TL;DR
HEPA vacuuming is the cleanup step in lead, mold, and asbestos work where every surface in the containment, floors, sills, ledges, plastic sheeting, and tools, is vacuumed with a sealed high-efficiency machine before wet wiping and clearance testing. The EPA lead-safe rule prescribes the sequence: vacuum, wet wipe, vacuum again, because dry dust drives failed clearance wipes.
What it means
HEPA vacuuming is the cleanup step in lead, mold, and asbestos work where every surface in the containment, floors, sills, ledges, plastic sheeting, and tools, is vacuumed with a sealed high-efficiency machine before wet wiping and clearance testing. The EPA lead-safe rule prescribes the sequence: vacuum, wet wipe, vacuum again, because dry dust drives failed clearance wipes. On painting jobs in pre-1978 homes it is the visible difference between lead-safe practice and an ordinary sanding cleanup.
Where it sits in the glossary
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