3701-69-01 Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(A) “Building” means a publicly or privately owned structure consisting of any combination of foundations, walls, columns, girders, beams, floors, or roofs, with or without other elements or appurtenances.

(B) “Business entity” means a corporation, partnership, association, firm, sole proprietorship, or other entity engaged in business.

(C) “Direct on-site supervision” or “on-site supervision” means oversight, review, and approval of work at a site prior to, during as necessary, and upon completion of radon mitigation. Continual physical presence of the person doing the supervision is not required.

(D) “Director” means the director of health or his authorized representative.

(E) “Government entity” means the state, a state agency as defined in section 1.60 of the Revised Code, a political subdivision, or any entity of local government.

(F) “Person” means any individual, business entity, or government entity.

(G) “Radon” means both the radioactive, gaseous element produced by the disintegration of radium (atomic weight 222, and half-life 3.82 days) and the short-lived radionuclides that are decay products of radon. The short-lived radionuclides that are decay products of radon (radon progeny) are limited to polonium-218, lead-214, bismuth-214, and polonium-214.

(H) “Radon laboratory” means a business entity or government entity that analyzes air, soil, water, or passive radon detection devices to determine the presence and concentration of radon in them.

(I) “Radon mitigation” means the application or installation of methods or materials to reduce airborne radon concentrations or to prevent the entry of radon into the indoor atmosphere.

(J) “Radon mitigation contractor” means a business or government entity which performs or authorizes employees to perform radon mitigation.

(K) “Radon mitigation specialist” means an individual who performs radon testing; provides professional or expert advice on radon testing, radon exposure, health risks related to radon exposure, radon mitigation, or radon entry routes; provides on-site supervision of radon mitigation; or holds himself or herself out as doing any of the foregoing.

(L) “Radon test” means the act of examining a building, air, soil, or water for the presence and concentration of radon, including taking air, soil, or water samples, or the act of diagnosing the cause of radon contamination in a building.

(M) “Radon tester” means any individual who performs a test to determine the presence and concentration of radon; provides professional or expert advice on radon testing, radon exposure, or health risks related to radon exposure; or holds himself or herself out as doing any of the foregoing.

(N) “Radon resistant new construction” (RRNC) means the established USEPA model standards and techniques for control of radon, as described in USEPA document 402-R-94-009, or any substantially equivalent techniques approved by the director in writing.

(O) “USEPA” means the United States environmental protection agency.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 05/23/2006 and 05/01/2011

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3723.09

Rule Amplifies: 3723.01 to 3723.17

Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/1992, 7/9/2001