التجديد الآمن من الرصاص
If your home was built before 1978 it is more likely to contain lead-based paint. Once the paint starts to deteriorate it becomes a serious hazard. Your family can become exposed to lead by:
- Dust from lead-based paint, due to normal wear and tear or due to renovations.
- Flaking and peeling lead-based paint.
If you live in an older house, routine maintenance can keep the paint intact. This will reduce your family’s risk of exposure to harmful lead dust and paint chips.
البدء
Before beginning any renovation, repair, or painting (RRP) projects on an older home, it is a good idea to figure out if there is lead-based paint present. Homes built before 1978 are likely to contain lead-based paint. To be sure, hire a lead-safe certified contractor or risk assessor to test your home for lead-based paint.
A professional is likely to be more thorough than doing it yourself. However, there are also ways to take your own samples and submit them to a lab for testing:
- قائمة وكالة حماية البيئة مختبرات معتمدة.
- The Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS) maintains a searchable قائمة بالمختبرات المعتمدة located in Virginia.
If you plan to upgrade or renovate your home yourself, make sure to use safe renovation practices to protect your family from lead exposure. Doing renovation, repair, or painting (RRP) projects without proper precautions can expose you and your family to high levels of lead. Activities such as scraping old paint or removing it with a heat gun can produce dangerous lead dust, chips and fumes. In-depth guidelines for lead-safe renovations can be found on the EPA's website.
Remember, if your home is used as a family day care home EPA’s RRP rule requires all RRP projects to be completed by a lead-safe certified contractor.
استأجر مقاولًا معتمدًا من Lead Safe
It may be best to hire a lead-certified contractor rather than doing this work yourself. If you hire a professional contractor, choose one that is certified under the EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) program.
When you hire a contractor:
- تأكد من حصول الفرد أو الشركة على شهادة EPA RRP.
- تأكد من أن عقدك ينص على أن جميع الأعمال سيتم تنفيذها باستخدام ممارسات العمل الآمنة للرصاص.
- تأكد من إجراء اختبار التخليص بمجرد اكتمال المشروع.
- احصل على نسخة من النتائج التي تظهر عدم ترك غبار الرصاص الخطير.
Abatement
Abatement means permanently controlling lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards.
Use a licensed lead abatement firm if the main purpose of the project is to make the house lead-safe. Virginia law (CVA 54.1, Chapter 5) requires lead contractors and certain individuals to have a license before conducting activities that disturb lead-based paint. The Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) administers this license program. Their phone number is (804) 367-8595.
- قم بزيارة يبحث DPOR عن مقاول أو عامل رئيسي مرخص للتحقق من الترخيص وحالة الترخيص وسجل الشكاوى والمزيد.
After choosing a contractor or individual:
- Check for any complaints.
- Develop a contract for the scope of services.
- Specify in the contract the detailed nature of the work.
- Explain that the purpose of the project is to remove lead paint hazards or to abate lead-based paint. This will protect you, your family, and your community in case there are any legal problems.
Notification to Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI):
Virginia regulation (16 VAC 25-35-30) requires written notification of any lead project by the contractor or individual to the DOLI:
There is no fee for residential property (16 VAC 25-35-40). The provision for emergency notifications (less than the required 20 days) is available (16 VAC 25-35-30).
Note: At present, DOLI does not issue an actual permit for lead abatement projects that do not require a fee. Contractors do not have to wait for DOLI to send them a permit to start the project after they have submitted the notification.
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