MDShunk

"You are giving out the required lead pamphlet when you cut into walls for boxes and such in pre 1978 homes, aren't you? "


This was the question posed to me some time back, and my honest answer was something like, "What are you talking about?". Aparently, you are supposed to give out the EPA pahmplet "Protect you and your family from lead in your home" each time you do work in a pre-1978 home. There is a "receipt" that the person is supposed to sign that they received the pamphlet. Sorta like the doctors and dentists all do now with that health information privacy act "HIPA" stuff. Both that booklet and the receipt are downloadable from the EPA website, or you can order them from them.

Here's the whole run-down for contractors, straight from the EPA, on the pre-rennovation homeowner education rules.

http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/interiorfinal2.pdf


This is an excellent PDF on the matter. If your work will disturb less than two square feet of painted surfaces in total, you don't need to worry about it. It doesn't take too many cut in boxes and access holes to get up to two square feet.

Bob Badger

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nolabama

Thanks Bob - I can get my 1000 post in the Oldest thread in existence. As to the OP - I would not hand out the pamphlet. I did however see a neat thing on the TV. The TV low voltage guy had used blue painters tape to tape a garbage bag under where he was cutting in a box. Simple and neat.

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Grimlock

When the term "disturb" is used I would personally interpret that as the sliver of a cut that I make to create an opening. For a single gang box that would be less that a square inch. Technically the rest is just removed..

And no, I have never done this and have worked in houses from as far back as the 1800s.

EDIT: Dang, got me, I didn't see the date, oh well it is relevant to think about though...

Bob Badger

I saw that too, what the hell show was that?

Bob Badger

BTW, there is an older thread but this was the oldest one waiting for an answer.

Hope Marc was not holding his breath for a response.

MF Dagger

I use a paper grocery bag like that all the time. You can use the good electrical tape (white for us) in much the same way just be wary of what surface you are on. It works pretty good but more and more bags are coming with handles you have to tear off first now.

nolabama

Maybe that's why he is not posting. He never got the answer to this thread and got all pissed off at us.


I dont remember the name of the show - some mexican DIY (I watch a lot of telemundo cause the wemmins are hot) I think it was an ammerican show however

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adk

If a homeowner has lead abatement work performed to their home and you come into it to do any renovation it is then their responsibility to inform you that they have had work done to protect YOU!! I own large home with lots of lead paint.

Yet you should make them fully aware, ie panphlet, of the pre 1978 lead deal. It then gets the government out of liability and puts it on you hte homeowner as well as contractor. I love this panphlet!!! It really can put the scare into a homeowner.