Assuring Safe Practices
The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - Environmental Health Unit enforces
regulatory compliance for lead hazard evaluations and
abatement projects. The primary focus is on locations
occupied or visited by children, such as residences and
public access buildings. They:
- Work to reduce and eliminate lead hazards and exposures.
- Conduct field investigations and respond to tips and/or complaints from the public about unsafe lead work practices.
- Respond to questions from the
general public and provide technical
assistance to them and other
governmental agencies about regulatory
requirements and lead-safe work
practices.
- Provide lead-safe work practices training to contractors, local government agencies, and property owners/property management companies.
Reporting Unsafe Work
Practices
The following work practices may create lead hazards and are prohibited
when performed on homes or buildings built prior to 1978, or any
industrial structure:
- Open flame burning or torching
- Machine sanding/grinding without
containment
- Hydro-blasting/pressure
washing without containment
- Abrasive/sand blasting without
containment
- Dry sanding/scraping without
containment
If you observe any of these unsafe work practices,
file a complaint.
Our program can provide lead-safe work practices training to
contractors, local government agencies, and property
owners/property management companies at no cost.
Request a training.
