by Chris White | Mar 12, 2013 | Environment, Lead Paint, Legal, News, Safety
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has re-introduced S.484, the Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013, to amend the EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair & Painting Rule (LRRP), which was developed to...
by Chris White | Feb 20, 2013 | Asbestos, Indoor Air Quality, Lead Paint, Mold, News, Regulations, Safety
Buyer beware: The Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors Standards and Practice doesn’t require home inspectors to disclose hazardous materials in homes–including asbestos, mold, and even harmful toxic drywall. Check out the story below (link): Law shows...
by Chris White | Feb 20, 2013 | Environment, Lead Paint, News, Regulations, Safety
There have been reports coming out for a while now about lead paint being linked to violent behavior. However, the following story takes a look at the past use of leaded gasoline winding up in soil. Sometimes even the best of ideas can have the worst of consequences....
by Chris White | Jan 18, 2013 | Environment, Lead Paint, News, Safety, Schools, Tips
Know Your Regs The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 16 enforcement actions for the month of November 2012 for infractions of the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP), which was finalized in 2008 and took effect in 2010. The...