|
|
Click on the logo above to go to the American Glass Guild website.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Looking for more? Register your free account
to get posting access to thousands of topics.
JOIN TODAY!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Author | Post |
|---|
Vic
AGG Member
|
Sun Feb 7th, 2010 12:02 am |
|
New EPA “Lead-Safe Practices” Require Your Attention Now
On April 22, 2008, EPA published the Renovation, Repair and Painting Program rule. While not fully implemented until April of 2010, certain elements are required now, and others require attention well before April 2010.
Effective now. Businesses that disturb paint in older child care facilities and schools frequented by young children must provide lead hazard information to facility owners and to the children's families.
December 2008
Businesses that disturb paint in older homes, child care facilities, and schools must distribute EPA's new Renovate Right brochure as specified to owners, occupants, parents, and/or caregivers
April 2009
Trainers can begin to apply for approval, and, once approved, business employees can begin training.
October 2009
Businesses can begin to apply for certification.
April 2010
All businesses must be certified, all workers trained, and the new work practices are required.
These new rules will require significant changes in the way you will do business. As such, EPA encourages all businesses affected by the rule to begin preparing as soon as possible. Don't wait until the last minute. Noncompliance can expose your members to significant monetary penalties, and increased liability. EPA has prepared a compliance guide. that details all of the requirements of this new program.
http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/rrpfactsheet2008.htm
Last edited on Sun Feb 7th, 2010 12:04 am by Vic
|
mmezalick
AGG Member
|
Posted: Sun Feb 7th, 2010 08:49 am |
|
Make sure you read this as it is mostly about where children are living. It was first proposed in 2006
The rule applies to renovators and maintenance professionals that work in housing, child-care facilities and schools built prior to 1978.
The rule applies to paid contractors working in pre-1978 housing, child care facilities and schools with lead-based paint.
Contractors include home improvement contractors, maintenance workers in multi-family housing, painters and other specialty trades.
The covered facilities include residential, public or commercial buildings where children under age six are present on a regular basis as well as all rental housing. The rule applies to renovation, repair or painting activities.
It does not apply to minor maintenance or repair activities affecting less than six square feet of lead-based paint in a room or less than 20 square feet of lead-based paint on the exterior.
|
Vic
AGG Member
|
Sun Feb 7th, 2010 06:12 pm |
|
mmezalick wrote: Make sure you read this as it is mostly about where children are living. It was first proposed in 2006
The rule applies to renovators and maintenance professionals that work in housing, child-care facilities and schools built prior to 1978.
The rule applies to paid contractors working in pre-1978 housing, child care facilities and schools with lead-based paint.
Contractors include home improvement contractors, maintenance workers in multi-family housing, painters and other specialty trades.
The covered facilities include residential, public or commercial buildings where children under age six are present on a regular basis as well as all rental housing. The rule applies to renovation, repair or painting activities.
It does not apply to minor maintenance or repair activities affecting less than six square feet of lead-based paint in a room or less than 20 square feet of lead-based paint on the exterior.
Michael
reread the "fine" print. Everything you said is correct, EXCEPT, they say that WINDOWS are NOT included in the 6 sqft (inside) or the 20 sqft (outside)exemptions. I read it as ALL windows are subject to the strict adherence to the rules. Also, the locations include anywhere a child under 6 spends 6 hours or more a week. Could they be in Church that long?
|
David Crane
AGG Member
|
Posted: Sun Feb 7th, 2010 11:57 pm |
|
If they are in Day Care or Nursery School they are.
I have avoided jobs in churches where the windows were in an area other than the sanctuary for precisely that reason. I was afraid of the long term consequences, no matter how careful and clean I was, if some kid got sick and somebody needed a fall guy.
|
Rebecca
Administrator
|
Mon Feb 8th, 2010 05:36 pm |
|
I believe it also says where children will be 60-hours or more a year. Children could be in church that long. Maybe this will lead to shorter sermons.
Rebecca
|
Current time is 03:47 am | |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
