A preliminary visual inspection is completed after which steps?

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A preliminary visual inspection is done once the major removal and initial cleanup are finished. At that stage, the goal is to verify that the bulk of the lead-containing material has been removed and that the area looks clean and properly contained, with no obvious debris or residues remaining. This timing is essential because you need to see the actual cleanup results to decide if further cleaning, repairs, or adjustments are needed before moving on to final clearance testing. If you checked visuals earlier, during the work, you’d be assessing ongoing activity rather than the completed state. If you waited until after final clearance, it would be too late to address any issues found, since final clearance relies on dust wipe sampling and validated results. If issues are found, they’re corrected and the area is cleaned again before final clearance proceeds.