| Starting on April 22, 2010, the new EPA Law | | | | 1. Brain Damage |
| "Renovation, Repair and Lead Paint Law" will go into | | | | 2. Central Nervous System Damage |
| effect. This new law will require all contractors, | | | | 3. Decreased Attention Span |
| sub-contractors, handymen, facilities managers, | | | | 4. Impaired Hearing Loss |
| propety engineers and others contractors paid to | | | | 5. Reading and Learning Disabilities |
| replace windows, doors, window trim, drywall or | | | | 6. Reduced IQ Scores |
| renovate residential houses, apartments and | | | | 7. Mental Retardation |
| child-occupied facilities built before 1978 to be certified | | | | 8. Seizures, Convulsions and Coma |
| by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). | | | | 9. Death from over exposure |
| What this means for you: If you own, rent, lease or live | | | | I know this list sounds pretty strong but lead paint can |
| in a home that was built prior to 1978, any work | | | | cause serious damage to children. The health effects |
| performed in your home such as sanding, cutting, | | | | are serious and nothing to play around with. So if you |
| demolition, window replacement, dry wall replacement | | | | own a house prior to 1978, check out any contractors |
| and other renovations will require a certified EPA | | | | credentials. If they do not have a EPA Certification, do |
| Contractor to do the work. | | | | not hire them especially if you have children in your |
| This is a good change for the EPA because it is a | | | | home. If you have are curious about the law, go to the |
| giant step forward in protecting your children from lead | | | | Environmental Protection Agency Website. |
| dust that may result from disturbing any lead-based | | | | If you are doing the work yourself, it is important to |
| paint. This law is long overdue because of the dangers | | | | know the new Lead Paint Guidelines, so you can |
| that lead-based paint causes to our children. Children | | | | protect your family. It is better to be safe than sorry in |
| are most susceptible to lead-based paint or dust from | | | | the long run. |
| it. Lead Paint dust can cause the following problems in | | | | If you have any question, visit our website or call us. |
| our children from exposure: | | | | |