Not certified, so I don't know for certain, I was certified under some old rules at one time, as well as a little common sense tells me that even if disturbing less than 6 sq ft, you should make some effort to contain your lead containing debris, might not require as thorough of an effort as is required if disturbing more than 6 sq ft.
In other words don't place a 4000 cfm fan right next to where you are cutting in that outlet box to clear the dust away as you cut the hole, maybe a vacuum is a better idea, even if it is not one designed for containing lead dust.
most shop vacs are indoor leaf blowers. they are worse than nothing at all.
you are better off with no air movement, and wiping up with a damp cloth
afterwards. noncompliant, but better than the leaf blower.
lead dust, obviously, settles... an hour or two, and it's on the ground...
the asbestos word, can stay airborne for days....
so, in common sense land, far away from certificationville, a real hepa vac,
with certification, right next to whatever is cutting, is going to take care of
the problem pretty well... a piece of plastic 6' square put underneath to get
any strays should be good enough.
it isn't good enough in compliance land. it is what it is. my menu of flat rate
charges now has a "EPA mandated lead paint control" item for $400.
that's the basic charge. i explain that the federal government, those same
people who brought us 300 lb. auto bumpers and oil import quotas, had a
bright idea. this is my cost to comply with it, without markup.
i explain that failure to comply, leaves one or both of us open for a fine
not to exceed $37,500 per violation. i'll further explain that they can find
another electrician who isn't certified, who will do the work without proper
procedures, and they probably won't get caught.
it's their choice. i've reached the point where i really don't care what they do.
in the last week, i've picked up 4 service changes. all of them are pre '78.
all my service changes went up $200 to pay for having to deal with this BS.
it's pretty simple... i will have a prep day, and go do all four of the stucco
removals on one day... out comes the fein tool, cut the stucco where i want
it, bag it, and clean up. zip poles at an angle, and plastic from the eaves to
the ground.
then one service per day. i've done two in one day, and that day ended at 9 pm
under a quartz light... one a day is sufficient.
so, five days work, $10,400 gross. i can live with that.