Lead-based paint exterior

The term accessible surface means an interior or exterior surface painted with lead-based paint that is accessible for a young child to mouth or chew. 

The uncontained sandblasting of bridges or any exterior structure bearing lead-based paint can temporarily add hazardous amounts of lead to the air in the immediate vicinity and in communities just downwind from the work site. 

In addition, lead-based paint is still permitted for commercial and industrial uses. Because lead helps paint stand up to sun and harsh weather, it is often used for painting the exteriors of automobiles, boats, buildings, and bridges. Children s playground equipment may... 

The federal government banned lead-based paint from housing in 1978, though some states stopped its use even earlier. Lead can be found in homes in the city, country, or suburbs. It can be in apartments, single-family homes, and both private and public housing, in exterior and interior paintwork. 

Exterior lead-based Tracking (by humans and pets) and blowing of All exterior lead-based painted components,... 

YEAR OF CONSTRUCnON TOTAL OCCUPIED UNITS PERCENT WITH LEAD-BASED PAINTP AVERAGE AREA WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT (SI MG/CM ) ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES (FT ) ... 

In particular, EPA noted that HUD s Lead Safe Housing Rule, at 20 CFR 35.1350(d), includes a de minimis exception for projects that disturb 2fF or less of painted surface per room for interior projects, 20 fF or less of painted exterior surfaces, and 10% or less of the total surface area on an interior or exterior type of component with a small surface area. If less than this amount of painted surface is disturbed, HUD s lead-safe work practice requirements do not apply. EPA s Lead-Based Paint Activities Regulation incorporates this as an exception for small projects at 40 CFR 745.65(d). EPA requested comment on whether the minor maintenance exception in this regulation should be consistent with other EPA regulations and the HUD Lead Safe Housing Rule. This provision describes the applicability of the Pre-Renovation Education Rule as well as this final rule. 

Most commenters expressed support for consistency in the various lead-based paint regulations administered by EPA and HUD. They noted that a consistent exception for small projects or minor maintenance would be easier for the regulated community to apply. Many of these commenters recommended 2 ft for interior projects and 20 fT on exterior surfaces. While some commenters supported a per component exception, several commenters specifically noted that the per component aspect of the existing Pre-Renovation Education Rule exception was problematic in that it could result in the disturbance of large areas of painted surfaces in a single room. Other commenters recommended that the threshold area for the exception be made smaller or the exception abolished. 

United States in household paint. Seventy percent of the houses built before 1960 have lead-based paint on interior and exterior surfaces. The ATSDR further estimates that there are 6 million homes with leaded surfaces that have decayed or deteriorated and in which 2 million young children presently reside. Ingesting lead from chipped, peeling, or chalking paint places these children at extremely high risk of lead poisoning. 

Lead-based paiat ra buildings, interiors and exteriors Lead food cans Lead gasoline and dust Lead water pipes Soil Oil, coal, combustion and solid waste Metal refining, smelting, and manufacturing processes emissions Emissions from alkyl lead manufacturers Lead battery manufacturers and recyclers Portland cement manufactnring Painted surfaces weathering... 

This specification covers an oil-base, lead- and chromate-free painting system for new or weathered (white or red rusted) galvanized steel. It is also effective on nongalvanized steel cleaned with hand or power tools. This system is suitable for use on parts or structures exposed in Environmental Zone lA (interior, normally dry) and Zone IB (exterior, normally dry). The finish paint allows for a choice of durable, fade-resistant colors. 

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