EPA Finalizes Rule Tightening Dust-Lead Clearance Levels
June 22, 2021
In Construction Executive Magazine, Jessica Rosenblatt and Scott Dismukes write about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency final rule, which decreases the amount of lead that can remain in the dust on floors and window sills after lead removal activities. The rule requires contractors, schools, daycares, property owners, lessors of residential buildings, lead abatement professionals, and others who conduct lead-based paint activities to achieve the more stringent dust-lead clearance levels prior to building re-occupancy. The change is intended to reduce childhood lead exposure and applies to certain residential dwellings and facilities occupied by children.
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