A laundry service is even more expensive. There also are plenty of hidden costs associated with containment. William Daugherty of Tank Industry Consultants said that contractors who are not used to working in containment often forget that it reduces productivity. Their estimates often reflect only the cost of buying equipment, without factoring in time for repairing damage or for raising and lowering containment, or simply the slower pace when workers can't go hog-wild with the blasting hose. While those who work outside are used to estimating for rain and humidity, they often forget that when it comes to lead they also have to estimate for wind.
Severe winds can breach a containment structure and force a halt to work.
In Chicago in the springtime, for example, you can easily lose several days to wind. They strip fewer square feet per hour and fewer square feet per ton of abrasive. Third, don't skimp on health and safety. Violations of the OSHA lead rule are those for which OSHA most frequently cites painters. In 1996, OSHA issued more than twice as many citations for lead rule violations as for anything else.