Or you can follow the regulation and presume that all paint is lead-based paint unless it is in residential building constructed on or after January 1, 1978. But I am working in a commercial building built last year. It could be lead-based paint and the regulation presumes that it will be unless tests show otherwise. This DHS regulation is designed to reduce lead exposures to occupants, users and the environment of a building or area and to reduce the incidence of excessive childhood lead exposure in California. OSHA's standard is also a little different because it applies when there is any detectable level of lead in the paint.
Worker protection is already a part of the law.
In August 1996, EPA issued a final rule only for lead-based paint professionals working in target housing and day care centers. The final rule was published in the Federal Register, Vol. 169 dated August 29,1996. Training and certification regulations for bridges and superstructures will ensure that lead-based paint activities conducted in these structures will be carried out safely. A proposed rule is scheduled for publication in late 2000 .