Bldg 15 PP Lead Survey Report.pdf

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Perry Point Campus

Lead Paint Screening

Environmental Consultants

1331 Ashton Road P.O. Box 646 Hanover, MD 21076 410-684-3327 FAX: 410-684-3384 www.amaconsulting.com

November 13, 2013

Mr. Robert Deinert Safety/Occupational Health Program Manager VA Maryland Healthcare System Perry Point VA Medical Center Bldg. 101, Room 31 Perryville, MD 21902

RE: United States Department of Veteran Affairs VISN 5 Contract No. GS-10F-

0386K Lead Paint Screening for the Veterans Affairs Perry Point Campus

Bldg: Perry Point Campus

AMA Project #: 13404

Mr. Deinert:

Between September 30 and October 31st, 2013 Aerosol Monitoring & Analysis, Inc. (AMA) representatives, Mr. Andrew Washington, Mr. Patrick Dincher, Mr.

Adam Truax, Mr. Rob Schoennagel, Mr. Kinte Thompson, and Mr. Ron Stallard conducted an onsite lead paint screening of the Perry Point VAMC campus facilities for the purpose of identifying lead containing materials within the buildings.

Background Information

Perry Point Campus Perry Point, MD 21902

1,103,000 square feet for inspection

Total Buildings: 50 (including connecting corridors)

Original Construction Dates: Various dates ranging from 1918 – Present (Mansion constructed in 1750)

Renovations Dates: Various dates on select buildings ranging from 1968 - Present

General Summary

AMA randomly tested surfaces for lead containing materials (LCM) throughout each above listed building at the Perry Point VAMC Campus.

Lead Inspector(s) – Andrew Washington (Maryland Risk Assessor 10057) Adam Truax (Maryland Lead Inspector 14117) Robert Schoennagel (Maryland Lead Inspector 4179) Kinte Thompson (Maryland Lead Inspector 13795) Patrick Dincher (Maryland Lead Inspector 7164) Ronald Stallard (Maryland Lead Inspector 4357)

The LCM testing was performed with a Radiation Monitoring Device (RMD) LPA-1 model x-ray fluorescence analyzer (XRF), Serial #1954. The XRF contains a small radioactive source (Cobalt 57), which emits radiation when pressed against a surface. If the paint contains lead, the radiation will stimulate the lead atoms to re-emit x-rays, which are sensed by a detector in the unit. The XRF then converts these signals to a final reading in milligrams of lead per square centimeter of surface area tested (mg/cm2). The LPA-1 XRF is capable of achieving a ninety-five percent confidence interval in readings to a depth of 3/8 inch.

The XRF was calibrated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Prior to obtaining readings from suspect surfaces, three calibration readings were taken on a National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST) Calibration Test Block and recorded. The NIST Calibration Block contains a known concentration of lead (1.02 mg/cm2) and the XRF must indicate 1.02 mg/cm2 with a tolerance of + or - 0.3 mg/cm2 for the average of the three readings. If the average of three readings is within the established tolerance, the unit is working properly. Calibration checks were performed prior to and at the end of the investigation.

The LPA-1 XRF features two modes of operation when in use: Quick mode and Standard mode. When the Quick mode is engaged on the LPA-1, the unit seeks the shortest period of time to assure a positive, or a negative measurement with 95% confidence. As stated in the XRF Performance Characteristics Sheet (PCS) developed jointly by the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); no substrate correction is needed. The Quick mode was used during the course of the investigation.

Many types of components tested were found to contain greater than (>) 0.7 mg/cm2 of surface area tested, which is the amount defined as a lead-containing material according to the COMAR, Title 26, Department of the Environment, Subtitle 16, Lead, Chapter 01. Table I at the end of the report lists components that were found to have lead concentrations of >0.7 mg/cm2 within each building.

Table II lists all XRF readings that were found to be LCM.

