PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE TO PREVENT
LEAD-BASED PAINT POISONING:
You can avoid lead-based paint poisoning by performing some preventive maintenance. Look at your walls, ceilings,
doors, door frames and window sills. Are there places where the paint is peeling, flaking, chipping, or powdering?
If so, there are some things you can do immediately to protect your child:
1. Cover all furniture and appliances
2. Dust containing lead can be a health hazard. DO NOT vacuum loose paint, sweep and damp mop.
3. Sweep up all pieces of paint and plaster and put them in a paper bag or wrap them in newspaper.
Put these packages in the trash can. DO NOT BURN THEM.
4. Do not leave paint chips on the floor or in window sills. Damp mop floors and window sills in and around the
work to remove all dust and paint particles. Keeping these areas clear of paint chips, dust and dirt is easy and
very important.
5. Do not allow loose paint to remain within your children's reach since children may pick loose paint off the
lower part of the walls.
As a homeowner, you should take the necessary steps to keep your home in good shape. Water leaks from faulty
plumbing, defective roofs and exterior holes or breaks may admit rain and dampness into the interior of your home.
These conditions damage walls and ceilings and cause paint to peel, crack or flake. These conditions should be
corrected immediately. Before repainting, all surfaces that are peeling, cracking, chipping or loose should be
thoroughly cleaned by scraping or brushing the loose paint from the surface, and then repainted with two (2) coats of
non-leaded paint. Instead of scraping and repainting, the surface may be covered with other material such as
wallboard, gypsum, or paneling.
Beware that when lead-based paint is removed by scraping or sanding, dust is created, which may be hazardous. The
dust can enter the body either by breathing it or swallowing it. The use of heater paint removers could create a vapor or
fume which may cause poisoning if inhaled over a long period of time.
Whenever possible, the removal of lead-based paint should take place when there are no children or pregnant women
on the premises.
Simply painting over defective lead-based paint surfaces foes not eliminates the hazard.
Remember that you, as an adult, play a major role in the prevention of lead poisoning.
Your actions and awareness about the lead problem can make a big difference.
You should immediately notify the management office or the agency through which you are purchasing your home if
the unit has flaking, chipping, powering or peeling paint, water-leaks from plumbing or a defective roof,
You should cooperate with that office's efforts to repair the unit.
I have received a copy of the Notice entitled "Watch Out for Lead-Based Paint Poisoning"
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