Schafer is a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Certified Lead Evaluation Firm with two Lead-based Paint Inspectors and a Lead Risk Assessor on staff. Lead paint inspection project sites that require this certification will be provided by a CDPHE certified Lead Inspector in accordance with Regulation No. 19, Part A requirements.

Schafer’s inspector will collect paint chip samples of each component with a distinct painting history and each exterior component with a distinct painting history by taking a representative portion of the painted surface in accordance with sampling protocols. All inspections will be limited to the components and substrates sampled and correlations to surface colored paint visible to the inspector. In accordance with Regulation No. 19 requirements, the portion of a pre-1978 residential dwelling, multi-family dwelling and child-occupied facility being inspected shall be tested for lead-based paint, except those components that the inspector or risk assessor determines to have been replaced after 1978, or to not contain lead-based paint. Bulk Paint Sampling techniques have been adapted from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint in Housing, Chapter 7 Lead-Based Paint Inspection: 1997 Revision and modified for this proposed screening. Bulk paint chip sampling causes minor damage to sample surfaces. Schafer will seal sample locations; however, the damage will not be repaired as part of this inspection. The bulk lead paint samples will be analyzed by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) by a National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program (NLLAP) and American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) accredited laboratory to determine percent by weight lead content. The laboratory will be instructed to perform proposed turnaround time analysis. Schafer will provide a report that includes specific locations of each painted component tested for the presence of lead-based paint and laboratory data for each sample within five business days following the receipt of laboratory analytical data. The lead-based paint assessment report will also include regulatory criteria, conclusions and recommendations. These conclusions and recommendations will include applicable remediation protocols that are guided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), CDPHE Regulation No. 19 and HUD standards. If requested, Schafer will also provide a remediation plan that includes the recommended protocols to the client within five business days of confirmed contract of services.