5/18/2017 Gmail - inquiry to CDPH

joerubin<rubin.joe@gmail.com>

inquirytoCDPH
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Conens,Matt(CDPHOPA)<Matt.Conens@cdph.ca.gov> Tue,Jul26,2016at8:42AM
To:"joerubin(rubin.joe@gmail.com)"<rubin.joe@gmail.com>

Joe

Belowistheinformationyourequested.Illforwardtheotherinformationassoonasitsavailable.

Again,ifyouneedtoattributethisinformationpleaseattributeittoCDPHunlessotherwiseindicated.

QUESTIONS:

IstherearecordofcertificationforJeff(Jeffrey)Hannah?
CDPHRESPONSE:CDPHdidnotidentifyaLeadRelatedConstructioncertificationforJeff(Jeffrey)Hannahthatwould
allowhimtoperformaleadhazardevaluation,includingsamplingforleadinpaint,dustorsoil.

Doesacityemployeehavetobecertifiedpersonallytocollectleadsamples?Orcanacitytrainemployeesto
collectleadsamples?
CDPHRESPONSE:PerTitle17,CaliforniaCodeofRegulations,Sections35001,etseq.,anindividualhastobecertified
byCDPHtocollectleadsamplesaspartofaleadhazardevaluation.AcitythatisnotaCDPHaccreditedtraining
providercannottrainemployeestocollectleadsamplesforaleadhazardevaluation.OnlyindividualscertifiedbyCDPH
cancollectleadsamplesforaleadhazardevaluation.

MattConens

OfficeofPublicAffairs

CaliforniaDepartmentofPublicHealth(CDPH)

(916)4407259(mainoffice)
(916)4456350(cubicle)

joerubin<rubin.joe@gmail.com> Tue,Jul26,2016at8:56AM
To:RachelLeibrock<rachell@newsreview.com>

FYIThisisrelatedtothecitycollectingmultipletestswhichwerefakedordonecompletelywrong.I'llintegrateintodraft
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5/18/2017 Gmail - inquiry to CDPH

JoeRubin
InvestigativeJournalist/Producer
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