Federal and State Agencies Strictly Enforcing Lead Paint Protection Standards to Provide Safe and Healthful Environments for Children and Workers

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Employers have a legal responsibility to provide workers with safe and healthful workplaces. Anything less is unacceptable.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) December 04, 2013

Regulatory agencies such as OSHA and EPA have begun heavily enforcing lead poisoning prevention and worker safety standards for contractors, land lords, and facilities such as day care centers and schools (EPA Fines Violators for the Lead Renovating, Repair and Painting Rule, May 13, 2013; http://news.agc.org/2013/05/13/epa-fines-violators-of-the-lead-renovation-repair-and-painting-rule/).

“Lead exposure is preventable when you know what to look for and what to do,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “These settlements serve as an important reminder of the importance of using lead-safe practices to protect the health of our children and prevent lead poisoning.” (EPA Fines 16 Firms for Violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule, Nov 14, 2012; http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/2467feca60368729852573590040443d/d617995bb7b0722e85257ab6006f453b!OpenDocument)

Lead paint risk mitigation is critical not only to protect children, but also for businesses. "Employers have a legal responsibility to provide workers with safe and healthful workplaces. Anything less is unacceptable," said MaryAnn Garrahan, OSHA Philadelphia regional administrator (Region 3 News Release: 13-138-PHI (osha 13-004); Jan. 30, 2013; https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=23583)

The US EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP) rule requires that contractors that work on pre-1978 dwellings and child-occupied facilities be trained and certified to use lead-safe work practices. This ensures that common renovation and repair activities are done in ways that minimize dangerous lead dust. On May 13, 2013, the EPA announced that it could enact a commercial RRP rule by January 1, 2017. The rule would also cover public buildings. This rule could affect commercial/public contractors, including those who do industrial building construction, commercial and institutional building construction, as well as other contractors (Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program for Public and Commercial Buildings; http://www.epa.gov/rfa/lead-pncb.html).

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