LEAD PAINT SAFETY

1. LEAD PAINT SAFETY PROTECTING CHILDREN IN ALL SCHOOLS

2. WHAT IS LEAD BASED PAINT? • Federal standards define lead-based paint as: • Any paint or surface coatings that contain lead equal to or in excess of 1.0 milligram per square centimeter or more than 0.5 percent by weight. • Some states and localities regulate paint with lower concentrations of lead. • It is the primary source of lead-contaminated dust in housing. • Why was lead used in paint? • Lead was added for color and durability. • Lead-based paint was banned in 1978.

3. Health Risks of Lead • Very hazardous to children. • Damages the brain and central nervous system; can cause decreased intelligence, reading and learning difficulties, behavioral problems, and hyperactivity. • Damage can be irreversible, affecting children throughout their lives. • Hazardous to pregnant women causes damage to the fetus. • Also hazardous to workers and other adults. • High blood pressure. • Loss of sex drive and/or capability. • Physical fatigue. Lead exposure causes permanent damage.

4. EFFECTS of LEAD POISONING

5. Symptoms Of Lead Poisoning are Not Always Obvious • Symptoms are easily misinterpreted by medical personnel, thus delaying effective treatment and increasing the likelihood of permanent physical and mental damage. • Only sure way to determine lead poisoning is to take a blood lead level (BLL) test.

6. Why are Dust and Debris a Problem? • Renovation activities that disturb lead-based paint create dust and debris. Debris becomes dust. • Lead-contaminated dust is poisonous. • Very small amounts of lead-contaminated dust can poison children and adults. • Children swallow dust during ordinary play activities. • Adults swallow or breathe dust during work activities. • Workers can bring lead-contaminated dust home and poison their families.

7. A Little Dust Goes a Long Way • You can’t see it. • It’s hard to sweep up. • And, it travels. One gram of lead-based paint can contaminate a large area!

8. REGULATIONS • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): • Established accredited training and certification programs for workers, supervisors, inspectors and risk assessors conducting evaluation or abatement of lead-based paint. • Established requirements for pre-renovation education. • Promulgated the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program Final Rule (RRP Rule). • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): • Established actions in Federally-assisted target housing. • Established Federal grant programs. • Established guidelines for lead-based paint evaluation and control. • U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): • Established worker protection standards. INDIVIDUAL STATES COULD HAVE THEIR OWN REGULATIONS.

9. Renovation, Repair and Painting or RRP • Why do we need regulations for lead-based paint? • Exposure to lead can cause learning disabilities and behavioral problems in developing children. • In extreme cases, exposure may result in death. • Ingestion or inhalation of dust from lead paint or contaminated soil is the most common exposure route. • Renovation projects that disturb lead paint can create lead dust.

10. RRP RULE • Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) • Section 402(c) & 406(b) • Code of Federal Regulations 40 CFR 745, Subpart E • Do these rules apply to me? • Rules apply to all renovations performed for compensation in homes, child care facilities and schools built before 1978. • Wages paid to facility maintenance staff and monies paid to outside contractors are considered compensation.

11. Renovation, Repair and Painting or RRP • Addresses activities that disturb lead-based paint in target housing and CHILD OCCUPIED FACILITIES. • It requires: • Renovators to be certified through training. • Firms to be certified. • Training providers to be accredited. • Lead-safe work practices during renovations. • Pre-renovation education in target housing and child-occupied facilities. • On or after April 22, 2010, firms working in pre-1978 homes and child-occupied facilities must be certified and use lead-safe work practices during renovations. • EPA may authorize states, territories and tribes to enforce the Rule.

12. What is achild-occupied facility? • A building or portion of a building visited regularly by the same child; • At least 3 hours a day, • At least 6 hours a week, • At least 60 hours a year. • PLAINLY SPEAKING, ALL SCHOOLS • What’s includes; • Common areas regularly used by the children. • Adjacent exterior areas.

13. Major requirementsof the RRP Rule. • Accreditation of training providers • Firm certification • Training for renovators • Information distribution before starting work • Lead-safe work practices • Record-keeping requirements

14. What constitutes a renovation? • Renovations include any activities that modify all or part of any existing structure, resulting in the disturbance of painted surfaces.

