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10 <br />FOR PROPERTY OWNERS: AFTER THE WORK IS DONE <br />8IFOBMMUIFXPSLJTöOJTIFE ZPVXJMMXBOUUPLOPXJGZPVSIPNF DIJMEDBSFGBDJMJUZ PS <br />school where children under six attend has been cleaned up properly. <br />EPA Requires Cleaning Verification. <br />In addition to using allowable work practices and working in a lead-safe manner, <br />EPA’s RRP rule requires contractors to follow a specific cleaning protocol. The protocol <br />SFRVJSFTUIFDPOUSBDUPSUPVTFEJTQPTBCMFDMFBOJOHDMPUITUPXJQFUIFøPPSBOEPUIFS <br />surfaces of the work area and compare these cloths to an EPA-provided cleaning <br />verification card to determine if the work area was adequately cleaned. EPA research <br />has shown that following the use of lead-safe work practices with the cleaning <br />WFSJöDBUJPOQSPUPDPMXJMMFòFDUJWFMZSFEVDFMFBEEVTUIB[BSET <br />Lead-Dust Testing. <br />EPA believes that if you use a certified and trained renovation contractor who follows <br />the LRRP rule by using lead-safe work practices and the cleaning protocol after the <br />KPCJTöOJTIFE MFBEEVTUIB[BSETXJMMCFFòFDUJWFMZSFEVDFE*G IPXFWFS ZPVBSF <br />interested in having lead-dust testing done at the completion of your job, outlined <br />below is some helpful information. <br />What is a lead-dust test? <br />t-FBEEVTUUFTUTBSFXJQFTBNQMFTTFOUUPBMBCPSBUPSZGPSBOBMZTJT:PVXJMMHFUB <br />report specifying the levels of lead found after your specific job. <br />How and when should I ask my contractor about lead-dust testing? <br />t$POUSBDUPSTBSFOPUSFRVJSFECZ&1"UPDPOEVDUMFBEEVTUUFTUJOH)PXFWFS JGZPV <br />want testing, EPA recommends testing be conducted by a lead professional. To <br />locate a lead professional who will perform an evaluation near you, visit EPA’s <br />website at epa.gov/lead/pubs/locate or contact the National Lead Information <br />$FOUFSBU1-800-424-LEAD (5323). <br />t*GZPVEFDJEFUIBUZPVXBOUMFBEEVTUUFTUJOH JUJTBHPPEJEFBUPTQFDJGZJOZPVS <br />contract, before the start of the job, that a lead-dust test is to be done for your job <br />and who will do the testing, as well as whether re-cleaning will be required based on <br />the results of the test. <br />t:PVNBZEPUIFUFTUJOHZPVSTFMG <br />If you choose to do the testing, <br />some EPA-recognized lead <br />laboratories will send you a kit <br />that allows you to collect samples <br />and send them back to the <br />MBCPSBUPSZGPSBOBMZTJT$POUBDU <br />the National Lead Information <br />$FOUFSGPSMJTUTPG&1"SFDPHOJ[FE <br />testing laboratories. <br />11 <br />You may need additional information on how to protect yourself and your children <br />while a job is going on in your home, your building, or child care facility. <br />5IF/BUJPOBM-FBE*OGPSNBUJPO$FOUFSBU1-800-424-LEAD (5323) or <br />epa.gov/lead/nlic can tell you how to contact your state, local, and/or tribal programs <br />or get general information about lead poisoning prevention. <br />t4UBUFBOEUSJCBMMFBEQPJTPOJOHQSFWFOUJPOPSFOWJSPONFOUBMQSPUFDUJPOQSPHSBNT <br />can provide information about lead regulations <br />and potential sources of financial aid for reducing <br />lead hazards. If your state or local government has <br />requirements more stringent than those described in <br />this pamphlet, you must follow those requirements. <br />t-PDBMCVJMEJOHDPEFPóDJBMTDBOUFMMZPVUIF <br />regulations that apply to the renovation work that you <br />are planning. <br />t4UBUF DPVOUZ BOEMPDBMIFBMUIEFQBSUNFOUTDBO <br />provide information about local programs, including <br />assistance for lead-poisoned children and advice on <br />ways to get your home checked for lead. <br />5IF/BUJPOBM-FBE*OGPSNBUJPO$FOUFSDBOBMTPQSPWJEF <br />a variety of resource materials, including the following <br />HVJEFTUPMFBETBGFXPSLQSBDUJDFT.BOZPGUIFTF <br />materials are also available at <br />epa.gov/lead/pubs/brochure <br />t4UFQTUP-FBE4BGF3FOPWBUJPO 3FQBJSBOE1BJOUJOH <br />t1SPUFDU:PVS'BNJMZGSPN-FBEJO:PVS)PNF <br />t-FBEJO:PVS)PNF"1BSFOUT3FGFSFODF(VJEF <br />FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION <br />For the hearing impaired, call the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 <br />to access any of the phone numbers in this brochure.