Alliance Environmental Blog

We Get Mail! - Your Lead Regulation Questions Answered

Anna, one of our blog readers, sent us some follow-up questions for our blog about the Lead:  Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) rules and we thought you might like to know the answers as well!

This information comes to us courtesy of our Director of Client Relations, Bill Wood:

1. Under California law, can we use the EPA approved lead test kits? 

No, those test kits are not recognized by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA).

2. When renovating a pre-1978 home, must we either hire a State-certified lead inspector, or assume that lead is in the paint and follow the EPA’s safe work practices?

Yes, those are your two options.

3. Do we have to hire a State-certified lead inspector for the clearance or can we follow the EPA’s rule and use a certified renovator?

If you have to perform a lead abatement, then a third-party clearance test is required. If you are doing a repair or renovation, it may not be required, but the rules are even unclear to us!  Plan to err on the side of caution!

UPDATE: We just received word from one of our amazing consultants that in California, only State-certified inspectors can conduct the required clearance testing, but clearance is only required after abatement or on projects involving child poisoning.  Repair and renovation work in California only requires a self-verification, except in San Diego, where it is required based on the specific paint.

Thanks for reading the blog , Anna!  We hope you will come back often and feel free to ask questions via email or in our comments section! 

If you have any questions about Lead Abatement, Asbestos, Pest Control or any of the other services we offer at Alliance Environmental Group, please contact us! You can also Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter for tips, updates and advice!

Have a terrific weekend and let’s all wish Bill Wood a great round of golf today at the Western Property Management Golf Tournament!

Wendy

Wendy Stackhouse is the Online Community Manager for Alliance Environmental Group.  Wendy would love to hear from you in the comments or on Facebook or Twitter any time!