D. Standard Treatments Standard treatments

(Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction and Financing Task Force. 1995. Putting the Pieces Together: Controlling lead Hazards in the Nation's Housing. US Department of Housing and Urban Development. p. 77 (Document HUD-1547-LBP)}

Standard treatments are routine procedures aimed at controlling lead hazards that can be preformed by a trained maintenance crew who have sufficient knowledge of lead-based paint hazards, Standard treatments are performed as an alternative to doing a risk assessment and controlling identified hazards. Standard treatments are to be carried out by owners of rental units 1) at turnover, unless treatments were performed in the unit within the past 12 months; 2) in occupied units that were continuously occupied for 18 months by a family with a child under age six of which the property owner has knowledge; 3) and in occupied units when the amount of deteriorating paint is extensive (more than five square feet per room).

1. Safely repair deteriorated paint. The standards set forth in essential maintenance apply. Safe repair of deteriorating paint should have already been done under Essential Maintenance Practices. The same procedures apply to stabilizing deteriorated paint identified in the course of Standard Treatments.
2. Provide smooth and cleanable horizontal surfaces. Rough, pitted, and porous surfaces trap lead dust. Replacing or recovering worn out linoleum floors, or recoating wooden floors helps to reduce lead.
3. Correct conditions in which painted surfaces are rubbing, binding, or being crushed that can produce lead dust (unless the paint is found not to be LBP). Owners shall correct conditions that cause rubbing, binding, or crushing of painted surfaces to protect the integrity of the paint and reduce the generation of lead dust (for example, rehanging binding doors, installing door stops to prevent doors from damaging painted surfaces, reworking windows).
4. Cover or restrict access to bare residential soil (unless it is found not to be lead-contaminated). Under Title X, only bare soil that is lead-contaminated is defined as a hazard. Owners shall visually check for bare soil when performing treatments on a unit and implement controls to prevent occupant exposure (for example, covering bare sill with gravel, mulch, or sod; physically restricting access to bare soil). In most cases, covering bare soil is an effective control.
5. Specialized cleaning. Lead-contaminated dust, the foremost path of childhood poisonings, may not be visible to the naked eye and is difficult to clean up. Owners shall conduct specialized cleaning of work areas upon completion of the treatments above, During treatment of an occupied unit only surfaces that are accessible need to be cleaned.
6. Perform sufficient dust tests to ensure safety. When performing standard treatments in vacant units, sufficient dust tests are needed following treatment to provide a reasonable assurance of compliance. Dust tests of the work area are to be performed after completion of standard treatments in any unit occupied by a family with a child under age six or a pregnant woman if more than a minimum amount of paint is disturbed.