alerts you to Lead Regulatory Updates & Lead Training Sessions
Department of Health
Michael C. Caldwell, MD, MPH, Commissioner
~ Lead Safety Training Sessions for Remodeling, Repair, & Painting ~
~ Homeowner's Guide to Housing Resources (.pdf) ~
~ Information for Contractors ~
~ Information for Homeowners ~
Dutchess County Government is working with the City of Poughkeepsie to help prevent childhood lead poisoning. A new program, the Lead Primary Prevention Program, will target the City of Poughkeepsie homes in the 12601 zip code, which the New York State Department of Health has identified as the zip code with the highest annual incidence of Elevated Blood Lead Level (EBLL) in Dutchess County.
Homes built before 1978 may contain lead paint or household plumbing made with lead materials. More than 70% of housing in the City of Poughkeepsie was built before 1970, so the potential for lead exposure is high.
The Lead Primary Prevention Program seeks to educate people about how to identify the existence of lead based paint; how lead-based paint affects the body; the dangers it presents to people, especially children and pregnant women; where lead-based paint is most often located and how to use safe work practices to handle lead-based paint hazards.
To learn more about the Lead Primary Prevention Program, check out the following resources:
- News Release announcing county-city initiative.
- View a MAP (.pdf) showing Initial Confirmed Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Dutchess County
- View a Map (.pdf) showing initial confirmed elevated blood lead levels in the City of Poughkeepsie
- Read the Lead Primary Prevention Program Summary Sheet (.pdf)
- Check out the Wipe Out Lead by Renovating Right! Flyer (.pdf)
- View the Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning Flyer (.pdf)
- Read the Frequently Asked Questions (.pdf) about the US EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting Program Final Rule (40 CFR Part 745).
Resource Links for Contractors:
- US EPA’s Contractor Webpage for information on the Lead Safety for Remodeling, Repair and Painting Rule. Includes application for a firm license, educational booklets, small entity compliance guides, checklists, etc.
- http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm#contractors - US EPA's Renovation, Repari and Painting Fact Sheet
- http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/rrpfactsheet2008.htm - US EPA Renovate Right Booklet in English (1.62 MB)
- http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovaterightbrochure.pdf - US EPA Renovate Right Booklet in Spanish (1.46 MB)
- http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovaterightbrochuresp.pdf - US EPA Small Entity Compliance Guide in English (2.18 MB)
- http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/sbcomplianceguide.pdf - US EPA Small Entity Compliance Guide in Spanish (1.30 MB)
- http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/sbcomplianceguide.pdf
Due to the overwhelming interest for information on the new EPA’s Renovation, Repair and Painting Regulation and Training Requirements (RRP) we are using Dutchess County’s eNotifier Service which will automatically email you when new information and\or new class schedules are added to the list below. Please click on the Notifier button located in the upper left corner of this page to subscribe to this FREE service. Read More about Dutchess County’s eNotifier Service.
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11/22/2011 - Lead Safety for Remodeling, Repair, & Painting (RRP) - Register through BOCESDutchess BOCES ALI in collaboration with the Dutchess County Department of Health is conducting an EPA Certification Class in Lead Safety for Remodeling, Repair, & Painting (RRP). BOCES is currently accepting registration for the December session; additional training dates are also available. Registration for the RRP course should be done through the Dutchess BOCES website. Licensed contractors in the City of Poughkeepsie may qualify for a tuition adjustment. Participants who qualify for this adjustment may receive a fee reduction to $35.00.
If your home was built before 1978 it may contain lead paint. Common activities such as sanding and scraping painted surfaces, or removing old paint with a heat gun can produce dangerous lead dust, chips and fumes. Methods for lead-safe removal may be found in the The Homeowner's Guide to Lead-Safe Painting And Home Improvement (.pdf) brochure.
A video program Don’t Spread the Lead also shows how to handle small repairs or renovations safely.
Caution: This video only applies to owner/occupied situations; no rentals or tenants. If you have tenants or you are leasing your home you must follow the new regulations as outlined in the United States Environmental Protection Agency‘s Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program Final Rule, 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 745 see Frequently Asked Questions above.
- US EPA Certified Lead Renovation Firms -
Effective April 22, 2010, all contractor, renovator, repair or painting firms must be trained in lead safe work practices under the USEPA Renovate, Remodel and Paint Rule prior to working on pre-1978 housing and child occupied facilities. These firms must also make application to the US EPA to become a certified firm. This training addresses work done in pre-1978 residential housing and child occupied facilities (e.g. day cares, schools) when more than 6 square feet/per room of interior paint or 20 square feet of exterior paint is or will be disturbed. You can click on the following web link to the US EPA’s locator to identify and locate those renovation, repair and painting firms in the Dutchess County area that are certified by the US EPA:
http://cfpub.epa.gov/flpp/searchrrp_firm.htm
Additional Links:
- http://www.epa.gov/lead
- http://www.cdc.gov/lead
- http://www.nyhealth.gov/environmental/lead/index.htm
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