There is a new lead-based paint law that has been issued by the Environmental Protection Agency. The new law, the Toxic Substance Control Act, requires that companies must be certified by the EPA and workers must also be certified to remove or do activities that might disturb lead-based paint. These activities usually include renovation, repair, and painting done in or near areas that have lead-based paint (properties that were built before 1978). This law comes with heavy penalties as well, up to $37,500 per violation, per day. Not only can the contractor be fined, but Realtors and Brokers can be fined as well. Read on for a little more information about lead-based paint.
Lead-based paint was used in construction prior to 1978. Lead can cause a multitude of health problems for both children and adults which include:
- reproductive problems
- high blood pressure
- hearing issues (children)
- nerve disorders
- memory and concentration problems
- muscle and joint paint
- headaches (especially in children)
- brain and nervous system damage (children)
- hyperactivity and other behavioral and learning problems (children)
Lead can enter our systems by putting things in our mouth that have lead on them, eatting dirt or paint chips that can contain lead. breathing in dust during renovations. For children, lead is especially dangerous because they often put everything in their mouths . their bodies absorb more lead, they are more sensitive to the effects of lead.
For more
information about the new lead-based paint law or for
lead-based paint removal from a certified contractor in the Tulsa, OK area, call Jonathon Knapp of Residential Repair at 918-621-1020 or
www.residentialrepairinc.com.
For a complete article on the new lead-based paint law, visit
www.darrylbaskin.com.
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