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    RenovateRightRenovateRightImportant Lead HazardInormation or Families,Child Care Providersand Schools

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    Its the Law!

    Federal law requires that individuals receive certain inormation beorerenovating six square eet or more o painted suraces in a room or interiorprojects or more than twenty square eet o painted suraces or exteriorprojects in housing, child care acilities and schools built beore 1978.

    nHomeowners and tenants: renovators must give you this pamphletbeore starting work.

    nChild care acilities, including preschools and kindergarten classrooms,

    and the amilies o children under the age o six that attend those acilities:renovators must provide a copy o this pamphlet to child-care acilities andgeneral renovation inormation to amilies whose children attend those acilities.

    Also, beginning April 2010, ederal law will require contractors that disturblead-based paint in homes, child care acilities and schools, built beore 1978to be certied and ollow specic work practices to prevent lead contamination.

    Thereore beginning in April 2010, ask to see your contractors certication.

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    Renovating, Repairing, or Painting?

    nIs your home, your building, or the child care acility orschool your children attend, being renovated, repaired,or painted?

    nWas your home, your building, or the child care acilityor school your children under age 6 attend, builtbeore 1978?

    I the answer to these questions is YES, there are a

    ew important things you need to know about lead-based paint.

    This pamphlet provides basic acts about lead andinormation about lead saety when work is being donein your home, your building or the childcare acility orschool your children attend.

    The Facts About Lead

    nLead can aect childrens brains and developing nervous systems, causingreduced IQ, learning disabilities, and behavioral problems. Lead is also harmulto adults.

    nLead in dust is the most common way people are exposed to lead. Peoplecan also get lead in their bodies rom lead in soil or paint chips. Lead dust isoten invisible.

    nLead-based paint was used in more than 38 million homes until it was bannedor residential use in 1978.

    nProjects that disturb lead-based paint can create dust and endanger you andyour amily. Dont let this happen to you. Follow the practices described in thispamphlet to protect you and your amily.

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    Who Should Read This Pamphlet?

    This pamphlet is or you i you:

    nReside in a home built beore 1978,

    nOwn or operate a child care acility, including preschools and kindergartenclassrooms, built beore 1978, or

    nHave a child under six who attends a child care acility built beore 1978.

    You will learn:

    nBasic acts about lead and your health,

    nHow to choose a contractor, i you are a property owner,

    nWhat tenants, and parents/guardians o a child in a child care acility orschool should consider,

    nHow to prepare or the renovation or repair job,

    nWhat to look or during the job and ater the job is done,

    nWhere to get more inormation about lead.

    This pamphlet is not or:

    nAbatement projects.Abatement is a set o activities aimed specically ateliminating lead or lead hazards. EPA has regulations or certication andtraining o abatement proessionals. I your goal is to eliminate lead or leadhazards, contact the National Lead Inormation Center at 1-800-424-LEAD(5323) or more inormation.

    nDo-it-yoursel projects. I you plan to do renovation work yoursel, thisdocument is a good start, but you will need more inormation to completethe work saely. Call the National Lead Inormation Center at 1-800-424-LEAD(5323) and ask or more inormation on how to work saely in a home withlead-based paint.

    nContractor education. Contractors who want inormation about workingsaely with lead should contact the National Lead Inormation Center at1-800-424-LEAD (5323) or inormation about courses and resources onlead-sae work practices.

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    Lead and Your Health

    Lead is especially dangerous to childrenunder six years o age.

    Lead can aect childrens brains anddeveloping nervous systems, causing:

    nReduced IQ and learning disabilities.

    nBehavior problems.

    Even children who appear healthy can have

    dangerous levels o lead in their bodies.Lead is also harmul to adults. In adults, lowlevels o lead can pose many dangers, including:

    nHigh blood pressure and hypertension.

    nPregnant women exposed to lead can transerlead to their etus.

    Lead gets into the body when it is swallowedor inhaled.

    nPeople, especially children, can swallow lead dust as they eat, play, anddo other normal hand-to-mouth activities.

    nPeople may also breathe in lead dust or umes i they disturb lead-based paint.People who sand, scrape, burn, brush or blast or otherwise disturb lead-basedpaint risk unsae exposure to lead.

