Having work done on your place?
Use a Lead -Safe Certified Contractor.
The Danger
Lead paint poisoning hasn’t gone away. If your home or apartment was built before 1978, unqualified workers could spread lead paint dust. Even doing a small job.
• Kids: Over a million are affected right now; lead exposure can cause lower intelligence, behavior problems and learning disabilities.
• Pregnant women: Lead paint dust can be harmful to your developing fetus.
• All adults: Exposure to lead paint dust can cause high blood pressure, hypertension, and even kidney effects.
The New Rule
The EPA is requiring that contractors be Lead-Safe Certified.
• Contractors include: renovators, electricians, HVAC specialists, plumbers, painters and maintenance staff who disrupt more than six square feet of lead paint.
• If you live in an apartment or condominium, it is your right to insist on a Lead-Safe Certified contractor.
• This rule also covers schools, day care centers, or any buildings where children gather.
The Solution
Protect your family and loved ones.
• Make sure to hire a contractor who is Lead-Safe Certified.
It may cost just a little more but you’ll get the job done right.
Lead paint poisoning affects over one million children today. Adverse health effects include learning disabilities, behavioral problems, and speech delays. If not done in a lead-safe manner, renovations and repair activities that disturb lead-based paint can expose children, as well as adults, to harmful levels of lead dust.
On April 22, 2008, EPA issued a rule requiring the use of lead-safe work practices aimed at preventing lead poisoning in children. On April 22, 2010, the rule became effective and firms performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified, individual renovators must be trained by an EPA-accredited training provider, and the firms and renovators must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination.
AZ Complete Home Restoration LLC is licensed for Renovation, Repair and Painting. Certification # NAT-73767-1. Call Us at 602-535-9880.
