Lead Paint Guide

The Importance of Lead Paint Law
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios


Defined Tag: Lead Paint Law.

The first lead paint law or regulation was passed in the year 1978 by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. It is the 16 Code of Federal Regulations CFR 1303 wherein paint that has an amount of lead exceeding more than 0.06 % are banned for use in residential houses. The definition of a lead-based paint in this regulation has been adopted by most states.

Housing and Urban Development or HUD has issued guidelines that will evaluate a property for lead-based paint. There are currently two testing procedures observed in the lead-testing industry; the lead-based paint inspections and lead-based paint risk assessment.

Lead-based paint inspections evaluate all painted surfaces within an area to identify spots where lead-based paint is present while a lead-based paint risk assessment cover only the testing of deteriorating painted surfaces and the gathering of dust samples for checking of the presence of any lead content. In chapter 7 of the 1997 revised HUD guidelines, lead-based paint inspection procedures are outlined while lead-based paint risk assessment procedures are available in chapter 5 of the same HUD guidelines.

A disclosure regulation of lead-based paints was enacted last year 1996. In the said regulation, owners of pre-1978 houses are required to disclose to prospective buyers or renters of their property about the presence of lead-based paint. It also requires that the buyers or renters be given with a pamphlet titled, "Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home." Other EPA-approved pamphlets are available together with a disclosure statement.

Lead-based paints were identified to be the cause of a number of physiological and mental problems in both the adults and the children. The lead paint law aims to protect the public from hazards caused by lead-based paints. Due to the recent recall of children toys manufactured in China, another lead paint law is expected to be enacted that will cover testing of toys and other products with possible lead-based paints.

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