    What should I do i I am concerned about my amilys exposure to lead?

    nCall your local health department or advice on reducing and eliminatingexposures to lead inside and outside your home, child care acility or school.

    nAlways use lead-sae work practices when renovation or repair will disturblead-based paint.

    nA blood test is the only way to nd out i you or a amily member alreadyhas lead poisoning. Call your doctor or local health department to arrangeor a blood test.

    For more inormation about the health eects o exposure to lead, visitthe EPA lead website at www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadino.htm or call1-800-424-LEAD (5323).

    There are other things you can do to protect your amily everyday.nRegularly clean foors, window sills, and other suraces.

    nWash childrens hands, bottles, paciers, and toys oten.

    nMake sure children eat a healthy, nutritious diet consistent with the USDAsdietary guidelines, that helps protect children rom the eects o lead.

    nWipe o shoes beore entering house.

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    Where Does the Lead Come From?

    Dust is the main problem.The most common way to get lead in the body is romdust. Lead dust comes rom deteriorating lead-based paint and lead-contaminatedsoil that gets tracked into your home. This dust may accumulate to unsae levels.

    Then, normal hand to-mouth activities, like playing and eating (especially in youngchildren), move that dust rom suraces like foors and windowsills into the body.

    Home renovation creates dust. Common renovation activities like sanding,cutting, and demolition can create hazardous lead dust and chips.

    Proper work practices protect you rom the dust. The key to protecting yourseland your amily during a renovation, repair or painting job is to use lead-sae workpractices such as containing dust inside the work area, using dust-minimizing workmethods, and conducting a careul cleanup, as described in this pamphlet.

    Other sources o lead. Remember, lead can also come rom outside soil,your water, or household items (such as lead-glazed pottery and lead crystal).Contact the National Lead Inormation Center at 1-800-424-LEAD (5323) ormore inormation on these sources.

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    10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

    Between

    1940 - 1960

    Between

    1960 - 1978

    Before 1940

    24%

    69%

    87%

    Percentage of Homes Likely to Contain Lead

    AgeofHomes

    Checking Your Home orLead-Based Paint

    Older homes, child care acilities, and schools are more likely to containlead-based paint. Homes may be single-amily homes or apartments. They maybe private, government-assisted, or public housing. Schools are preschools andkindergarten classrooms. They may be urban, suburban, or rural.

    You have the ollowing options:

    You may decide to assume your home, child care acility, or school containslead. Especially in older homes and buildings, you may simply want to assumelead-based paint is present and ollow the lead-sae work practices described inthis brochure during the renovation, repair, or painting job.

    You or your contractor may also test or lead using a lead test kit.Test kitsmust be EPA-approved and are available at hardware stores. They include detailedinstructions or their use.

    You can hire a certifed proessional to check or lead-based paint. Theseproessionals are certied risk assessors or inspectors, and can determine i your

    home has lead or lead hazards.

    nA certied inspector or risk assessor can conduct an inspection telling youwhether your home, or a portion o your home, has lead-based paint andwhere it is located. This will tell you the areas in your home where lead-saework practices are needed.

    nA certied risk assessor can conduct a risk assessment telling you i your homecurrently has any lead hazards rom lead in paint, dust, or soil. The risk assessorcan also tell you what actions to take to address any hazards.

    nFor help nding a certied risk assessor or inspector, call the National LeadInormation Center at 1-800-424-LEAD (5323).

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    For Property Owners

    You have the ultimate responsibility or the saety o your amily, tenants,or children in your care.This means properly preparing or the renovation andkeeping persons out o the work area (see p. 8). It also means ensuring thecontractor uses lead-sae work practices.

    Beginning April 2010, ederal law will require that contractors perormingrenovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes,child care acilities, and schools built beore 1978 to be certied and ollowspecic work practices to prevent lead contamination.

    Until contractors are required to be certifed, make sure your contractorcan explain clearly the details o the job and how the contractor will minimizelead hazards during the work.

    nAsk i the contractor is trained to perorm lead-sae work practices and tosee a copy o their training certicate.

    nAsk them what lead-sae methods they will use to set up and perorm thejob in your home, child care acility or school.

    nAsk i the contractor is aware o the lead renovation rules. For example,

    contractors are required to provide you with a copy o this pamphlet beorebeginning work. A sample pre-renovation disclosure orm is provided at theback o this pamphlet. Contractors may use this orm to make documentationo compliance easier.

    nAsk or reerences rom at least three recent jobs involving homes builtbeore 1978, and speak to each personally.

