ASTM E2271-05a

Standard Practice for Clearance Examinations Following Lead Hazard Reduction Activities in Single-Family Dwellings and Child-Occupied Facilities

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
A clearance examination of abatement areas and other areas associated with other lead-hazard control activities, or building maintenance or modification activities in single-family detached dwellings, multifamily dwellings having similar units, common areas or exterior sites, and child-occupied facilities is performed to determine that the clearance area is adequately safe for reoccupancy.
It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to assure that all regulatory, contractual, and personnel requirements are met prior to conduct of a clearance examination. At a minimum, users of this standard shall be trained in its use and in safe practices for its conduct.
This practice is one of a set of standards developed for lead hazard management activities. The visual assessment procedures required in this standard are found in Practice E 2255 and the record keeping requirements are found in Practice E 2239.  
Although this practice was primarily developed for dwellings and for other child-occupied facilities, this practice may be also applied to nonresidential buildings and related structures by agreement between the client and the individual conducting the clearance examination.
This practice may be used by owners and property managers, including owner-occupants, and others responsible for maintaining facilities. It may also be used by lead hazard management consultants, construction contractors, labor groups, real estate and financial professionals, insurance organizations, legislators, regulators, and legal professionals.
This standard does not address whether lead-hazard reduction activities or other building modification or maintenance work were done properly.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice combines visual assessment for the presence of deteriorated paint, surface dust, painted debris, and paint chips with environmental sampling of surface dust to determine whether a lead hazard exists at the time of sample collection, following abatement, other lead-hazard reduction activities, or building maintenance or modification activities.
1.2 This practice addresses clearance examination of single-family residential dwellings and child-occupied facilities.
1.3 This practice also addresses clearance examinations that may include soil sampling, for example when soil abatement has been performed.
1.4 This practice includes a procedure for determining whether regulatory requirements for lead clearance levels for dust and, where warranted, soil have been met, and, consequently whether a clearance area, passes or fails a clearance examination.
Note 1—This practice is consistent with that portion of "clearance" described in 40 CFR Part 745 for abatement, and in 24 CFR 35 for lead-hazard reduction activities other than abatement.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2005
• ICS: 13.080.10 - Chemical characteristics of soils
• ICS: 91.040.30 - Residential buildings
• Technical Committee: E06 - Performance of Buildings

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E2271-05 - Standard Practice for Clearance Examinations Following Lead Hazard Reduction Activities in Single-Family Dwellings and Child-Occupied Facilities
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Replaced By: ASTM E2271-05a(2012)e1 - Standard Practice for Clearance Examinations Following Lead Hazard Reduction Activities in Dwellings, and in Other Child-Occupied Facilities
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D7659-21 - Standard Guide for Strategies for Surface Sampling of Metals and Metalloids for Worker Protection
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E2271–05a
Standard Practice for
Clearance Examinations Following Lead Hazard Reduction
Activities in Dwellings, and in Other Child-Occupied
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Facilities
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2271; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This practice covers visual assessment for the presence 2.1 ASTM Standards:
of deteriorated paint, surface dust, painted debris, and paint D4840 Guide for Sample Chain-of-Custody Procedures
chips with environmental sampling of surface dust to deter- D5124 Practice for Testing and Use of a Random Number
mine whether a lead hazard exists at the time of sample Generator in Lumber and Wood Products Simulation
collection, following lead-hazard reduction activities, or other E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
building maintenance and modification activities. E1480 Terminology of Facility Management (Building-
1.2 This practice addresses clearance examination of single- Related)
family detached dwellings (including exterior structures, such E1605 Terminology Relating to Lead in Buildings
as fences), multifamily dwellings having similar units, com- E1727 Practice for Field Collection of Soil Samples for
mon areas or exterior sites, and child-occupied facilities. Subsequent Lead Determination
1.3 This practice also addresses clearance examinations that E1728 Practice for Collection of Settled Dust Samples
may include soil sampling, for example when soil abatement Using Wipe Sampling Methods for Subsequent Lead
has been performed. Determination
1.4 This practice includes a procedure for determining E1792 Specification for Wipe Sampling Materials for Lead
whether regulatory requirements for lead clearance levels for in Surface Dust
dust and, where warranted, soil have been met, and, conse- E2239 Practice for Record Keeping and Record Preserva-
quently whether a clearance area, passes or fails a clearance tion for Lead Hazard Activities
examination. E2255 Practice for Conducting Visual Assessments for
Lead Hazards in Buildings
NOTE 1—Thispracticeisbasedonthatportionof“clearance”described
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2.2 U.S. Regulations:
in 40 CFR Part 745 for abatement, and in 24 CFR 35 for lead-hazard
24 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 35, Department of
reduction activities other than abatement, except that composite dust
Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Requirements
sampling is not used.
for Notification, Evaluation and Reduction of Lead-Based
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
Paint Hazards in Federally Owned Residential Property
standard.
and Housing Receiving Federal Assistance (especially
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
subparts B and R)
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
40 CFR 745, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention in Certain Resi-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
dential Structures (especially subparts D, L and Q)
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor- contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
manceofBuildingsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeE06.23onLead Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Hazards Associated With Buildings. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2005. Published October 2005. Originally AvailablefromU.S.GovernmentPrintingOfficeSuperintendentofDocuments,
approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E2271 – 05. DOI: 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401. Also available
10.1520/E2271-05A. from http://www.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html.
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2.3 Governmental Agency Guidance: management consultants, construction contractors, labor
EPA National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program groups, real estate and financial professionals, insurance orga-
(NLLAP) nizations, legislators, regulators, and legal professionals.
4.6 This standard does not address whether lead-hazard
3. Terminology
reduction activities or other building modification or mainte-
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms not appearing
nance work were done properly.
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