What is mandatory for contractors is suggested for homeowners.

Lead dust is what you want to avoid:

• Manual scraping is much better than power.
• Hand sanding is much better than power sanders
• Wet wipe down is much better sweeping dry
• HEPA vacs are much safer than ordinary shop vacs

Common sense stuff: N95 dust masking, hand washing, clothing changing, sealing debris and plastic tarping in (appropriately tough, 3 mil )plastic bags

What is mandatory for contractors is suggested for homeowners.

Lead dust is what you want to avoid:

• Manual scraping is much better than power.
• Hand sanding is much better than power sanders
• Wet wipe down is much better sweeping dry
• HEPA vacs are much safer than ordinary shop vacs

Common sense stuff: N95 (or better, EPA suggests N or P 100) dust masking, hand washing, clothing changing, sealing debris and plastic tarping in (appropriately tough, 3 mil ) plastic bags