Paint regulations, lead

Protocol for Conducting Environmental Compliance Audits of Facilities with PCBs, Asbestos, and Lead-based Paint Regulated under TSCA. EPA 300-B-00-004. (Mar. 2000). available t/iro h http //cfpub.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/incentives/auditing/. 

TSCA regulations require sellers and landlords to disclose the presence of lead-based paint and lead hazards in target housing. These regulations, usually referred to as the Disclosure Rule, were jointly issued by the EPA and HUD, pursuant to a mandate in Section 1018 of Title X of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. The only affirmative act the Disclosure Rule requires is disclosure TSCA does not require landlords and sellers to conduct any lead abatement projects. As the EPA said in the enforcement response policy for the Disclosure Rule, [t]he purpose of the Disclosure Rule is to ensure that individuals and families receive the information necessary to protect themselves and their families from lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards. Because the Disclosure Rule does not require any reduction of lead in homes, it has been criticized as a weak response to a national crisis. On the other hand, the cost of removing lead... 

Within 18 months after October 28, 1992, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations which shall identify, for purposes of this subchapter and the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 [42 U.S.C. 4851 et seq.], lead-based paint hazards, lead-contaminated dust, and lead-contaminated soil. 

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HOW LEAD IN PAINT IS REGULATED Federal Law Regulates Lead in Paint Lead-Based Paint Ban... 

Some State and Local Laws Regulate Lead-Based Paint in Housing... 

Examples are The Lead Smelting and Manufacture Regulations 1911, the Lead Compounds Manufacture Regulations 1921, and the Lead Paint Regulations 1927. 

The LBPPPA with its early amendments triggered parallel rulemaking setting lead limits in paint sold to the general public and banning sale of new furniture and toys painted with lead paint above an interim level of 0.5% Pb as solid content or dried paint film and an eventual level of 0.06% Pb. In March 1972, the U.S. FDA announced (37 FR 5229-5231 March 11, 1972) regulations under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act [2(f)(1)(A) 74 STAT. 372, 374 Part 191] and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FDC) Act [ 701 e, f, g 52 Stat. 1055-56 and 70 Stat. 919 et seq.] for new sales. 

The second category of joint endeavor covers EPA certification mandates and work practices standards under Title IV of TSCA and Title X. This regulation requires EPA to establish mechanisms for training and certification of workers involved with risk assessment, paint inspections, or various forms of lead paint or lead paint hazard abatements. 

European Lead Paint Regulations in Recent Years by Individual Countries... 

Some commenters objected to EPA s proposed determination that renovation, repair, or painting activities that disturb lead-based paint create lead-based paint hazards. Some commenters interpreted EPA s statutory authority to regulate renovation and remodeling under TSCA section 402(c)(3) as being limited to those renovation and remodeling activities for which EPA can prove a link between the activity and the blood-lead action level established by CDC for public health intervention. 

Renovations Affecting Only Components Free of Regulated Lead-Based Paint... 

Some commenters, representing a variety of interests, supported an exception for renovations affecting components that have been found to be free of regulated lead-based paint by use of a test kit. One commenter cited the need for faster and cheaper methods of accurately checking for lead and expressed the opinion that this approach will expand access to lead screening in... 

The NIST research on existing test kits shows that existing test kits cannot reliably determine that lead is present in paint only above the statutory levels because the kits are sensitive to lead at levels below the federal standards that define lead-based paint, and therefore are prone to a large number of false positive results (i.e., a positive result when regulated lead-based paint is, in fact, not present). The NIST research found that such false positive rates range from 42 to 78%. This means that the currently available kits are not an effective means of identifying the 76% of homes built between 1960 and 1978 that do not contain regulated lead-based paint. 

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. 

Under the current Lead-Based Paint Activities Regulations at 40 CFR, Part 745, Subpart L, both individuals and firms that perform lead-based paint inspections, lead hazard screens, risk assessments, and abatements must be certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), EPA proposed a similar, but not identical, regulatory scheme for individuals and firms that perform renovations. 

Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963, with modifications due to Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act (Exemption No. 1) Order, 1964 (SI 1964, No. 964) and the Offices and Building Operations (First Aid) Regulations, 19M (SI 1964, No. 1322) Lead Paint Regulations, 1927 (SR O 1927, No. 847) Petroleum (Consolidation) Act, 1928 Petroleum Spirit (Motor Vehicles) Regulations, 1929 (SR O 1929, No. 952)... 

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