How-To References

Listed below are documents that provide information on "how-to" conduct renovation, repair, painting, and abatement activities involving lead based paint safely.

Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers, and Schools (PDF) (10 pp, 7.0MB, about PDF). General information about legal requirements for safe lead practices for homeowners, tenants, child care providers and parents during renovation activities. Also available in Spanish (PDF) (11 pp, 2.4M, about PDF).

Lead Abatement and Renovation Training Curriculums

Testing Your Home for Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil (PDF) (20 pp, 204K about PDF). Provides home owners with an understanding of lead testing methods.

Lead Paint Safety; A Field Guide for Painting, Home Maintenance, and Renovation Work (PDF) (84 pp, 1.3MB about PDF). If you perform routine maintenance on homes or apartments built before 1978, this guide will help you plan and carry out your work safely.

HUD Guidelines. The Guidelines provide detailed, comprehensive, technical information on how to identify lead-based paint hazards in housing and how to control such hazards safely and efficiently.

How-To References

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