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Updated
4.23.2003
About
this database
Whenever the Rhode Island Department of Health gets a report of a child
with significant lead poisoning, it sends an inspector to the child's
residence to look for hazards.
This
database contains information about inspections closed by the Department
of Health after an inspector found lead hazards at the property, starting
in January 1993.
It does not include cases that are pending or that did not result in a
finding of hazards. Some towns in Rhode Island are not represented in
this database. N
The data, updated quarterly, are current through February 13, 2003. Any
changes to the inspection records made after that are not reflected here.
The state Department of Health compiled the database and provided it to
The Providence Journal.
NOTE:
Even if a house is listed as abated, that does not mean it will remain
lead safe. And the fact that a case was referred by the health department
to a housing authority or to the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office
does not mean that the property's lead problems have been resolved.
As
a result, information in this database is not the final word on a property's
condition. Rather, it should be used as a guideline for asking further
questions about potential lead paint hazards at a property.
If you have concerns about a property, consider talking to the landlord,
contacting the health department and calling local advocacy groups. Click
here for several helpful resources.
DEFINITION
OF TERMS
Abated:
Means all hazards were abated and case closed
by the Department of Health..
Closed
limited directed inspections:
Hazards found during minimal inspections in the late 1990s, when the health
department was short-staffed. All these cases were declared closed because
of the minimal nature of the inspections.
Parent
or grandparent owners:
Inspections where the property owner was a parent or grandparent of the
poisoned child. If the owner is unwilling to correct the hazards, or cannot
afford to do so, the health department closes the case with the existing
violation.
Referred
to housing court or local housing office:
Cases that have been referred to the attorney general's office or local
courts. In these cases, the health department no longer is taking any
enforcement action.
Soil
pending:
Means that lead hazards in the soil remain, but the health department
is not seeking compliance so the case is closed. If an owner corrects
the hazard, the health department will inspect again and note that the
hazard has been abated.
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