Mandated by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) standard 24 CFR Section 1330 (a) (4), Leadership Safe Practices provides those who undertake renovation work at homes built before 1978 with guidance on the procedures they must use to prevent creating lead hazards.
Lead poisoning remains a major environmental health issue, and while we most often associate this disease with childhood, high levels of lead exposure are associated with serious adult health conditions, such as high blood pressure and dementia.
Workers who remodel or renovate older homes where the possibility of high lead paint is particularly vulnerable to lead exposure. Their work creates contaminated dust which they then breathe. They can also endanger their families by bringing back contaminated dust to their work clothes.
The National Security Council stressed that everyone should be aware of the potential presence of lead paint in homes built before 1978, and notes that... "Such awareness is very important for those involved in the building trade, as well as the do-it-yourself, to learn how to do their job in a safe way. "
Effective April 22, 2010, under the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rules (EPS), the EPA mandates that the company undertake renovations, repairs, and paint projects that disrupt lead-based paint in pre-1978 homes, childcare facilities, and schools certified by the EPA and that they use certified renovation experts trained by EPA approved training providers to follow safe work practices. Individuals can become certified renovators by taking an approved training course.
Anyone conducting RRP projects in pre-1978 homes and child-occupied facilities should learn how to use lead-safe practices and follow these three simple procedures:
- Contains a work area.
- Minimize dust.
- Clean thoroughly.
Video Lead safe work practices
References
- http://www.hcd.ca.gov/fa/home/manual2006/06/D01_Lead-Based_Paint_Chapter.doc Housing and Urban Development - Lead-Based Cat Chapter
Maps Lead safe work practices
See also
- Health care in the United States
- Ban on Malicious Dangerous Substances (RoHS) in the EU
- Workers protected by OSHA Lead Regulationshttps://www.osha.gov/SLTC/lead/construction.html
External links
- Office of Housing and Urban Development
- Environmental Quality Institution - Main Poisoning Prevention Program
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