Any property owner or manager, at any time, may employ a lead inspector to conduct a lead inspection; a lead risk assessor to conduct a lead risk assessment; or a clearance technician, lead inspector, or lead risk assessor to conduct a clearance examination of the property, and may provide a copy of the report based on that inspection, assessment, or examination to the director of health. The director shall include the information in the record of the property.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3742.14

  • Clearance examination: means an examination to determine whether the lead hazards in a residential unit, child care facility, or school have been sufficiently controlled. See Ohio Code 3742.01
  • Clearance technician: means a person, other than a licensed lead inspector or licensed lead risk assessor, who performs a clearance examination. See Ohio Code 3742.01
  • Lead inspection: means a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint. See Ohio Code 3742.01
  • Lead inspector: means any individual who conducts a lead inspection, provides professional advice regarding a lead inspection, or prepares a report explaining the results of a lead inspection. See Ohio Code 3742.01
  • Lead risk assessment: means an on-site investigation to determine and report the existence, nature, severity, and location of lead hazards in a residential unit, child care facility, or school, including information gathering from the unit, facility, or school's current owner's knowledge regarding the age and painting history of the unit, facility, or school and occupancy by children under six years of age, visual inspection, limited wipe sampling or other environmental sampling techniques, and any other activity as may be appropriate. See Ohio Code 3742.01
  • Lead risk assessor: means a person who is responsible for developing a written inspection, risk assessment, and analysis plan; conducting inspections for lead hazards in a residential unit, child care facility, or school; interpreting results of inspections and risk assessments; identifying hazard control strategies to reduce or eliminate lead exposures; and completing a risk assessment report. See Ohio Code 3742.01
  • Manager: means a person, who may be the same person as the owner, responsible for the daily operation of a residential unit, child care facility, or school. See Ohio Code 3742.01
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59

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