Letters to the Editor • Environment
EPA Requires Contractors to Become Lead-Safe Certified
Agency Expects More than 125,000 Contractors to Be Trained by April 22
Deadline.
April 8, 2010
WASHINGTON - The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency today announced it expects more than
125,000 renovation and remodeling contractors to be trained in lead-safe
work practices by April 22, the effective date for a rule requiring
such training. The agency is on target to implement the Lead Renovation,
Repair and Painting Rule, which will protect millions of children from
lead poisoning, on April 22, 2010.
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