254.167 Conduct of lead investigation. Subject to the limitation under s. 254.174, the department may promulgate rules establishing procedures for conducting lead investigations of dwellings and premises. The rules promulgated under this section may include the following:
(1) Specific procedures for investigating, testing or sampling painted, varnished or other finished surfaces, drinking water, household dust, soil and other materials that may contain lead.
(2) Specific procedures for the notification of owners, operators, occupants or prospective occupants, mortgagees and lienholders of lead levels identified during a lead investigation and of any health risks that are associated with the lead level and condition of the lead found during the lead investigation.
(3) The form of lead investigation reports, the requirements for filing the reports with the department and the procedures by which members of the public may obtain copies of lead investigation reports.
(4) Requirements for the posting of warnings, where appropriate, of the presence of a lead hazard.
History: 1993 a. 450; 1999 a. 113.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 254 - Environmental health.
254.015 - Departmental power; designation.
254.02 - Health risk assessments.
254.04 - Authority of department of safety and professional services.
254.12 - Use or sale of lead-bearing paints.
254.13 - Reporting requirements.
254.151 - Lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention grants.
254.152 - Delegation to local health departments.
254.156 - Definition of lead poisoning or lead exposure.
254.158 - Screening recommendations.
254.162 - Screening requirements.
254.164 - Care for children with lead poisoning or lead exposure.
254.166 - Response to reports of lead poisoning or lead exposure.
254.167 - Conduct of lead investigation.
254.168 - Lead investigations of facilities serving children under 6 years of age.
254.172 - Prevention and control of lead-bearing paint hazards in dwellings and premises.
254.174 - Technical advisory committees.
254.176 - Certification requirements.
254.178 - Accreditation of lead training courses and approval of lead instructors.
254.179 - Rules for dwellings and premises.
254.18 - Lead hazard reduction in dwellings and premises; renovations.
254.182 - Repayment to general fund.
254.19 - Asbestos testing fees.
254.20 - Asbestos abatement certification.
254.30 - Enforcement; penalties.
254.335 - Agreements with the U.S. nuclear regulatory commission transition.
254.35 - Registration of ionizing radiation installations.
254.365 - Licensing of radioactive material.
254.41 - Radiation monitoring of nuclear power plants.
254.52 - Lyme disease; treatment, information and research.
254.58 - Powers of villages, cities and towns.
254.59 - Human health hazards.
254.593 - Authority of the department and local health departments.
254.595 - Property violating codes or health orders.
254.92 - Purchase or possession of cigarettes or tobacco products by person under 18 prohibited.