State Lead Paint
Abatement Tool
Lead-Based Paint
Waste
Lead-based
paint has been banned since 1978, but many older structures still
have this paint on walls, woodwork, siding, windows, and doors. Construction
and demolition workers can be exposed to lead contamination by cutting,
scraping, sanding, heating, burning, or blasting lead-based paint
from building components, metal bridges and metal storage tanks.
In addition to exposure to workers, lead-based paint debris or dust
can also make its way into soil, potentially contaminating surface
waters. Lead poisoning is a serious health threat for adults and
is especially damaging to young children.
In most
states, C&D debris contaminated with lead-based paint must be managed
in different ways depending upon where the debris came from and what
it is. For example, lead-based paint waste (e.g., paint chips, dust,
and sludges) from removal or remediation activities and C&D debris
from commercial or industrial sites that is contaminated with lead-based
paint must be managed as RCRA hazardous waste if a representative sample
meets the toxicity characteristic (D008). However, in most states,
contractors working to renovate, remodel, or abate lead-based paint
in homes are allowed to dispose of lead-based paint waste as household
garbage. In many states, contractors who generate the waste in this
manner do not need to determine whether the waste meets the toxicity
characteristic under RCRA.
In all
cases, when encountering lead-based paint waste or C&D debris that
is contaminated with lead-based paint, contractors are urged to contact
their state authority to determine which rules apply.
Most states
operate training and certification programs for lead-based paint activities
in target housing and child-occupied facilities. There are 12 states
(AL, AK, FL, ID, MT, NM, NY, NV, SC, SD, WA, and WY) that are not operating
their own authorized lead training program for target housing and child-occupied
facilities. For these states EPA operates a Federal training and certification
program. In many states, the rules for training and certification
extend to certain construction activities, such as those associated
with commercial buildings or residential housing. Check out the
rules in your state before engaging in lead-based paint activities.
The purpose
of this on-line tool is to provide quick access to:
- state
rules relating to lead/construction issues,
- state
or federal programs that provide training and certification,
- resources
that can help achieve compliance.
Use the pulldown
or the sensitive map to find links to lead paint resources on state websites.
Click
on a state's initials:
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