There is no requirement to remove LCM prior to demolition activities for this type of building in the State of Maryland, only that components finished with LCM be tested, to determine the disposal requirements, following the requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and any other applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. In addition, contractors need to be made aware of the existence of LCM so their workers and the environment can be adequately protected. All lead-containing waste is to be handled and disposed of as hazardous waste unless toxic characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) testing is performed and indicates otherwise. The waste shall be considered as hazardous when the concentration of lead exceeds 5 parts per million (ppm) by the TCLP.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Lead in Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.62, with Maryland Amendments) must be adhered to during demolition to the LCM finished surfaces. This standard established the permissible exposure level (PEL) for lead at 50 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3) as an eight-hour time weighted average (TWA); the action level has been established at 30 ug/m3 as an eight hour TWA. This regulation also requires employers to use engineering controls and special work practices to reduce worker lead exposure to, at, or below the PEL. It also triggers several requirements regarding exposure monitoring, biological monitoring, and employee training when a worker is exposed to airborne lead levels at or above the action level.

Some painted surfaces may contain levels of lead at or below 0.7 mg/cm2, which are able to create lead dust or lead-contaminated soil hazards if the paint is turned into dust by abrasion, scraping, or sanding. Whenever renovation or demolition is performed on any painted components, an attempt should be made to control dust. If any surfaces with measurable amounts of lead are to be disturbed, it must be done so in accordance with the OSHA, and by trained personnel using appropriate techniques and respiratory protection. The OSHA does not honor threshold levels of lead in paint.

Below is the facility-wide damaged LCM assessment. Materials that were identified as having peeling, flaking, or chipping lead containing paint are listed. Some of the paint is deteriorated over large areas and these materials are listed as significantly damaged.

Facility Condition Summary for Lead Containing Material

(1H) Domiciliary

Significantly damaged lead paint in building includes: Plaster Ceilings

(2H) Domiciliary

Significantly damaged lead paint in building includes: Plaster Ceilings Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Plaster Walls

(3H) Administration

Significantly damaged lead paint in building includes: Plaster Ceilings, Wood Overhangs Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Plaster Walls, Metal Grates, Wood Door Jambs, & Wood Door Casings

(4) Research

No damaged lead paint identified

(4H) IRMS

Significantly damaged lead paint in building includes: Plaster Ceilings Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Metal Radiator Pipe, & Metal Fire Alarm Case

(5H) Director’s Office

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Plaster Ceilings

(5) Stock Storage

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Metal Stairwell, Concrete Floor, & Brick Window Sills

(6H) Voluntary Service

No damaged paint identified

(8) Engineering Storage

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Metal Door Casings, Wood Door Casings, Metal Steps, & Metal Window Sash

(9H)

Significantly damaged lead paint in building includes: Concrete Walls Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Wood Door Frame, Metal Door Casings, Metal Pipe, Metal Window Sash, & Plaster Columns

(11) Warehouse

Significantly damaged lead paint in building includes: Metal Window Sash Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Brick Walls, Metal Door Casings, Metal I-beam, Metal Pipe, & Metal Cage

(11H) Human Resources

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Plaster Ceilings

(13) Public Health Service

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Terracotta Brick Ceilings

(13H) Psychiatric Units

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Plaster Columns, Walls & Ceilings, Metal Sinks, Metal Door Casings, Ceramic Baseboard, Concrete Ceilings, Wood Door Train, Metal Hand rail, Concrete Door Trim Base, & Wood Door Trim Base

(14)

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Terracotta Floors, & Metal Window Sash.

(14H) Psychiatric Units

Significantly damaged lead paint in building includes: Plaster Ceilings & Walls Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Metal Hand rail, Wood Window Casings, & Metal Grate

(15) Administration

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Wood Window Sash, Metal Window Sash, Steel I-beam, Metal Structural Beam, Wood Door, Wood Door Frame, & Wood Window Frame

(15H) Rehab

No damaged paint identified

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If you have any questions regarding this summary or the attached data spreadsheets, please contact me at our office.

