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Home My WebLink AboutLead Hazard Notice 4/2/03Of HKOfH ON THE WATER LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION ORDER April2,2003 Property owner: Richard and Edna Anderson Address: 3490 Charlie Anna Dr. City, State, Zip Oshkosh, WI 54904 RE: 642 Broad St. Dear Mr. & Mrs. Anderson: The Oshkosh Health Services Division on April 2, 2003, 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 beating 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, heating 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 beating 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. 642 Broad st EBL INVESTIGATION POST INSPECTION LETTER.doc rev 10-02 Front entrance Threshold Exterior trim Right light side panel Kitchen Windows 12 & 13 sill Kitchen Windows 12 & 13 well Kitchen Windows 12 & 13 lower sash Section 15-25 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code requires an independent certified lead risk assessor and/or certified lead contractor to be hired to 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. Please refer to Oshkosh Municipal Code, Section 15-29 for plan and certification requirements. For your convenience, a list of currently certified lead risk assessors and lead certified contractors is enclosed. 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. Please note that compliance with the above orders may not be sufficient to meet the standards to obtain a lead-safe certificate in the future. The State Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) may require you to obtain a 12 month lead safe certificate as required in Chapter 254 of the State Statutes. Please feel free to contact the Oshkosh Health Services Division if you have any questions regarding this matter. Sanitarian 236-5027 cc: Oshkosh Inspection Services Division enc: Lead Poisoning, Prevention, and Control Ordinance Lead Risk Assessment Results Form Lead Contractor Contact List 642 Broad st EBL INVESTIGATION POST INSPECTION LETTER.doc rev 10-02 Of HKOfH THE WATER OSHKOSH HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD ASSESSMENT RESULTS Date of Risk Assessment: April 2, 2003 Property Address: 642 Broad St. Property Owner: Richard & Edna Anderson Lead Risk Assessor performing Assessment: Sandra Knutson & Susanne Zinth DHFS Cert: #140141, & LRA-12802 Lead License Number: DHFS-20850 TABLE I: SURFACE INSPECTED USING NITON XL-309 LEAD ANALYZER Calibration 1.13 Front entrance threshold Poor 1.0 Right side light panel ext Fair 14 Porch side light panel Fair 0.19 Porch window sill # 5 Fair 0.17 Threshold into living room Fair 0.03 Door jamb porch/to living Fair 0.07 room Door into living room- Fair 0.08 porch side of door Door into living room - Fair 0.17 living room side of door Casing for living room Good 0.17 door green paint Living room window # 22 Fair 0.29 Living room window # 22 Fair 0.21 casing Book case between living Good 0.06 room & dining room Dining room floor Good 0.06 Dining room window # 10 Fair 0.20 sill Door casing to storage Good 0.21 room Dining room south wall Good 0.12 paneling Bathroom ceiling Fair 0.01 Dining room buffet Good 0.06 Door casing into kitchen Fair 0.15 dining room side Doorjamb of door onto Fair 0.19 kitchen Door casing into kitchen, Fair 0.42 kitchen side Kitchen cold air return Fair 0.52 register 642 Broad EBL Inspection Table,doc Kitchen window # 12 sill Fair 2.25 Kitchen window # 12 well Fair 16 Kitchen window # 12 lower Fair 2.7 sash Kitchen plumbing access Poor 0.39 panel Kitchen baseboard Fair 0.29 Door into hallway casing Fair 0.39 kitchen side Kitchen door into bedroom Fair 0.32 # 5 casing French door to bedroom # 5 Fair 0.55 kitchen side of door Doorjamb to door into Good 0.14 bedroom # 5 Bedroom # 9 window # 21 Good 0.20 sill Bedroom # 9 dresser Poor 0.03 Door to bedroom # 9 Fair 0.07 bedroom side Bedroom # 9 north wall Good 0.3 paneling Bedroom # 9 door frame to Good 0.07 closet Final calibration 1.3 TABLE H: SURFACE INSPECTED USING LEAD CHECK SWABS Dining room window blinds Negative Bath room window blinds Negative TABLE III: OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES Code: PC=Paint Chip; S=Soil; DW=Dust Wipe 001 Blank 002 Living room carpet Good *Action Levels are based on current federal guidelines. 642 Broad EBL Inspection Table.doc 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 (ug/ft2) on floors, <250ug/ft2 on window sills, and <800ug/ft2 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. 642 Broad EBL Inspection Table.doc O./1-tKOYl-t CITY OF OSHKOSH HEALTH DIVISION FLOOR PLAN AND PROPERTY SKETCH :DRAWN ~BY I EXTERIOR/SITE: OR INTERIOR FLOOR NUMBER: ',:ROOM/ .'. .. · tSYMBOLS" ,: iL0CAT!ON ~,: '.' ..:' :':: ..:.:':::-?: ;:' ::.::::: :.:'::iii'.' O1 .':: '-: .~nteri°~::::~"! 02 B=Bath 03 BA=Basement 04 BL=Balcony BR=Bedroom 05 06 DR=Dining Rm 07 H=Hall K=Kitchen L=Lobby LR=Living Rm 11 O=Other Rm PA=Pant~ 12 S=Stairs 13 W=Window 14 LA=Laund~ 15 FP=Front prch 16 : 19 = 21 = 22 S: .,LE~erio[:=:: :.~..~ .~ 23 G=Garage 24 O:Other · 2~ :site:(8~il) .',~ ~ ~ :', 27 A 1 =child play area 28- ~=~ild playarea X=soil sample Notes: Word/floor plan 12-01