Lead Paint & Vermont’s Essential Maintenance Practices

1. Lead Paint&Vermont’s EssentialMaintenance Practices Training approved by the Vermont Department of Health 2009

2. Training presented byVermont Housing & Conservation BoardLead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program1-800-290-0527

3. General Information • Trainer Introduction • Location of Rest Rooms • Break Schedule • Questions are encouraged • Registration Form • Course Evaluation Form • Examination

4. Course Materials • Course Manual • Lead Paint Safety Field Guide >>

5. Course Materials • Compliance Statement • Disclosure Pamphlet • Poster

6. Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Health Effects / Sources of Lead III. Essential Maintenance Practices IV. Record Keeping / Disclosure

7. Section I Introduction Manual Page 5

8. Purpose • To protect young children from exposure to lead paint hazards and lead-contaminated dust caused by deteriorating paint. • To learn how to safely maintain and renovate older housing that contains lead paint.

9. Purpose • Creates a ‘standard of care’ with respect to lead paint in rental housing and child care facilities. • Provides some legal protections for property owners who comply with the law.

10. What does the Vermont Lead Paint Law Require? • Completion of approved training. • Performance of Essential Maintenance Practices (EMPs). • Submission of a Compliance Statement. • Informational pamphlet & copy of Compliance Statement provided to tenants. • Posting a notice for tenants to report deteriorated paint.

11. Essential Maintenance Practices (EMPs) • Visual Inspection of Painted Surfaces • Safe Repairs to Problem Areas • Do Not Use Prohibited Practices • Window Well (Trough) Liners • Special Cleaning Practices – including removal of paint chips

12. About the Course • Meets the training requirements of Vermont’s Lead Paint Law (Title 18, Chapter 38) • Listed as an approved course under federal law (Lead Safe Housing Rule - 24 CRF Part 35)

13. When does the Law apply? • Vermont’s law applies to alltargetresidential rental units and child care facilities in buildings constructed before 1978. • The law applies to ALL pre-1978 target rental property, whether or not children live there.

14. What Types of Properties or Situations are Exempt? • A Vermont-licensed lead paint inspector or risk assessor has certified that the property is lead free.

15. What Types of Properties or Situations are Exempt? • Zero (0) bedroom dwellings like studio or efficiency apartments unless a child under 6 resides there. • Dwellings located in multiple unit buildings or projects reserved for the exclusive use of the elderly or persons with disabilities, unless a child under 6 resides there.

16. What Types of Properties or Situations are Exempt? • Units in hotels, motels, or other lodging, including condominiums that are rented for transient occupancy for 30 days or less • Renting a single room in your home unless a child age 6 or younger is present.

17. Recent Changes to Vermont’s Lead Paint Law Unsafe work practices are prohibited in pre-1978 housing, rental and owner occupied. Specialized cleaning in all common areas at least annually. All visible paint chips must be removed from the property. No cleaning required in occupied units unless work is done.

18. Recent Changes to Vermont’s Lead Paint Law Compliance Statements instead of Affidavits. Tenants must be given copies of Compliance Statements. New requirements for real estate transactions involving pre-1978 residential properties. New enforcement provisions.

19. Limitations of This Course This training does not qualify individuals for the following: • Lead Abatement Work • Inspections, Risk Assessments • Paint, Dust or Soil Sampling • EPA Renovator (new 2010)

20. Basic Principles • Assume lead paint is present. • Avoid creating and spreading dust by using safe practices. • Protect occupants, especially children, and workers. • Clean up after all work. • Maintain building in good condition.

21. Unsafe Work Practices(Prohibited) Anyone disturbing or repairing more than one(1) sq/ft of paint in pre-1978 housing must use Lead Safe Work Practices. Certain unsafe practices are prohibited in all pre-1978 housing.

22. Unsafe Work Practices(Prohibited) It is illegal to remove Lead-Based Paint by: • Open flame burning or torching • Heat guns operated at >1100 F • Dry scraping / dry sanding • Machine sanding or grinding • Uncontained hydro-blasting or high pressure washing • Abrasive blasting without HEPA exhaust • Use of chemical strippers containing Methylene Chloride

23. Lead Safe Work Practices(Required in all pre-1978 housing) Limiting access to work areas Containing work areas with plastic sheeting Using protective clothing Misting painted surfaces before scraping or sanding Wetting paint debris before sweeping

24. HEPA Vacuums High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filter Type of air filter that removes 99.97% of particles 0.3 microns or larger. Removes all particulates including dust, allergens, pet dander, and lead. Helpful for asthmatics, allergy sufferers.

25. HEPA Vacuums HEPA filters now available on many vacuum types. Overall quality of vacuum will determine effectiveness. Pre-filters and good bags will extend life of HEPA filters. Caution: bag-less vacuums and shop vacs will become contaminated in collection chamber.