Sincerely, Andrew Washington Project Manager

Attachments

TABLE I – LEAD BASED PAINT COMPONENT TABLE

TABLE I

LBP COMPONENT TABLE

VA PERRY POINT

NOVEMBER 2013

Metal Cage Metal I-beam crossbar Concrete Walls

Metal Horizantal Support Beam

Concrete Window Casing

Concrete Floor

Metal Ladder

Metal Shelf Metal Cabinet

Building 11H Plaster Walls &

Ceilings Metal Extinguisher

Case Metal Door

Casings Metal Hand

Rail Porcelain Sinks Metal Pipe

Porcelain Slop Sink

Metal Fire Box Metal Window Sash

Building 13 Terracotta Brick

Ceiling Concrete Ceiling

Deck Concrete Walls Metal Pipe

Building 13H

Plaster Walls, Ceilings, & Columns

Metal Door Casing Metal Sink Ceramic

Baseboard Ceramic Wall Tile Metal Stringer Metal Riser

Metal Radiator Metal Ballard Wood Door

Frame Metal Hand rail Concrete Door

Trim Base Metal Down Spout Drain

Porcelain Sinks

Concrete Ceiling Wood Door Trim

Base

Building 14

Metall Support Pole Metal I-beam Metal Door

Casings Concrete Ceiling

Metal Cage Terracotta

Floor Concrete Walls

Wood Door Metal Stair Railing Metal Window

Sash Cinder Block

Walls Metal Window Sill

Concrete Base

Metal Safety Rail

Concrete Window Sill

Building 14H Plaster Walls &

Ceilings Metal Door Casing

Metal Newel Post

Metal Hand Rail

Metal Stringer Metal Riser Wood Door

Casing Wood Window

Casing Metal Grate

Building 15 Plaster Walls &

Ceilings Brick Walls

Wood Window Frames

Wood Window Sill

Wood Window Sash

Porcelain Sinks

Metal Window Sash

CMU Walls Metal Support Pole Metal Hand Rail Steel I-beam Metal Support

Strip Metal Pipe Metal Wall

Metal Conduit Pipe Metal Structural

Beam Wood Door

Wood Door Frame

Building 15H

Metal Door Casing Plaster Walls &

Ceiling Wood Door

Transom Porcelain

Sinks Porcelain Urinals

Ceramic Walls

Metal Pipe

Metal Hand rail Concrete Cellar Door

Case Metal Cellar Door Cage

Concrete Window Sill

Metal Ballard

Building 17H

Metal Door Casing Concrete Walls Metal Step Metal Kick

Plate Metal Riser

Metal Hand Rail

Concrete Ceiling

Metal Rail Metal Newel Post Metal Safety Rail

Building 18H

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TABLE II – POSTIVE XRF TABLE

TABLE II

POSITIVE XRF TABLE

VA PERRY POINT

NOVEMBER 2013

Sample # Location Color Component Substrate Condition Result

(mg/cm2)

215 Exterior Tan Base Concrete Intact 0.8 217 Exterior Yellow Safety rail Metal Intact 2.7 226 Exterior Tan Wall Concrete Intact 5.8 227 Exterior Tan Window sill Concrete Intact 0.8 228 Exterior Tan Window sash Metal Intact 0.8

Building 14H

010 1st floor - Room 144 Off-white Ceiling Plaster Not intact >9.9

1st floor - Northeast corridor Off-white Ceiling Plaster Not intact 8.1

1st floor - Northeast corridor Off-white Wall Plaster Not intact >9.9 057 1st floor - Dining room Off-white Ceiling Plaster Not intact >9.9 073 1st floor - Room 160 Off-white Ceiling Plaster Not intact >9.9

2nd floor - corridor outside

252 Red Door casing Metal Intact 5.5 124 2nd floor - Room 244 Off-white Ceiling Plaster Not intact >9.9 141 2nd floor - Room 231 Tan Ceiling Plaster Not intact >9.9

2nd floor - Corridor outside

Room 23 Tan Ceiling Plaster Not intact >9.9 169 2nd floor, Dining room Off-white Ceiling Plaster Not intact >9.9 170 2nd floor, Dining room Off-white Wall Plaster Not intact >9.9 190 Stairwell #3 - 1st floor Yellow Wall Plaster Intact >9.9 191 Stairwell #3 - 1st floor Yellow Wall Plaster Intact >9.9 193 Stairwell #3 - 1st floor Yellow Wall Plaster Intact >9.9 194 Stairwell #3 - 1st floor Black Newel post Metal Intact 7.7 195 Stairwell #3 - 1st floor Black Hand rail Metal Intact 2.2 196 Stairwell #3 - 1st floor Black Stringer Metal Intact 0.8 197 Stairwell #3 - 1st floor Black Stair riser Metal Intact 0.8 200 Stairwell #3 - 1st floor Red Door casing Metal Intact 1.3 201 Exterior White Door casing Wood Intact 6.4 205 Exterior Black Hand rail Metal Not intact 0.8 209 Exterior White Window casing Wood Not intact >9.9 211 Exterior White Grate Metal Not intact 4.6

