Designation:E2271−05a(Reapproved2012)´1StandardPracticeforClearanceExaminationsFollowingLeadHazardReductionActivitiesinDwellings,andinOtherChild-OccupiedFacilities1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2271;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—FootnotescorrectededitoriallyinApril2012.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversvisualassessmentforthepresenceofdeterioratedpaint,surfacedust,painteddebris,andpaintchipswithenvironmentalsamplingofsurfacedusttodeter-minewhetheraleadhazardexistsatthetimeofsamplecollection,followinglead-hazardreductionactivities,orotherbuildingmaintenanceandmodificationactivities.1.2Thispracticeaddressesclearanceexaminationofsingle-familydetacheddwellings(includingexteriorstructures,suchasfences),multifamilydwellingshavingsimilarunits,com-monareasorexteriorsites,andchild-occupiedfacilities.1.3Thispracticealsoaddressesclearanceexaminationsthatmayincludesoilsampling,forexamplewhensoilabatementhasbeenperformed.1.4Thispracticeincludesaprocedurefordeterminingwhetherregulatoryrequirementsforleadclearancelevelsfordustand,wherewarranted,soilhavebeenmet,and,conse-quentlywhetheraclearancearea,passesorfailsaclearanceexamination.NOTE1—Thispracticeisbasedonthatportionof“clearance”describedin40CFRPart745forabatement,andin24CFR35forlead-hazardreductionactivitiesotherthanabatement,exceptthatcompositedustsamplingisnotused.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoinch-poundunitsthatareprovidedforinforma-tiononlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationsprio...
