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Home My WebLink AboutLetter-Lead hazard l' . OJHKOfH LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION ORDER ON THE WATER March 9, 2007 John & Kelly McHugh 25 W 14th Ave Oshkosh WI 54902 Re address tested for lead:D~:a:~:~:",~j Dear John & Kelly McHugh: The Oshkosh Health Services Division on March 8,2007, performed an Elevated Blood Lead (EBL) Investigation on your property, located at the above referenced address. 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 15 of the Municipal Code allows the Health Services Division 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 surfaces of a premise 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. A visual assessment plus nondestructive lead testing was conducted on painted and/or varnished surfaces at the above premises using a portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer and/or lead check swabs. In some cases, paint chips, dust, and/or soil samples may have been submitted for analysis. A copy of the complete EBL Investigation results are enclosed. The investigation indicated the presence of lead hazards at this premise. 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 and are in need of lead hazard reduction activities, per Section 15-25 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code. 25 W 14th Ave EBL INVESTIGATION POST INSPECTION LETTER rev 10-02 Front room Bedroom #3 Bedroom #2 West wall Door 'amb door Oshkosh Health Services Division assumes that areas of a property that appear to have the same paint history will test the same, therefore areas that have the same colored paint and are in similar condition will require abatement. The painted surfaces in your home are very well maintained and most are not considered lead hazards. The few areas identified above require minor touch up. Please remember that maintaining painted surfaces in your home will keep it lead safe, as intact painted surfaces are safe. It is assumed by the Oshkosh Health Services Division that all trim in your home does contain lead based paint as the areas tested did test positive for lead. While conducting any remodeling in the future please use the "Lead Paint Safety" field guide to prevent the creation of future lead hazards. You must develop and submit a written lead hazard reduction plan, based on the results of the investigation. The plan for lead hazard reduction must be submitted to the Health Services Division within 30 days of receipt of this letter and needs to be approved prior to the start of any lead hazard reduction activities. Failure to comply may result in citations being issued to you. As an owner occupied home you are allowed to do any wet scraping and painting that is required eliminate the identified hazards. After you send in a work plan that is approved and the work is completed contact the Health Services Division and I will set up an appointment to conduct clearance testing. After your property passes clearance the orders on your property will be closed. If you have further questions or concerns please call. 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 the premises related to an EBL Investigation, not to do a complete analysis of every painted surface in the home. Our inspection focused on 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. Sincerely, ~ Qdz~~ciJ~G<<.k~ Sandra Knutson Sanitarian 236-5027 cc: Oshkosh Inspection Services Division enc: Lead Poisoning, Prevention, and Control Ordinance Lead Risk Assessment Results Form Lead Contractor Contact List 25 W 14th Ave EBl INVESTIGATION POST INSPECTION lETTER rev 10-02 e OJHKOfH ON THE WATER OSHKOSH HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD ASSESSMENT RESULTS Date of Risk Assessment: Property Address: 25 W 14th Ave. Property Owner: John & Kelly McHugh Lead Risk Assessor performing Assessment: DHFS Cert: 104141 Lead License Number: DHFS-20850 TABLE I: SURFACE INSPECTED USING NITON XL-309 LEAD ANALYZER Calibration Front room wall Front room floor Bedroom #3 door' amb Bedroom #2 door Calibration 2 2 2 2 1.0 0.7 0.6 7.2 12.5 1.0 TABLE II: SURFACE INSPECTED USING LEAD CHECK SWABS "'~~Etm$'PEPl'Eui; Front room front window blind Front room side window blind ... t'CQNDlTloN:: TABLE III: OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES Code: PC=Paint Chip; S=Soil; DW=Dust Wipe None taken * Action Levels are based on current federal guidelines. 25 W 14th ave EBL Inspection Table · Under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines the maximum allowable level for lead dust samples are less then or equal to (<) 40 micrograms per one square foot (uglft2) on floors, <250uglft2 on window sills, and <800uglft2 on exterior window wells. · Under current state statute (Chapter 254) the definition of lead based paint (LBP) in any paint or other surface coating material containing more than 0.06 percent (%) lead by weight, calculated as lead metal. · Under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines the maximum allowable level for lead in soil is 400 parts per million (ppm) depending on the use of the area. 25 W 14th ave EBL Inspection Table OJHKOJH ON THE WATER CITY OF OSHKOSH HEALTH DIVISION FLOOR PLAN AND PROPERTY SKETCH EXTERIOR/SITE: I I I 1 i '::t I ~ I I I I / I~ ! ! - ~ i I I \ ~ = ..... 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