    Always make sure the contract is clear about how the work will be set up,perormed, and cleaned.

    nShare the results o any previous lead tests with the contractor.

    nEven beore contractors are required to be certied you should speciy in thecontract that they ollow the work practices described on pages 9 and 10 othis brochure.

    nThe contract should speciy which parts o your home are part o the workarea and speciy which lead-sae work practices should be used in those areas.Remember, your contractor should conne dust and debris to the work areaand should minimize spreading that dust to other areas o the home.

    nThe contract should also speciy that the contractor clean the work area, veriythat it was cleaned adequately, and re-clean it i necessary.

    Once these practices are required, i you think a worker is ailing to do whatthey are supposed to do or is doing something that is unsae, you should:

    nDirect the contractor to comply with the contract requirements,

    nCall your local health or building department, or

    nCall EPAs hotline 1-800-424-LEAD (5323).

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    For Tenants, and Families o ChildrenUnder Age Six in Child Care Facilitiesand Schools

    You play an important role ensuring the ultimatesaety o your amily.

    This means properly preparing or the renovation andstaying out o the work area (see p. 8).

    Beginning April 2010, ederal law will require thatcontractors perorming renovation, repair and paintingprojects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child

    care acilities and schools built beore 1978 that a childunder age six visits regularly to be certied and ollowspecic work practices to prevent lead contamination.

    The law will require anyone hired to renovate, repair, ordo painting preparation work on a property built beore1978 to ollow the steps described on pages 9 and 10unless the area where the work will be done containsno lead-based paint.

    Once these practices are required, i you think a worker is ailing to do what

    they are supposed to do or is doing something that is unsae, you should:nContact your landlord,

    nCall your local health or building department, or

    nCall EPAs hotline 1-800-424-LEAD (5323).

    I you are concerned about lead hazards let behind ater the job is over, you cancheck the work yoursel (see page 10).

    I your property receives housing assistance rom HUD (or a state or local agency

    that uses HUD unds), you must ollow the more stringent requirements o HUDs

    Lead-sae Housing Rule and the ones described in this pamphlet.

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    Preparing or a Renovation

    The work areas should not be accessible to occupants while the workoccurs. The rooms or areas where work is being done may be blocked o orsealed with plastic sheeting to contain any dust that is generated. The containedarea will not be available to you until the work in that room or area is complete,cleaned thoroughly, and the containment has been removed. You will not haveaccess to some areas and should plan accordingly.

    You may need:

    nAlternative bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen arrangements i work isoccurring in those areas o your home.

    nA sae place or pets because they, too, can be poisoned by lead and cantrack lead dust into other areas o the home.

    nA separate pathway or the contractor rom the work area to the outside, inorder to bring materials in and out o the home. Ideally, it should not be throughthe same entrance that your amily uses.

    nA place to store your urniture. All urniture and belongings may have to be

    moved rom the work area while the work is done. Items that cant be moved,such as cabinets, should be wrapped in heavy duty plastic.

    nTo turn o orced-air heating and air conditioning systems while work is done.This prevents dust rom spreading through vents rom the work area to the resto your home. Consider how this may aect your living arrangements.

    You may even want to move out o your home temporarily while allor parts o the work are being done.

    Child care acilities and schools may want to consider alternativeaccommodations or children and access to necessary acilities.

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    During the Work

    Beginning April 2010, ederal law will requirecontractors that are hired to perorm renovation,repair and painting projects in homes, child careacilities, and schools built beore 1978 that disturblead-based paint to be certied and ollow specicwork practices to prevent lead contamination.

    Even beore contractors are required to be certiedand ollow specic work practices, the contractor

    should ollow these three simple procedures,described below:

    1. Contain the work area.The area should becontained so that dust and debris do not escaperom that area. Warning signs should be put upand heavy-duty plastic and tape should be usedas appropriate to:

    nCover the foors and any urniture that cannot be moved.

    nSeal o doors and heating and cooling system vents.

    These will help prevent dust or debris rom getting outside the work area.

    2. Minimize dust. There is no way to eliminate dust, but some methods makeless dust than others. For example, using water to mist areas beore sandingor scraping; scoring paint beore separating components; and prying andpulling apart components instead o breaking them are techniques thatgenerate less dust than alternatives. Some methods generate large amountso lead-contaminated dust and should not be used. They are:

    nOpen fame burning or torching.

    nSanding, grinding, planing, needle gunning, or blasting with power toolsand equipment not equipped with a shroud and HEPA vacuum attachment.

    nUsing a heat gun at temperatures greater than 1100F.

