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Since 1996, Vermont law has required the owners of rental housing and
day care centers built before 1978 to perform certain Essential
Maintenance Practices (EMPs) to reduce health risks related to lead
paint. EMPs include providing specific information to tenants, inspection of painted surfaces, fixing any problems
found using lead-safe methods, installing liners in window wells to make them
easy to clean, performing periodic specialized cleaning, and submitting a
compliance statement proving the work has been completed. The law
requires owners or maintenance personnel to take an EMP Class (see
below) on the
dangers of lead and how to safely address potential hazards.
Information covered in the Essential Maintenance Practices class
includes the requirements of Vermont's lead paint law and related
federal regulations, the health effects of lead in children and adults,
lead-safe work practices and maintenance procedures, and specialized
cleaning techniques and equipment for removing lead-contaminated dust.
Vermont Law requires that landlords or their contractors take the EMP Class. Click
here
to view a printable PDF version of the EMP Manual. Performing EMP's
offers further protection from prosecution, dramatically decreasing
owner's liability.
The City of Burlington Lead Program will hold Free EMP Training
classes on:
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010 (Class Full) at Contois Auditorium,
Burlington City Hall from 5-9 PM
- Tuesday, April 27, 2010 (Class Full) at Contois Auditorium,
Burlington City Hall from 5-9 PM
- Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at Contois Auditorium,
Burlington City Hall from 5-9 PM
Call the
Burlington Lead Program to register at 802·865·LEAD (5323) or
visit www.leadsafevermont.org.
The following items are available in a printable PDF format.
To open, view and/or print these items, you will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader. If you do not have a current copy of this free
software, you can download
it now.
Renovation and remodeling is the largest cause of adult lead
poisoning and another major contributor to childhood lead poisoning.
This can be easily avoided by adding a few simple steps during the
course of the work. You can view the Lead Safe Work Practices Fact Sheet
in a printable PDF format
here.
Call us at 802·865·LEAD for a free copy of the HUD publication: Lead Paint
Safety: A Field Guide for Painting, Home Maintenance, and
Renovation Work or view it in a printable PDF format
here.
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