EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm
Federally certified to renovate, repair and paint homes built before 1978, following the EPA’s lead-safe work practices.
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EPA
EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm
Renovation, Repair & Painting (RRP) Program
Certified only for purposes of Section 402 of TSCA.
No. 02 / Pre-1978 homes
What the certification means
A house built before 1978 may have lead-based paint, and the EPA’s Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule says the firm working on it must be certified. The rule is there to keep lead dust away from the people who live in the house during a renovation, children under six most of all.
McDermaid is an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm. Our crews are trained in lead-safe work practices, and we follow the RRP Rule on every pre-1978 job.
Lead paint on the Peninsula
How common it is.
Lead-based paint was banned for residential use in 1978, but an estimated 37 million homes in the United States still contain lead paint hazards. Homes built before 1950 are the most likely, and there are many of them in Professorville, Crescent Park and the other established Peninsula neighborhoods.
The RRP Rule · Triggers
When RRP Applies
The RRP Rule applies to renovation work on pre-1978 housing when:
- The work disturbs more than 6 square feet of interior painted surface
- The work disturbs more than 20 square feet of exterior painted surface
- The work involves window replacement or demolition
On those jobs the firm has to follow RRP work practices and give you the EPA’s lead hazard information pamphlet before work starts.
No. 03 / On site
What a lead-safe job looks like
On a pre-1978 house, in this order.
- 01
Testing
A lead test kit, or an assessment by a certified inspector
- 02
Containment
Plastic sheeting closes the work area off from the rooms you’re using
- 03
Work
We mist the surfaces and keep the dust down while we work
- 04
HEPA Cleanup
HEPA vacuuming and wet wiping
- 05
Clearance
A visual check, and dust wipe samples where required
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