Today, EPA announced a new federal regulation entitled "Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program."
The Alliance for Healthy Homes and the National Center for Healthy Housing praise the new EPA regulation as a step in the right direction in saving children, workers and occupants from exposure to unhealthy levels of lead during renovation, repair, and painting activities in homes and child-occupied buildings built before 1978. At the same time, they say the rule must be strengthened to adequately protect children.
Click here to read proposed legislative actions to address shortcomings in EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting Regulation.
Click here to read frequently asked questions about the new EPA requirements for safe renovation, remodeling, and painting in pre-1978 housing and child occupied facilities.
Click here for the summary of EPA's New Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule
Click here for NCHH/AFHH press release.
Click here for EPA's announcement
Click here for a copy of the regulation
Click here for Reformatted Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rules
Click here for NCHH's comments on the proposed rule
Click here for the pamphlet Renovate Right by EPA
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