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4 <br />WHERE DOES THE LEAD COME FROM? <br />Dust is the main problem. <br />The most common way to get lead in the body is from dust. Lead dust comes from <br />deteriorating lead-based paint and lead-contaminated soil that gets tracked into <br />your home. This dust may accumulate to unsafe levels. Then, normal hand to-mouth <br />activities, like playing and eating (especially in young children), move that dust from <br />TVSGBDFTMJLFøPPSTBOEXJOEPXTJMMTJOUPUIFCPEZ <br />Home renovation creates dust. <br />$PNNPOSFOPWBUJPOBDUJWJUJFTMJLFTBOEJOH DVUUJOH BOEEFNPMJUJPODBODSFBUF <br />hazardous lead dust and chips. <br />Proper work practices protect you from the dust. <br />The key to protecting yourself and your family during a renovation, repair or painting <br />job is to use lead-safe work practices such as containing dust inside the work area, <br />using dust-minimizing work methods, and conducting a careful cleanup, as described <br />in this pamphlet. <br />Other sources of lead. <br />Remember, lead can also come from outside soil, your water, or household items <br /> TVDIBTMFBEHMB[FEQPUUFSZBOEMFBEDSZTUBM<br />$POUBDUUIF/BUJPOBM-FBE*OGPSNBUJPO <br />$FOUFSBU1-800-424-LEAD (5323) for more information on these sources. <br />5 <br />CHECKING YOUR HOME FOR LEADBASED PAINT <br />Older homes, child care facilities, and schools are more likely to contain <br />lead-based paint. <br />)PNFTNBZCFTJOHMFGBNJMZIPNFTPSBQBSUNFOUT5IFZNBZCFQSJWBUF HPWFSONFOU <br />assisted, or public housing. Schools are preschools and kindergarten classrooms. They <br />may be urban, suburban, or rural. <br />You have the following options: <br />You may decide to assume your home, child care facility, or school contains lead. <br />Especially in older homes and buildings, you may simply want to assume lead-based <br />paint is present and follow the lead-safe work practices described in this brochure <br />during the renovation, repair, or painting job. <br />You can hire a certified professional to check for lead-based paint. <br />These professionals are certified risk assessors or inspectors, and can determine if <br />your home has lead or lead hazards. <br />t"DFSUJöFEJOTQFDUPSPSSJTLBTTFTTPSDBODPOEVDUBOJOTQFDUJPOUFMMJOHZPVXIFUIFS <br />your home, or a portion of your home, has lead-based paint and where it is located. <br />This will tell you the areas in your home where lead-safe work practices are needed. <br />t"DFSUJöFESJTLBTTFTTPSDBODPOEVDUBSJTLBTTFTTNFOUUFMMJOHZPVJGZPVSIPNF <br />currently has any lead hazards from lead in paint, dust, or soil. The risk assessor <br />can also tell you what actions to take to address any hazards. <br />t'PSIFMQöOEJOHBDFSUJöFESJTLBTTFTTPSPSJOTQFDUPS DBMMUIF/BUJPOBM-FBE <br />*OGPSNBUJPO$FOUFSBU1-800-424-LEAD (5323). <br />You may also have a certified renovator test the surfaces or components being <br />disturbed for lead by using a lead test kit or by taking paint chip samples and sending <br />them to an EPA-recognized testing laboratory. Test kits must be EPA-recognized and <br />are available at hardware stores. They include detailed instructions for their use.