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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 295OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER ITEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD REDUCTION
RULE §295.202Definitions

  (86) Wipe sample--A sample collected by wiping a representative surface of known area, as determined by ASTM E1728, "Standard Practice for Field Collection of Settled Dust Samples Using Wipe Sampling Methods for Lead Determinations by Atomic Spectrometry Techniques," or equivalent method, with an acceptable wipe material as defined in ASTM E1792, "Standard Specification for Wipe Sampling Materials for Lead in Surface Dust."

  (87) Working days--Monday through Friday including holidays that fall on those days.

  (88) Worksite--An interior or exterior area at a target housing or child-occupied facility where lead-based paint abatement activity is taking place or is scheduled to take place.

  (89) X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer (XRF)--An instrument used to determine the concentration of lead in a sample; readings are in milligrams per square centimeter (mg/cm2 ).

  (90) Zero-bedroom dwelling--Any residential dwelling in which the living area is not separated from the sleeping area. The term includes, but is not limited to, efficiencies, studio apartments, dormitory housing, military barracks, and rental of individual rooms in residential dwellings.


Source Note: The provisions of this §295.202 adopted to be effective February 19, 1996, 21 TexReg 968; amended to be effective May 10, 1998, 23 TexReg 4280; amended to be effective March 23, 2003, 28 TexReg 2347; amended to be effective January 1, 2005, 29 TexReg 11987; amended to be effective November 9, 2021, 46 TexReg 7608

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