Lead Management Plan
EHS has developed a Lead Management Plan in accordance with:
- Oregon OSHA General Industry Lead Standard (29 CFR 1910.1025)
- Oregon OSHA Construction Lead Standard (OAR 1926.62, Division 3)
- EPA’s Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Program
The Lead Management Plan provides a template for work practices to minimize the potential for exposure to lead-containing materials during demolition, maintenance, and renovation activities.
Employees who perform tasks that may impact lead-based paint materials are covered by this plan and are required to participate in specific safety training provided by EHS.
Contractors that may perform work that disturbs lead-containing materials in child-occupied buildings must provide documentation of current EPA Lead RRP training.
PSU Lead Management Plan
Material Assessment
Before the onset of a construction, remodel, or repainting project begins, employees and supervisors are required to assess if any of the affected material is considered to possibly be lead-containing.
If the affected material has the possibility to be lead-containing, Project Managers should:
- Assess whether the material has been sampled for lead
- Facilitate the collection of all suspect material for analysis with EHS
The EPA has identified lead-based paint as a material containing over 0.5%, or 5,000 parts per million (ppm) lead but OR-OSHA has not identified an acceptable level of lead. Materials with any detectable level of lead are considered lead-containing, therefore making the processes established in the Lead Management Plan applicable.
Waste Collection
Any lead-containing waste material generated should be collected into sturdy plastic bags (6-mil poly bags recommended), labelled as “Hazardous Waste - Lead Paint Waste”, and with the date of collection, and provided to EHS for disposal.
This includes all paint debris, drop cloths, and disposable personal protective equipment (PPE).