Timeline for How to remove lead-based paint?
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| Aug 21, 2018 at 15:00 | comment | added | DGM | kshealthyhomes.org/lead_regulations.htm | |
| Aug 21, 2018 at 14:58 | comment | added | DGM | Hazmat may not be the right word, but any painter or contractor in the state of KS (and many other states) are required to have training and licenses to do any kind of destructive work around lead paint. This process includes disposable white protective gear. It's not just the danger to the worker; it's the danger of lead dust in the environment that you or a child could breathe. My son had elevated lead levels and development delays, partly due to the lead paint dust in our carpets and house. | |
| Aug 20, 2018 at 4:27 | comment | added | OneChillDude | You absolutely do not need a hazmat suit to remove lead paint. Don't eat the paint and try not to breathe it. Lead paint contacting skin is not going to give you lead poisoning. Its lead not radium. | |
| May 31, 2016 at 7:15 | comment | added | milesmeow | +1 for the speedheater link. Did not know a low heat options exists out there. | |
| Jan 25, 2015 at 22:54 | history | answered | DGM | CC BY-SA 3.0 |