EPA requires tetsing of homes built before 1978

If you have a contractor do remodeling work in your home, and your home was built before 1978, the contractor must notify you of new EPA rules governing renovation work as follows.

To protect against this risk, on April 22, 2008, EPA issued a rule requiring the use of lead-safe practices and other actions aimed at preventing lead poisoning. Under the rule, beginning April 22, 2010, contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination.

EPA requires that firms performing renovation, repair, and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in pre-1978 homes, child care facilities and schools be certified by EPA and that they use certified renovators who are trained by EPA-approved training providers to follow lead-safe work practices. Individuals can become certified renovators by taking an eight-hour training course from an EPA-approved training provider.

Healthy Living Spaces has a certified EPA Lead Dust Sampling Technician on staff that can perform post-renovation testing in your home to verify hazardous levels of lead are not present after the contractor is done. Contact:

Healthy Living Spaces LLC
www.healthylivingspaces.com

Santa Fe (serving all New Mexico and surrounding areas)
(505) 992-9905
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