254.18 Lead hazard reduction in dwellings and premises; renovations.
(1) Sampling or testing of dwellings, units of dwellings or premises for the presence of lead-bearing paint or a lead hazard is not required before lead hazard reduction activities are conducted if the presence of lead-bearing paint or a lead hazard is assumed and the lead hazard reduction activities are performed in a lead-safe manner.
(2)
(a) In this subsection, “partial lead inspection" means an on-site investigation of one or more painted, varnished, or otherwise coated building components to determine the presence of lead, but not a surface-by-surface investigation.
(b) If the presence of lead-bearing paint or a lead hazard is assumed and a renovation of a dwelling, unit of a dwelling, or premises is performed in a lead-safe manner, any person who performs a partial lead inspection relating to that renovation is not required to comply with any requirements established by the department for a lead inspection.
(c) The person who performs a partial lead inspection under this subsection shall disclose, in writing, to the owner or lessor of the dwelling or premises that the person performed a partial lead inspection.
History: 1999 a. 113; 2015 a. 122.
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.