Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.4

  • Abatement: means any set of measures as determined by the secretary designed to permanently eliminate lead hazards including:

                (a) The removal of lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust, the permanent containment or encapsulation of lead-based paint, the replacement of lead-painted surfaces or fixtures, and the removal or covering of lead-contaminated soil. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1

  • Business entity: means a partnership, firm, association, corporation, sole proprietorship, or other business concern. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
  • Certified: means , with regard to a person engaged in a lead hazard reduction activity, that the person successfully has completed the training and other requirements for engaging in lead hazard reduction activities established by the secretary. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
  • Department: means the Department of Environmental Quality. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
  • Employee: means a person currently employed, laid off, terminated with reemployment rights, or on leave of absence who is permitted, required, or directed to engage in any employment by an employer in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Lead contractor: means any person employing workers engaged in lead hazard reduction activities and a self-employed individual who engages in lead hazard reduction activities. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
  • Lead hazard: means any condition that causes exposure to lead from lead-contaminated dust, lead-contaminated soil, or lead-contaminated paint that is deteriorated or present in accessible surfaces, friction surfaces, or impact surfaces that would result in adverse human health effects as established by the secretary; and shall include lead-based paint as defined by the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
  • Lead hazard reduction activities: means the assessment of lead hazards, and the planning, implementation, and inspection of abatement activities, as determined by the secretary; and shall include lead-based paint activities as defined by the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
  • Lead-contaminated waste: means any discarded material resulting from an abatement activity that fails the toxicity characteristic determined by the secretary due to the presence of lead or any material that is a mixture of discarded material resulting from an abatement activity and some other material. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
  • License: means an authorization issued by the State Licensing Board for Contractors that allows a person to engage in certain lead hazard reduction activities. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
  • Public entity: means the state, any of its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of either. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
  • Worker: means a person who conducts lead hazard reduction activities pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1

A.  Licenses shall be issued by the State Licensing Board for Contractors to applicants meeting standards established by the department and by the board.  The criteria established for licensure shall include at a minimum the requirements established by this Section.

B.  To qualify for a license as a lead contractor, an applicant shall certify to the secretary that:

(1)  Each employee or agent within its employ who will handle lead-contaminated waste or will be responsible for a lead hazard reduction activity:

(a)  Is familiar with all applicable state and federal standards for lead hazard reduction activities.

(b)  Has successfully completed a course of instruction for his particular category, which has been certified pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 30:2351.9, and is capable of complying with all applicable standards of the state, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and other federal agencies that regulate lead hazard reduction activities.

(c)  Is certified pursuant to this Chapter.

(2)  It has access to at least one disposal site approved by the department that is sufficient for the deposit of all lead-contaminated waste that it will generate during the term of the license.

(3)  It possesses a work plan that prevents the contamination or recontamination of the environment and protects the public health from the hazards of exposure to lead.

(4)  It possesses evidence of certification under La. Rev. Stat. 30:2351.6 of all workers who will engage in abatement activities, and all lead project supervisors.

(5)  It possesses a worker protection and medical surveillance program consistent with this Chapter, and with requirements established by the division of administration if the contractor is a public entity, or a worker protection program consistent with the requirements of the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration if the contractor is a business entity.

C-E.  Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1085, §2.

Acts 1993, No. 224, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1085, §§1, 2.

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