Building 15

005 Entrance lobby White Wall Plaster Intact >9.9 016 Main corridor White Wall Brick Intact 3.4 019 Copy room White Wall Brick Intact 3.9 026 Women's room White Window casing Wood Intact >9.9 027 Women's room White Window sill Wood Intact 5.1 028 Women's room White Window sash Wood Intact 6.4 029 Women's room White Wall Brick Intact 0.8 031 Women's room White Sink Porcelain Intact >9.9 041 NY meeting room 8 Brown Window sash Wood Not intact >9.9

Community relations department 9 Tan Wall Brick Intact 1.7

Community relations department 9 Tan Wall Brick Intact 2.0

Community relations department 9 Off-whtie Window sash Wood Intact 3.1 051 Resource room White Wall Brick Intact 0.8

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TABLE II

POSITIVE XRF TABLE

VA PERRY POINT

NOVEMBER 2013

Sample # Location Color Component Substrate Condition Result

(mg/cm2)

055 Courtney & Ben's offices White Wall Brick Intact 0.8 057 Courtney & Ben's offices White Window sash Metal Intact 4.8 061 Chesapeake room II White Window sash Metal Intact >9.9 069 Room 15 storage Green Wall Brick Intact 0.8 078 Room 26 White Sink Porcelain Intact 3.1 093 Room 23 White Wall CMU Intact 0.8 120 Room 38 White Wall Brick Intact 0.8 126 Exterior Tan Support pole Metal Intact 0.8 130 Exterior Tan Window sash Metal Not intact 0.8 132 Exterior Black Hand rail Metal Intact 0.8 133 Exterior Tan I-beam Steel Not intact 4.6 135 Exterior Tan Support strip Metal Intact 5.8 138 Exterior White Pipe Metal Intact 0.8 139 Exterior Tan Window sash Metal Intact 2.1 141 Exterior White Wall Metal Intact >9.9 143 Exterior White Conduit pipe Metal Intact 0.8

146 Exterior Tan Structural beam Metal Not intact 3.9 150 Exterior Tan Door Wood Not intact >9.9 151 Exterior Tan Door frame Wood Not intact 5.6 154 Exterior Tan Window sash Metal Intact 1.1 156 Exterior Black Hand rail Metal Intact 0.8 158 Exterior Tan Window frame Wood Not intact >9.9 159 Exterior Tan Window sash Metal Not intact >9.9

Building 15H

009 1st floor - main entrance Tan Door casing Metal Intact >9.9 010 1st floor - main entrance Off-white Ceiling Plaster Intact >9.9

1st floor - corridor outside

Room 102 Tan Door casing Metal Intact >9.9

1st floor - hall outside

Room 104 White Wall Plaster Intact 8.3

1st floor - hall outside

Room 104 White Ceiling Plaster Intact >9.9 031 1st floor - Room 102 Yellow Wall Plaster Intact >9.9 032 1st floor - Room 102 White Ceiling Plaster Intact >9.9 034 1st floor - Room 102 Tan Door transom Wood Intact >9.9 037 1st floor - Room 102 White Sink Porcelain Intact 1.4 038 1st floor - Room 102 White Wall Ceramic Intact 6.0 046 Stairwell #1 White Wall Plaster Intact >9.9 048 Stairwell #1 Tan Door casing Metal Intact >9.9

1st floor - Room south of

103A Black Door casing Metal Intact 0.8 069 1st floor - Room 106 White Wall Plaster Intact >9.9 070 1st floor - Room 106 White Wall Plaster Intact >9.9 073 1st floor - Room 106 White Sink Porcelain Intact 0.8 074 1st floor - Room 106 White Urinal Porcelain Intact 6.1 079 1st floor - Room 106 Tan Door casing Metal Intact >9.9 095 2nd floor - Room 202 Yellow Door casing Metal Intact >9.9 096 2nd floor - Room 202 White Ceiling Plaster Intact >9.9 101 2nd floor - Room 215 White Sink Porcelain Intact >9.9 103 2nd floor - Room 215 Gray Door casing Metal Intact >9.9

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