Federal Regulation Will Require Renovators to Work Safely with Lead- Paint

U.S. Newswire, March, 2008

To: GARDEN EDITORS

Contact: Patrick MacRoy of the Alliance for Healthy Homes, 1- 202-347-7610, ext. 14; or Phillip Dodge of the National Center for Healthy Housing, 1-443-539-4168

WASHINGTON, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Healthy Homes and the National Center for Healthy Housing praise the new EPA regulation as a step in the right direction in saving children, workers and occupants from exposure to unhealthy levels of lead during renovation, repair, and painting activities in homes and child-occupied buildings built before 1978. At the same time, they say the rule must be strengthened to adequately protect children.

The rule requires contractors who work in older homes and child- occupied facilities to take simple, low-cost precautions to avoid...

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