Lead Paint Certification

As of April 22, the EPA requires a lead paint certification which affects contractors, property managers and others who disturb more than 6 square feet of interior or 20 square feet of exterior known or presumed lead-based paint. This new rule covers any work performed for pay, including painting and remodeling, that results in the disturbance of painted surfaces in pre-1978 homes and child-occupied facilities. Examples include removal or modification of painted components such as doors; removal of walls, ceilings, re-plastering, basically any action that may generate paint dust.