26. Section II Health Effects Manual Page 9

27. What is Lead? • A metallic element with a chemical symbol “Pb”. • Does not break down over time. • Used widely by humans for thousands of years. • Toxic to humans. • League of Nations banned lead paint for residential uses in the 1920’s.

28. No “Safe” Level of Lead There is no “safe” level of lead in the human body. Even small amounts have been shown to cause damage. Unlike other heavy metals such as iron and zinc, the human body has no use for lead.

29. Action Levels • In February 2007 the Vermont Department of Health lowered the “level of concern” for lead in children’s blood to 5 micrograms per deciliter (ug/dl). • The federal level of concern remains at 10 ug/dl.

30. Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels • In 2008, at least 1261 Vermont children six or younger had blood lead levels at 5 ug/dl or greater. • Not all children are tested, therefore the actual number of children with elevated blood lead levels is unknown.

31. Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels • Based on the child’s blood lead level, the Health Department will take action, up to and including an environmental investigation of the child’s home and other environs. • In most cases, there is no medical treatment to remove lead from the body. Levels will drop slowly if the source of exposure is removed.

32. Facts about Lead Poisoning • Affects both adults and children • Silent / no obvious symptoms • Affects virtually every system in the body • All cases are preventable • Housing-based hazards the most common cause

33. Lead’s Effects on Children • Damage to the brain and nervous system • Behavior and learning problems • Slowed growth • Hearing problems, headaches • Other non-specific symptoms

34. Lead’s Effects on Children A child died from lead poisoning in 2001 in Manchester, NH A child died in Minnesota in 2006 after ingesting a toy charm that came with children’s shoes. The charm was 97% lead.

35. How do Children get Lead in Their Bodies? • Ingesting lead-contaminated dust or paint chips from deteriorating paint. • Ingesting soil contaminated with lead from paint chips or leaded gasoline. • Inhaling lead dust or fumes.

36. How do Children get Lead in Their Bodies? • Normal hand-to-mouth behaviors of young children contribute to ingestion of lead. • Children absorb more of the lead they ingest than adults.

37. Blood Testing for Lead • All Children should be tested at ages 1 and 2. • If at risk, further testing may be appropriate. • Adults should be tested if they believe they have exposure from workplace or hobbies.

38. Lead’s Effects on Adults • Nerve disorders, muscle & joint pain. • Physical fatigue, memory and concentration problems. • Loss of sex drive and function. • High blood pressure. • Digestive problems. • Pregnant women can release lead from their bones which can damage fetus.

39. How do Adults get Lead in Their Bodies? • Breathe in lead dust (especially during renovations that disturb painted surfaces). • Put their hands or other objects covered with lead dust in their mouths while eating, drinking, or smoking.

40. How do Adults get Lead in Their Bodies? • Working with lead in their occupation or hobbies such as using indoor gun ranges, making stained glass, ceramics, or auto repair, to name a few. • Mr. Gregory Blodgett of Bellows Falls, Vermont (manual page 15)

41. Typical Lead Dust Creation * * OSHA’s PEL, 50 µg/m3

42. Dust Paint Soil Industrial Emissions Water Keys / Brass Items Ceramics Gasoline Many others Common Sources of Lead

43. How Widespread is Lead Paint in Housing?

44. Section III Essential Maintenance Practices Manual Page 23

45. Essential Maintenance Practices (EMPs) • Lead Safe Work Practices • Visual Inspection of Painted Surfaces • Paint Stabilization • Window Well (Trough) Liners • Special Cleaning Practices • Removal of Paint Chips

46. Lead Safe Work Practices(Required in all pre-1978 housing) Limiting access to work areas Containing work areas with plastic sheeting Using protective clothing Misting painted surfaces before scraping or sanding Wetting paint debris before sweeping

47. Unsafe Work Practices(Prohibited) Removing Lead-Based Paint by: Open flame burning or torching Heat guns operated at >1100 F Dry scraping / dry sanding Machine sanding or grinding Uncontained hydro-blasting or high pressure washing Abrasive blasting without HEPA exhaust Use of chemical strippers containing Methylene Chloride

48. Benefits of Safe Work Practices • Protect your health • Protect your family by not bringing dust home with you • Protect residents, especially children • Simplify daily and final cleanup • Enhance reputation for knowledge and professionalism

49. Don’t Spread Lead Video

50. Protective Clothing Anyone disturbing painted surfaces should take precautions to keep dust and debris off of themselves. Disposable coveralls & shoe covers Gloves / painter’s hat Pre-moistened disposable wipes for wiping face and hands N-100-rated disposable or other approved respirators