THE WORK IS NOT FINISHED UNTIL IT PASSES.™
Independent Chapter 424 lead clearance testing by a Maine DEP Certified Lead Inspector and Risk Assessor—so owners, contractors, occupants, and regulators can verify the work area before project closeout or reoccupancy.
THE CLEAR-TO-RETURN™ LEAD CLEARANCE PACKAGE
One independent service takes completed lead work to a documented clearance decision. HarborLight reviews the scope, performs the required visual assessment, collects representative dust and, when applicable, soil samples, coordinates accredited laboratory analysis, interprets pass or fail results, and delivers clear closeout documentation. If a sample does not meet the applicable clearance standard, the represented area must be recleaned and retested. You will know what failed, what happens next, and what closes the loop. Built for lead-abatement contractors, property owners, landlords, housing managers, municipalities, schools, childcare facilities, and project supervisors who cannot afford an uncertain handoff.
THE CHAPTER 424 CLEARANCE PROCESS
1 — CONFIRM THE PROJECT SCOPE: Identify the work area, abated components, containment, and surfaces represented by the examination.
2 — REVIEW PROJECT RECORDS: Confirm the work is ready for independent clearance and identify special sampling requirements.
3 — PERFORM THE VISUAL ASSESSMENT: Verify work is complete and the work area and decontamination areas are free of visible waste, debris, paint chips, and settled dust. Visible debris means recleaning before sampling.
4 — COLLECT REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES: Dust wipes are taken from the correct floors, windows, porches, and other required locations. Soil may require visual assessment and sampling depending on the abatement method.
5 — USE AN ACCREDITED LABORATORY: Samples are analyzed using approved methods.
6 — MAKE THE CLEARANCE DETERMINATION: Results are compared with applicable Chapter 424 standards. A failed result triggers recleaning and retesting of the represented area.
7 — DELIVER THE CLOSEOUT RECORD: You receive understandable results, a pass/fail conclusion, and required project and Maine DEP documentation.
WHAT CLEARANCE PROVES—AND WHAT IT DOES NOT
A clearance examination answers a focused question: was the lead-abatement work properly completed, and do the sampled areas meet the applicable clearance standards? It is independent post-work verification—not cleaning, abatement, a contractor’s self-certification, a whole-property lead risk assessment, or an automatic Lead-Safe Certificate. The report can support reoccupancy decisions, contractor acceptance, regulatory closeout, owner records, and dispute prevention. Your examination is performed by Michael Marquis, Maine DEP Certified Lead Inspector LI-0526 and Lead Risk Assessor LR-0432. When the stakes are pass or fail, independence, correct sampling, defensible documentation, and direct answers matter.
