area. covered with sheet vinyl. Please Note: Painting is a temporary interim control measure and must be monitored frequently for chipping/peeling and repainted if necessar . Bedroom #1 59 Ng/ft 40 Ng/ft All surfaces YES HEPA VAC visible dust from Floor were throughout room and contents. repainted Wipe Sample prior to Wash floor and surfaces with 2- 1617592 investigation bucket method (one with soap, one to rinse). HEPA vacuum area Please Note: Painting is a temporary interim control measure and must be monitored frequently for chipping/peeling and repainted if necessar . Kitchen floor 870 Ng/ft 40 Ng/ft All surfaces YES HEPA VAC visible dust from —side entry were throughout room and contents. door repainted prior to Wash floor and surfaces with 2- Wipe Sample investigation bucket method (one with soap, 1617593 one to rinse). HEPA vacuum area Please Note: Painting is a temporary interim control measure and must be monitored frequently for chipping/peeling and repainted if necessar � Outside 0.19% 0.06% Poor-peeling Yes HEPA VAC large chips and Porch floor- dust. Wet scrape loose paint by Paint Chip spraying with water before 1617595 scraping. Remove paint chip debris with wet paper towels and dispose. Wash with 2-bucket method (one with soap, one to rinse). HEPA vacuum area Spot prime with quality primer Paint all surfaces with premium acrylic latex paint. Monitor frequently. Please Note: This is a temporary interim control measure. If it cannot be maintained or you want to do a more permanent option (removal/replacement)-a certified contractor will be required to do the work. Chips from 3.7% 0.06% - NO Remove paint chip debris with top of AC unit wet paper towels and dispose. on bedroom floor Wash with 2-bucket method (one with soap, one to rinse). Paint Chip 1617596 Front porch 8.4% 0.06% Fair YES HEPA VAC large chips and interior visible dust. window sill Wet scrape loose paint by spraying with water before Paint Chip scraping. 1617597 Remove paint chip debris with wet paper towels and dispose. Wash with 2-bucket method (one with soap, one to rinse). HEPA vacuum area Spot prime with quality primer Paint all surfaces with premium acrylic latex paint. Monitor frequently. Please Note: This is a temporary interim control measure. If it cannot be maintained or you want to do a more permanent option (removal/replacement)-a certified contractor will be required to do the work. Mini blinds- POSITIVE - - NO Remove blinds, bag in plastic Front Porch and discard. Mini Blinds Bedroom 2 Ne ative - - NO Blinds tested ne ative ( 1 Mini Blinds- Bathroom Removed NO Removed during inspection during LEAD investigation- CHECK not tested SWABS Because you painted the windows shut, we were unable to test them for lead. While the interior surfaces were repainted, the exterior friction surfaces were not painted and were not tested. Based on the age of the house and the positive paint chips found on the air � conditioner, it can be assumed that these surfaces contain lead paint. The moving of the windows up and down causes friction and can produce lead dust that deposits in the 3 window well, the sill and floor. Children can injest lead dust by playing in the window wells and putting their hands in their mouths. Windows must remain sealed to prevent lead hazards from poisoning the children. A reminder- intact lead paint (paint not peeling or chipping) does not cause a hazard unless it is on a friction surface (window or door) that causes dust. Monitoring of the chips or nicks on the painted surfaces should be done routinely. Surfaces —especially window wells, window sills and floors should be washed with soap and water frequently to decrease dust and dirt. Under Wisc Statute 254, lead hazards are required to be corrected. Lead hazard reduction can either be interim controls or in some cases abatement. If abatement is chosen, you are required to use state certified contractors. The plan for lead hazard reduction on the remaininq hazards (outside porch and front porch) must be submitted to the Winnebaqo Countv Health Department within 10 days of receipt of this letter and needs to be approved prior to the start of anv lead hazard reduction activities. For your convenience, a list of currently certified lead risk assessors and lead certified contractors can be found at http�//www.dhs.wisconsin.qov/lead/CompanyList/LeadCompany.pdf It is important for you to understand that the testing performed on your property was not comprehensive. Our responsibility is to identify lead hazards that exist on fhe premises related to an EBL Investigation, not to do a complete analysis of every painted surface in the home. Our inspection focused on areas the child frequents and those areas most commonly found to contain lead bearing paint/varnish and areas in disrepair. Any area not specifically mentioned in this report would be your responsibility to have tested, if necessary, in the future to determine if it contains lead bearing paint/varnish. The lead hazard reduction plan must be submitted by March 22, 2014 Interior work must be completed by April 1, 2014. Most was done prior to our investigation so a thorough cleaning is needed before clearance testing. Exterior work must be completed by June 1, 2014. All work must be done in a lead safe manner as to not further poison the EBL child. A HEPA Vacuum can be rented from our office for your use. Clearance testing (dust wipe sampling) by the Heaith Department wiil be required when work is completed before property file can be closed. Prior to clearance testing all surfaces —especially floors must be thoroughly vacuumed and cleaned with soap and water (vinyl and wood) and vacuumed and shampooed (carpet). Please feel free to contact me to discuss the above information-as there is a lot of information included in this letter that vou mav have questions about Please contact me to conduct clearance testinq when interior cleaninq is completed Sincerely, Anne Boyce, R.S. . Environmental Health Supervisor Winnebago County Health Dept 920-232-3011 abovice(c�co.winnebaqo.wi.us encl: Floor plan . 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