15. Examples of renovations. • Surface preparation (sanding and scraping) • Surface restoration (replastering) • Plumbing, carpentry, and HVAC work that disturbs more than 6 ft2 per room (interior) or 20 ft2 of exterior painted surfaces • Demolition of painted surfaces • Weatherization projects (window replacement)

16. What are the exemptions? • Renovation of painted surfaces that are lead-free • Emergency repairs • Minor repairs • Less than 6 square feet of painted surface per interior room • Less than 20 square feet of painted exterior surface

17. Training requirements for renovators. • Effective April 22, 2010, all renovations in COFs must be directed by a certified renovator. • EPA accredits training providers who, in turn, certify individuals as renovators upon successful completion of the renovator course. • Certified renovators must be employed by an EPA certified firm.

18. Training requirements for renovators (continued) • A certified renovator may perform renovations or train other non-certified individuals to perform renovations. • Non-certified individuals must work under the supervision of a certified renovator. • If a certified renovator trains non-certified workers, this must be documented. All required work practices must be used by both certified and renovator-trained workers

19. Requirements to distribute information before starting work • Provide the owner of the property with the Renovate Rightpamphlet. • Provide parents/guardians with the pamphlet OR post informational signs while work is ongoing. • Obtain written acknowledgment or certificate of mailing that the owner has received the pamphlet.

20. Standards for renovation activities • Post signs defining the work area. • Employ lead safe work practices • Contain the work area • Minimize dust • Clean up thoroughly

21. What to do inside • Remove or cover all objects from the work area. • Close and cover all ducts, windows and doors. • Cover the floor surface with taped-down plastic sheeting. • Ensure that all personnel, tools, and other items are free of dust and debris before leaving the work area.

22. What to do outside • Close all doors and windows within 20 feet of the renovation. • Cover the ground with plastic sheeting to a sufficient distance to collect falling paint debris.

23. Prohibited practices • Open-flame burning or torching. • Sanding, grinding and the like, unless used with HEPA exhaust control. • Use of a heat gun above 1100° F.

24. Waste from renovations • Contain waste until it is removed from the work area for storage or disposal. • Store collected waste so that dust and debris do not escape out of the work area. • Contain the waste during transport from renovation area.

25. Cleaning the work area after renovation is complete • Clean the work area until no visible dust, debris or residue remains. • Collect all paint chips and debris and seal in a heavy-duty bag. • Remove the protective sheeting. Mist the sheeting, fold the dirty side inward, and seal. • Dispose of the sheeting as waste.

26. Cleaning of interiors • Clean walls starting at the ceiling and working down to the floor. • Vacuum all remaining surfaces and objects in the work area, including furniture and fixtures, with a HEPA-equipped vacuum. • Wipe all remaining surfaces and objects in the work area with a damp cloth. • Mop uncarpeted floors.

27. Cleaning verificationof interiors • Divide the work area into 40 ft2 sections. • Wipe floors and windowsills with a wet disposable cleaning cloth. • If the cloth is no darker than the cleaning verification card, the surface has been adequately cleaned.

28. Restrictions

29. Cleaning verification ofinteriors (continued) • Repeat cleaning procedure and compare the cleaning cloth to verification card. • If the cloth is still darker than the card, wait one hour and wipe surfaces with a dry disposable cleaning cloth.

30. Cleaning verificationof exteriors • Conduct a visual inspection for dust, debris or residue. • Eliminate these conditions where they exist. • When area passes visual inspection, remove the warning signs.

31. Recordkeepingrequirements • All records necessary to demonstrate compliance with the regulations must be kept for 3 years following completion of the renovation. • These include: • reports certifying that LBP is not present • test kits used to evaluate absence/presence of LBP • records relating to information distribution requirements • Records related to warning signage • worker training records • containment and work practice records • waste management records • post-renovation cleaning • cleaning verification and/or dust sampling results

32. Contact Information National Lead Information Hotline 800-424-LEAD (5323) http://www.epa.gov/lead/

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