Information provided on this web page is taken from the EPA Website

Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) - Effective April 22, 2010- CONTRACTORS NEED: To be trained and certified as a renovator To use lead-safe work practices To keep required records To make required disclosures To know that there is a potential $37,500 penalty per violation

Why is it important?

LEAD DUST HURTS KIDS! AND EXPECTANT MOTHERS!

Repair or remodeling projects disturb lead paint and that produces lead dust. As little as an evenly dust covered piece of letter size paper and you will poison a 1,500 sq. ft. house or apartment, and will fail inspection.

You can download the EPA Small Entity Compliance Guide it is a handbook for contractors, property managers and maintenance personnel working in homes and child-occupied facilities built before 1978.
 
For additional information go to the EPA website: http://www.epa.gov/lead/

or call: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at (415) 947-4164