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Pre-Renovation Lead Information Rule - TSCA 406(b)
If conducted improperly, renovations in housing with lead-based paint can create serious health hazards to workers and occupants by releasing large amounts of lead dust and debris. Section 406 of TSCA directed EPA to develop requirements for renovators to distribute a lead hazard information pamphlet to housing owners and occupants before conducting renovations in pre-1978 housing. EPA published these requirements in a final rule on June 1, 1998. The Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Final Rule (PDF) (79 pp, 847K), published on April 22, 2008, amends and supplements the 1999 rule.
New EPA Requirements
As of June 23, 2008, renovators are required to distribute a lead hazard information pamphlet to the owners and administrators of child-occupied facilities before beginning renovations in these facilities. Renovators must also make renovation information available to the parents or guardians of children under age six that attend these facilities. As defined in the rule, child-occupied facilities are residential, public or commercial buildings built before 1978 where children under age six are present on a regular basis. Child care facilities and kindergarten and pre-kindergarten classrooms are examples of child-occupied facilities.
Also as ofDecember 22, 2008, contractors must use the renovation-specific lead hazard information pamphlet, Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers, and Schools (PDF) (10 pp, 7.0MB), to comply with these requirements.
For more information, visit EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting web page, or contact the National Lead Information Center (NLIC) at 1-800-424-LEAD [5323] to speak with an information specialist.
Final Rules and Policy in Effect
Final Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
Interpretive Guidance, Part I - May 28, 1999 (PDF) (7 pp, 18K)
Correction to Interpretive Guidance, Part I - May 28, 1999 (PDF) (2 pp, 6K)
Interpretive Guidance, Part II - October 15, 1999 (PDF) (9 pp, 18K)
Interpretive Guidance, Part III - January 2, 2002 (PDF) (3 pp, 9K)
Interpretive Guidance, Part IV - January 24, 2005 (PDF) (1 pg, 8K)
Information: Press Releases, Fact Sheets, Q/A's, Etc.
Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers, and Schools (PDF) (10 pp, 7.0MB)
Contractors: Lead Safety During Renovation (PDF) (2 pp, 1.5MB)
EPA Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right (PDF) (34 pp, 2.5MB)