Lead Safety and Preservation

[JasonW]

In light of the new lead safety laws that will take affect in April 2010, I wonder how this will affect the guidelines drawn out for preservation work in the 37th Preservation Brief by the U.S. Department of the Interior, titled "Appropriate Methods for Reducing Lead-Paint Hazards in Historic Housing"

Link:http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief37.htm

It would seem to me that these new laws are much more strict than the suggested approaches in brief 37. It leads me to wonder; will the 37th brief be the exception to the new rules in regards to lead safety on Historically Registered Buildings? Will the brief be re-written or updated? It seems to me that this is one of many issues and unclear direction that these new Federal and State regulations will bring, not to mention much higher costs for Restoration and Preservation.

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[SLS-Construction]

My take is that parts might be rewritten adding in the new containment parts which is one part that will add to the costs of renovations

Just like anything else - you always need to follow the strictest guidelines to hopefully stay out of trouble.

The EPA renovation guidelines are based on the assumption that not only is LEAD present at the start of the work, but it will still be there after the fact. Only if you are licensed for abatement work does the thought that all lead has been removed come into play