EPA Lead Paint Regulations
Beginning on June 23, 2008, renovators will be required to distribute a lead hazard information pamphlet to the owners and administrators of child-occupied facilities before beginning renovations in these facilities. Renovators must also make renovation information available to the parents or guardians of children under age six that attend these facilities. As defined in the rule, child-occupied facilities are residential, public or commercial buildings built before 1978 where children under age six are present on a regular basis. Child care facilities and kindergarten and pre-kindergarten classrooms are examples of child-occupied facilities.
Also beginning on December 22, 2008, contractors must use the new renovation-specific lead hazard information pamphlet, entitled Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools, to comply with these requirements.
For more information, visit EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting web page, or contact the National Lead Information Center (NLIC) at 1-800-424-LEAD [5323] to speak with an information specialist.
