Lead-safe work practice
standards and certification may be required of contractors involved in
remodeling and renovating buildings constructed before 1978.
The mandate takes effect April 2010, however, beginning in
December 2009, the rule will require contractors performing renovation, repair
and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint to provide the “Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care
Providers, and Schools” pamphlet to owners and occupants of
child care facilities and to parents and guardians of children under age six
that attend child care facilities built prior to 1978.