    3. Clean up thoroughly.The work area should be cleaned up daily to keep it asclean as possible. When all the work is done, the area should be cleaned upusing special cleaning methods beore taking down any plastic that isolatesthe work area rom the rest o the home. The special cleaning methods

    should include: nUsing a HEPA vacuum to clean up dust and debris on all suraces,

    ollowed by

    nWet mopping with plenty o rinse water.

    When the nal cleaning is done, look around. There should be no dust, paint chips,or debris in the work area. I you see any dust, paint chips, or debris, the areashould be re-cleaned.

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    For Property Owners:Ater the Work is Done

    When all the work is fnished, you will want to know i your home, child careacility, or school has been cleaned up properly. Here are some ways to check.

    Even beore contractors are required to be certied and ollow specic workpractices, you should:

    Ask about your contractors fnal cleanup check. Remember, lead dust is oteninvisible to the naked eye. It may still be present even i you cannot see it. Thecontractor should use disposable cleaning cloths to wipe the foor o the work area

    and compare them to a cleaning verication card to determine i the work area wasadequately cleaned.

    To order a cleaning verication card and detailed instructions visit the EPA leadwebsite at www.epa.gov/lead or contact the National Lead Inormation Center at1-800-424-LEAD (5323) or visit their website at www.epa.gov/lead/nlic.htm.

    You also may choose to have a lead-dust test. Lead-dust tests are wipesamples sent to a laboratory or analysis.

    nYou can speciy in your contract that a lead-dust test will be done. In this case,

    make it clear who will do the testing.

    nTesting should be done by a lead proessional.

    I you choose to do the testing, some EPA-recognized lead laboratories will sendyou a kit that allows you to collect samples and send them back to the lab oranalysis.

    Contact the National Lead Inormation Center at 1-800-424-LEAD (5323) or listso qualied proessionals and EPA-recognized lead labs.

    I your home, child care acility, orschool ails the dust test, the areashould be re-cleaned and tested again.

    Where the project is done by contract, itis a good idea to speciy in the contractthat the contractor is responsible orre-cleaning i the home, child careacility, or school ails the test.

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    You may need additional inormation on how to protect yoursel andyour children while a job is going on in your home, your building, orchildcare acility.

    nThe National Lead Inormation Centerat 1-800-424-LEAD (5323) orwww.epa.gov/lead/nlic.htm can tell you how to contact your state,local, and/or tribal programs or get general inormation about leadpoisoning prevention.

    State and tribal lead poisoning prevention orenvironmental protection programs can provideinormation about lead regulations and potentialsources o nancial aid or reducing leadhazards. I your State or local government hasrequirements more stringent than thosedescribed in this pamphlet, you must ollowthose requirements.

    Local building code ocials can tell you theregulations that apply to the renovation workthat you are planning.

    State, county, and local health departmentscan provide inormation about local programs,including assistance or lead-poisoned childrenand advice on ways to get your home checkedor lead.

    nThe National Lead Inormation Centercan alsoprovide a variety o resource materials, including

    the ollowing guides to lead-sae work practices.Many o these materials are also available atwww.epa.gov/lead/pubs/brochure.htm.

    Lead Paint Saety, a Field Guide or Painting,Home Maintenance, and Renovation Work

    Protect Your Family rom Lead in Your Home

    Lead in Your Home: A Parents Reerence Guide

    For Additional Inormation

    For the hearing impaired, call the Federal Inormation Relay Service at1-800-877-8339 to access any o the phone numbers in this brochure.

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    EPA Regional Ofces

    EPA addresses residential lead hazards through several dierent regulations. EPArequires training and certication or conducting abatement, education abouthazards associated with renovations, disclosure about known lead paint and leadhazards in housing, and sets lead-paint hazard standards.

    Your Regional EPA Oce can provide urther inormation regarding lead saety andlead protection programs at www.epa.gov/lead.

