Lead-Based Paint
Lead-based paint was commonly used in homes prior to being phased out in 1978. Lead-based paint is a health hazard, especially to children and pregnant woman, when it deteriorates or becomes disturbed. Once disturbed, this toxic metal can be inhaled in dust or ingested as paint chips or dust contamination. Lead exposure can result in learning disabilities, behavioral problems, and developmental delays in children. Lead exposure can result in kidney issues, reproductive problems, nerve disorders, and high blood pressure in adults.
Millions of homes still have lead-based paint usually underneath layers of more recent paint coatings. Lead-based paint is typically not an issue if it remains in good condition. However, lead-based paint that is deteriorating (peeling, flaking, chalking, cracking, damaged, or damp) is hazardous and requires repair. Additionally, lead-based paint could be hazardous if it is present on surfaces that children can gnaw on or that are subjected to frequent wear and tear (doors and door frames, windows and window sills, porches, railings, stairs, and banisters).
The Lead Based Paint (LBP) services carried out by FIG Environmental are in compliance with all relevant laws, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), State and Local Regulations, and the Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Radiation Protection. The HUD standards offer the most extensive national collection of technical protocols, practices, and procedures for testing, abatement, worker protection, cleanup, and disposal of lead-based paint.
If you have a planned renovation or demolition project, whether for the private or public sector, and have questions regarding your needs for a lead survey, please contact us or send in a request for a callback to discuss your project.
Lead Based Paint Risk Assessments
EBL Cases, Child Occupied Facilities
Lead Based Paint Surveys
Pre-Renovation, Pre-Demolition
Lead Abatement Oversight & Air Sampling for OSHA Requirements
Worker Protection, Exposure Monitoring
Lead Safe Rental Inspection & Certification
Clearance Inspections & Sampling
Lead Sampling & Analysis
Dust Wipes
Soil
Air
Bulk/Chip
Potable & Non-Potable Water
Lead Abatement Work Plans & Management
Site Characterization
TCLP
Additional Heavy Metal Sampling
Copper, Mercury, Chromium, etc.
OSHA, EPA, HUD & State Compliant
XRF Spectrum Analyzer