Boiler and Chiller Plant Lead Survey Summary Report_Excerpt 11.13.2013.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

Existing Lead Documentation – None to be relied upon

Buildings inspected by AMA:

(24H) Mental Health (1H) Domiciliary (25H) Mental Health (2H) Domiciliary (26) Fire House (3H) Administration (27H) Biomedical Shop

(4) Research (41) Greenhouse

(4H) IRMS (59)

(5H) Director’s Office (80H) Mental Health Clinic

(5) Stock Storage (82) Education/Research (6H) Voluntary Service (97) Gatehouse

(8) Engineering Storage (101) Administration (9H) Nursing Home (102) Filter Plant

(11) Warehouse (314A) Theater (11H) Human Resources (314B) Recreation (13H) Psychiatric Units (314C) Chapel

(13) Public Health Service (315) Boiler Plant (14H) Psychiatric Units (321) Chiller Plant

(14) (360)

(15) Administration (361) (15H) Rehab (364) (17H) Dietetics Connecting Corridors (18H) Maintenance Shops Credit Union (19H) Medical Wards Mansion House (20H) Medical Media/IRMS Grist Mill

(20) Water Pumping Station REMRO

(22) Filter Plant (22H) Substance Abuse/Detox (23H) Geropsych Nursing

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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

(17H) Dietetics

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Metal Step, Metal Riser, Metal Hand rail, Concrete Ceiling, Metal Newel Post, & Metal Safety Rail

(18H) Maintenance Shops

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Plaster Walls, Metal Fire Extinguisher Case, Metal Fan Casing, Metal Fire Protection Pipe, & Porcelain Sink

(19H) Medical Wards

No damaged paint identified

(20H) Medical Media/IRMS

No damaged paint identified

(20) Water Pumping Station

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Wood Door Casings, & Concrete Base

(22) Filter Plant

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Wood Column, Wood Stairs, & Wood Walls.

(22H) Substance Abuse/Detox

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Porcelain Toilet, Porcelain Sink, Concrete Floor, & Metal Pipe

(23H) Geropsych Nursing

No damaged paint identified

(24H) Mental Health

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Metal Hand rail

(25H) Mental Health

No damaged paint identified

(26) Fire House

(27H) Biomedical Shop

No damaged paint identified

(41) Greenhouse

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Terracotta Walls, & Wood Soffit

(59)

No damaged paint identified.

(80H) Mental Health Clinic

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Concrete Walls, CMU Wall, Wood Door, Wood Door Casings, Concrete Ceiling, Wood Soffit, & Wood Fascia

(82) Education/Research

Significantly damaged lead paint in building includes: Concrete Walls & Ceilings Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Wood Hatch Door, Wood Door Casings, Metal Pipe, Metal Door, Metal Door Casings, Wood Window Sash, Wood Window Casings, & Wood Window Sill

(97) Gatehouse

No damaged paint identified.

(101) Administration

Significantly damaged lead paint in building includes: Attic Steel Structure, Wood Structure Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Concrete Column, Steel I-beam, Steel Plank, Steel Joist, & Brick Walls

(102) Filter Plant

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Wood Door, Walls, & Door Casings, & Metal Pipe.

(314A) Theater

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Metal Window Lintel

(314B) Recreation

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Metal Baseboard

(314C) Chapel

No damaged paint identified.

(315) Boiler Plant

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Metal Tank

(321) Chiller Plant

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Metal Support Column

(360)

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Metal Corners

(361)

Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Metal Hand Rail

(364)

No damaged paint identified

Connecting Corridors

No damaged paint identified

Credit Union

No damaged paint identified

Mansion House

Significantly damaged lead paint in building includes: Plaster Walls and Ceilings, Wood Window Sill, Wood Shutter, Wood Door & Walls, Wood Awning, & Wood Window Casings Isolated damaged lead paint in building includes: Wood Stair Carriage, Wood Window Sash, Wood Door Casings, Wood Crown Molding

Grist Mill

Significantly damaged lead paint in building includes: Wood Door, Door Casings, & Window Casings

