New Lead Information Effective January 1, 2010.

For homeowners, property managers of child occupied facilities, and contractors performing renovation activities in facilities built prior to 1978.

Lead-Requirements for Renovation, Repair, and Painting

Renovation, repair, and painting activities create hazardous lead dust and chips.  The North Carolina Lead Based Paint Hazard Management Program for Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rules, adopted the federal regulations relating to lead-based paint renovation activities in child-occupied facilities and target (pre-1978) housing.

The RRP program mandates that contractors, property managers, and others working for compensation, in houses and child-occupied facilities built before 1978, must be trained and use lead-safe work practices.

For more information concerning rules and registration for training, go to: www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/lead/lhmp.html.

The Union County Environmental Health Division is a part of the Union County Health Department. The Environmental Health Division strives to promote a healthy environment by conducting daily activities designed to prevent disease, educate the public, and enforce regulations. We achieve this goal through the development and implementation of programs, including, but not limited to, Drinking Water, Solid Waste, Food and Lodging, On-site Wastewater, and Vectors. The success of these programs revolves around a well trained staff, coordination with other agencies, and the public.