    Region 1

    (Connecticut,Massachusetts,

    Maine, New Hampshire,

    Rhode Island, Vermont)

    Regional Lead Contact

    U.S. EPA Region 1

    Suite 1100

    One Congress Street

    Boston, MA 02114-2023(888) 372-7341

    Region 2

    (New Jersey, New York,

    Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)

    Regional Lead Contact

    U.S. EPA Region 2

    2890 Woodbridge Avenue

    Building 205, Mail Stop 225

    Edison, NJ 08837-3679(732) 321-6671

    Region 3

    (Delaware, Maryland,

    Pennsylvania, Virginia,

    Washington, DC,

    West Virginia)

    Regional Lead Contact

    U.S. EPA Region 3

    1650 Arch StreetPhiladelphia, PA

    19103-2029

    (215) 814-5000

    Region 4

    (Alabama, Florida,Georgia, Kentucky,

    Mississippi, North Carolina,

    South Carolina, Tennessee)

    Regional Lead Contact

    U.S. EPA Region 4

    61 Forsyth Street, SW

    Atlanta, GA 30303-8960

    (404) 562-9900

    Region 5

    (Illinois, Indiana,

    Michigan, Minnesota,

    Ohio, Wisconsin)

    Regional Lead Contact

    U.S. EPA Region 5

    77 West Jackson Boulevard

    Chicago, IL 60604-3507

    (312) 886-6003

    Region 6

    (Arkansas, Louisiana,

    New Mexico,

    Oklahoma, Texas)

    Regional Lead Contact

    U.S. EPA Region 6

    1445 Ross Avenue,

    12th Floor

    Dallas, TX 75202-2733(214) 665-6444

    Region 7

    (Iowa, Kansas,

    Missouri, Nebraska)

    Regional Lead Contact

    U.S. EPA Region 7

    901 N. 5th Street

    Kansas City, KS 66101

    (913) 551-7003

    Region 8(Colorado, Montana,

    North Dakota, South Dakota,

    Utah, Wyoming)

    Regional Lead Contact

    U.S. EPA Region 8

    1595 Wynkoop Street

    Denver, CO 80202

    (303) 312-6312

    Region 9(Arizona, Caliornia,

    Hawaii, Nevada)

    Regional Lead Contact

    U.S. Region 9

    75 Hawthorne Street

    San Francisco, CA 94105

    (415) 947-8021

    Region 10

    (Alaska, Idaho,Oregon, Washington)

    Regional Lead Contact

    U.S. EPA Region 10

    1200 Sixth Avenue

    Seattle, WA 98101-1128

    (206) 553-1200

    EPA Contacts

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    CPSCThe Consumer Product Saety

    Commission (CPSC) protects thepublic rom the unreasonable risk o

    injury or death rom 15,000 types oconsumer products under the agencys

    jurisdiction. CPSC warns the public

    and private sectors to reduce exposure

    to lead and increase consumerawareness. Contact CPSC or urtherinormation regarding regulations and

    consumer product saety.

    CPSC

    4330 East West HighwayBethesda, MD 20814

    Hotline 1-(800) 638-2772www.cpsc.gov

    CDC Childhood LeadPoisoning Prevention Branch

    The Centers or Disease Controland Prevention (CDC) assists state

    and local childhood lead poisoningprevention programs to provide a

    scientic basis or policy decisions,

    and to ensure that health issues are

    addressed in decisions about housingand the environment. Contact CDCChildhood Lead Poisoning Prevention

    Program or additional materials and

    links on the topic o lead.

    CDC Childhood Lead PoisoningPrevention Branch

    4770 Buord Highway, MS F-40

    Atlanta, GA 30341(770) 488-3300

    www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead

    HUD Ofce o Healthy Homesand Lead Hazard Control

    The Department o Housing andUrban Development (HUD) provides

    unds to state and local governmentsto develop cost-eective ways to

    reduce lead-based paint hazards in

    Americas privately-owned low-income

    housing. In addition, the oce enorcesthe rule on disclosure o known leadpaint and lead hazards in housing,

    and HUDs lead saety regulations inHUD-assisted housing, provides public

    outreach and technical assistance,

    and conducts technical studies to helpprotect children and their amilies rom

    health and saety hazards in the home.Contact the HUD Oce o Healthy

    Homes and Lead Hazard Control or

    inormation on lead regulations, out-reach eorts, and lead hazard control

    research and outreach grant programs.

