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A to Z On Lead Safety
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Stop!! if you are renovating ,making repair in and around home this can create dust in older homes, that
can contain lead, Yes lead toxin that will harm you and your children. jobs where lead safety is important? PRE 1978 HOUSING childrin under the age 6 and pregnant woman, housing receiving goverment assistance.
Health Risk Of Lead?: Reading and learning diffculties,Behavioral,
difficulty paying attention and hyperectivity,hazardous to to the fetus, also risk to worker and adult, loss of sex drive physical fatigue and high blood pressure.
Lead Poisoning symptoms? are easily missdiagnosed,thus delaying the effective treatment and increasing the likelihood of physical damage!some of the symptoms: Headache,Stomach ache,irritability,fatigue,loss of appetite and pain in joints. Only wat to be sure is to have (BLL) test a blood lead level.
Why was lead-based paint used?
*Primary*Added color*Drying agent*Mildew and Corrosion inhibiter. Lead-base paint is still used today, like on bridges and industial because of the durability. Lead based paint was banned from residential use in 1978 ,that means that home build in 1978 could still have use used based paint because of the existing supplies,homes built befor 1960 have higher concentration of lead.
What what is being done about lead-based paint?
Ben in redidential housing* Pre-renovation rule* Contractor must distridute pamphlet landlord and seller must hand out the same pamphlit .EPA staate and accreditation programs,worker protection standards, this case worker must have proper training federally assisted housing
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