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Occupational Compliance Training
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Lead
Any renovation, repair, or painting (RRP) project in a pre-1978 home or building can easily create dangerous lead dust. EPA requires that RRP projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities and preschools built before 1978 be performed by lead-safe certified contractors. Generally, EPA’s Lead RRP rule does not apply to homeowners doing RRP projects in their own homes. However, it does apply if you rent all or part of your home, operate a child care center in your home or if you buy, renovate, and sell homes for profit (i.e., a house flipper).
This section applies to all construction work where an employee may be occupationally exposed to lead. All construction work excluded from coverage in the general industry standard for lead by 29 CFR 1910.1025(a)(2) is covered by this standard. Construction work is defined as work for construction, alteration and/or repair, including painting and decorating. It includes but is not limited to the following:* Demolition or salvage of structures where lead or materials containing lead are present;* Removal or encapsulation of materials containing lead;*New construction, alteration, repair, or renovation of structures, substrates, or portions thereof, that contain lead, or materials containing lead;* Installation of products containing lead;* Lead contamination/emergency cleanup;* Transportation, disposal, storage, or containment of lead or materials containing * Maintenance operations associated with the construction activities described in this paragraph.
The rules require that all lead-based paint activities in target housing (housing built before 1978) and child-occupied facilities (built before 1978) be performed by certified individuals and firms . Exclusions to the rules are housing for the elderly or persons with disabilities, unless a child younger than six years of age resides or is expected to reside in that housing, or target housing with zero bedrooms. These rules also do not apply to homeowners performing lead-based paint activities in dwellings that they own, unless the dwelling is occupied by a person or persons other than the owner or the owner's immediate family while the lead activities are being performed.
What are the Health Effects of Lead?
Lead can affect almost every organ and system in your body. Children six years old and younger are most susceptible to the effects of lead.ChildrenEven low levels of lead in the blood of children can result in:Behavior and learning problemsLower IQ and HyperactivitySlowed growthHearing ProblemsAnemiaIn rare cases, ingestion of lead can cause seizures, coma and even death.
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Lead Supervisor Lead Supervisor Refresher Lead Worker (2 day) OSHA lead Worker (1 day) Lead Renovator (1 day) April 8 & 10
on request call 832-436-8669