    U.S. Department o Housingand Urban Development

    Oce o Healthy Homes

    and Lead Hazard Control

    451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 8236Washington, DC 20410-3000HUDs Lead Regulations Hotline

    (202) 402-7698

    www.hud.gov/oces/lead/d

    Other Federal Agencies

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    Current Sample Pre-Renovation FormEective until April 2010.

    Confrmation o Receipt o Lead Pamphlet

    oI have received a copy o the pamphlet, Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard

    Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools inorming me o

    the potential risk o the lead hazard exposure rom renovation activity to beperormed in my dwelling unit. I received this pamphlet beore the work began.

    Printed name o recipient Date

    Signature o recipient

    Sel-Certifcation Option (or tenant-occupied dwellings only)

    I the lead pamphlet was delivered but a tenant signature was not obtainable,

    you may check the appropriate box below.

    oReusal to sign I certiy that I have made a good aith eort to deliver the

    pamphlet, Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families,

    Child Care Providers and Schools, to the rental dwelling unit listed below at the

    date and time indicated and that the occupant reused to sign the conrmation

    o receipt. I urther certiy that I have let a copy o the pamphlet at the unit withthe occupant.

    oUnavailable or signature I certiy that I have made a good aith eort to

    deliver the pamphlet, Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for

    Families, Child Care providers and Schools, to the rental dwelling unit listed

    below and that the occupant was unavailable to sign the conrmation o receipt.

    I urther certiy that I have let a copy o the pamphlet at the unit by sliding it

    under the door.

    Printed name o person certiying Attempted delivery

    date and time

    lead pamphlet delivery

    Signature o person certiying lead pamphlet delivery

    Unit Address

    Note Regarding Mailing Option As an alternative to delivery in person, you may mail the

    lead pamphlet to the owner and/or tenant. Pamphlet must be mailed at least 7 days beore

    renovation (Document with a certicate o mailing rom the post oce).

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    Future Sample Pre-Renovation FormThis sample orm may be used by renovation rms to document compliance with theFederal pre-renovation education and renovation, repair, and painting regulations.

    Occupant ConfrmationPamphlet ReceiptoI have received a copy o the lead hazard inormation pamphlet inorming me o the

    potential risk o the lead hazard exposure rom renovation activity to be perormed inmy dwelling unit. I received this pamphlet beore the work began.

    Owner-occupant Opt-out Acknowledgmento(A) I conrm that I own and live in this property, that no child under the age o 6

    resides here, that no pregnant woman resides here, and that this property is not achild-occupied acility.

    Note: A child resides in the primary residence o his or her custodial parents, legalguardians, oster parents, or inormal caretaker i the child lives and sleeps most o thetime at the caretakers residence.

    Note:A child-occupied acility is a pre-1978 building visited regularly by the samechild, under 6 years o age, on at least two dierent days within any week, or at least3 hours each day, provided that the visits total at least 60 hours annually.

    I Box A is checked, check either Box B or Box C, but not both. o(B) I request that the renovation rm use the lead-sae work practices required

    by EPAs Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule; oro(C) I understand that the rm perorming the renovation will not be required to use the

    lead-sae work practices required by EPAs Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule.

    Printed Name o Owner-occupant

    Signature o Owner-occupant Signature Date

    Renovators Sel Certifcation Option (or tenant-occupied dwellings only)Instructions to Renovator: I the lead hazard inormation pamphlet was deliveredbut a tenant signature was not obtainable, you may check the appropriate box below.

    oDeclined I certiy that I have made a good aith eort to deliver the lead hazardinormation pamphlet to the rental dwelling unit listed below at the date and timeindicated and that the occupant declined to sign the conrmation o receipt. I urther

    certiy that I have let a copy o the pamphlet at the unit with the occupant.oUnavailable or signature I certiy that I have made a good aith eort to deliver

    the lead hazard inormation pamphlet to the rental dwelling unit listed below and thatthe occupant was unavailable to sign the conrmation o receipt. I urther certiy thatI have let a copy o the pamphlet at the unit by sliding it under the door or by (ll inhow pamphlet was let).

    Printed Name o Person Certiying Delivery Attempted Delivery Date

    Signature o Person Certiying Lead Pamphlet Delivery

    Unit Address

    Note Regarding Mailing Option As an alternative to delivery in person, you may mail thelead hazard inormation pamphlet to the owner and/or tenant. Pamphlet must be mailed atleast seven days beore renovation. Mailing must be documented by a certicate o mailingrom the post oce