REMRO

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

Drywall Walls Terracotta Wall Wood Soffit

Building 59

No LBP

Building 80H

Concrete Walls Plaster Walls, Columns, & Ceilings Wood Crown

Molding Wood

Window Sill Wood Window

Casing Metal

Radiator Metal Door

Casing

Wood Shelf Ceramic Glazed Tile Wood Door

Casings Plaster Door

Casing Metal Newel Post

Metal Sprinkler

CMU Wall

Concrete Ceiling Wood Door Wood Window Concrete Column

Wood Column Wood Soffit Wood Fascia

Building 82

Plaster Walls, Ceilings, & Columns

Wood Crown Molding Wood Window

Casing Wood

Window Sill Wood Fireplace

Mantle Wood Door

Wood Door Casing

Metal Door Casing Metal Door Jamb Plaster Door

Casing Porcelain

Sinks Metal Ladder

Metal Roof Hatch

Wood Shelf

Metal Radiator Concrete Walls Concrete Ceiling Wood Hatch

Door Metal Pipe Metal Door Wood Column

Wood Fascia Wood Soffit Wood Decorative

Trim Wood

Window Sash

Building 97

Wood Window Sash Plaster Walls &

Ceiling Wood Door

Wood Door Casings

Wood Window Sill

Wood Window Casing

Wood AC Casing

Wood Soffit Wood Fascial Board

Building 101

Stucco Walls Concrete Columns Metal Door

Casings Metal Bottom

Trim Steel Structure

Wood Structure

Steel I-beam

Steel Plank Steel Joist Brick Walls Concrete

Down Spout Building 102

Wood Door Wood Door Casing Wood Wall Metal Pipe

Building 314A

Metal I-beam Metal Door Lintel Ceramic Wall Metal Hand rail Metal Newel Post

Metal Stair Stringer

Metal Kick Plate Riser

Metal Stairtread Metal Window Lintel Metal Base Plate

Building 314B

Metal Baseboard Metal Hand rail Wood Alley Floor

Strip Metal Newel

Post Metal Stair

Stringer Metal Stair

Riser Metal Stair Carriage

Metal I-beam

Building 314C

Metal Window Lintel

Building 315

Metal Wall Metal I-beam Metal Pipe Metal Boiler Metal Tank Metal Trench

Cover Metal Door

TBL I-4

TABLE I

LBP COMPONENT TABLE

VA PERRY POINT

NOVEMBER 2013

Building 321

Metal Door Casing Metal I-beam Metal Pipe Metal Tension

Rods Metal Support

Column

Building 360

Ceramic tile Metal Stall Metal Corner Metal Ladder Metal Pipe Metal Loading

Plate

Building 361

Ceramic tile Wall Metal Hand rail

Building 364

No LBP Connecting Corridors

Metal Ballard Metal Corner

Protector Metal Door

Metal Door Casing

Metal Door Lintel Metal Window

Lintel

Credit Union

No LBP

Mansion House

Plaster Walls & Ceilings

Wood Crown Molding Wood

Baseboard Wood Door

Wood Window Panel

Wood Fire Mantle

Wood Fireplace Case

Wood Window Sill Wood Window

Casing Wood Window

Well Wood Door

Casings Wood Shelf

Wood Window Sash

Wood Stair Carriage

Ceramic tile Wall Wood Shutter Concrete Walls Wood Walls Wood Awning

Grist Mill

Wood Door Wood Door Casing Wood Window

Casing

REMRO

Porcelain Sink

TBL I-5

TABLE II – POSTIVE XRF TABLE

TABLE II

POSITIVE XRF TABLE

VA PERRY POINT

NOVEMBER 2013

Sample # Location Color Component Substrate Condition Result

(mg/cm2)

127 Exterior - south wall Red I-beam Metal Intact 4.3 128 Exterior -south wall Red I-beam Metal Intact 8.2

Building 314C

057 Vestry room Green Window lintel Metal Intact 5.9 Building 315

004 Main room Gray Wall Metal Intact 0.8 005 Main room Tan I-beam Metal Intact 0.8 007 Main room Green Pipe Metal Intact 0.8 011 Main room Black Boiler Metal Intact 3.9 013 Main room Green Pipe Metal Intact 0.8 018 Main room Off-white Tank Metal Not intact 0.8 022 Main room Gray Trench cover Metal Intact 0.8 024 Main room Orange Door Metal Intact 3.0 039 Bathroom White Door Metal Intact 3.8 047 Exterior Black Wall Metal Intact 0.8

Building 321

005 Office Off-white Door casing Metal Intact 2.0 008 Office White I-beam Metal Intact 4.4 017 Boiler room Yellow I-beam Metal Intact >9.9 024 Main boiler room Yellow I-beam Metal Intact 3.0 026 Main boiler room White Pipe Metal Intact 0.8 030 Main boiler room Yellow Tension rods Metal Intact 3.4

042 Exterior Tan Support column Metal Not intact 3.5

Building 360

015 Men's room 102 Red Tile Ceramic Intact 9.3 016 Men's room 102 Orange Stall Metal Intact 0.8 034 Storage Tan Corner Metal Not intact 2.1 035 Storage Gray Ladder Metal Intact 0.8 044 Storage area Tan Corner Metal Not intact 1.6 119 2nd floor NEMER Off-white Pipe Metal Intact 0.8 180 Exterior Black Loading plate Metal Intact 2.5

Building 361

Ground floor - men's bathroom Green Wall Ceramic tile Intact >9.9

Ground floor - men's bathroom Blue Wall Ceramic tile Intact >9.9 068 Ground floor - stair #1 Red Handrail Metal Intact 0.8 182 Exterior - south wall Tan Handrail Metal Not intact 0.8

Building 364

No Positives onnecting Corridors

029 14H -15H Corridor Yellow Ballard Metal Intact 0.8

TBL II-24

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XRF FIELD SHEETS

Building 315 Lead Documentation

Building 321 Lead Documentation