The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule that requires renovation and repair contractors to be certified to work with lead paint hazards if they will work on a residential property built before 1978 in which lead-based paint will be disturbed. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates that this could be as many as 35 million homes.
The rule also applies to places where children under six spend large amounts of time, such as child care centers and schools. The certified contractor must provide the occupants (owner or tenant) with a new information booklet and must follow lead safe work practices.
EXEMPTIONS to this rule include:
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Homeowner occupants or tenant occupants who do the work themselves (without certification).
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A residence where there are no children under 6 and no pregnant women as regular residents is a possible exemption.
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If the area disturbed is less than 6 square feet indoors (NOTE: window replacement on these homes is never exempt);
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If the area disturbed is less than 20 square feet outdoors;
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If a qualified lead test specialist certifies that no lead paint will be disturbed.as well.
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