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2010-2011 Public Health Division Annual Report Now Available  (1/12/2012)
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Northern New England Poison Center webinar on bath salts available for viewing  (9/2/2011)
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LANDLORDS: What you need to know about lead in your building.

Lead is toxic to adults and especially children.  Improper removal of lead paint can poison the person removing it, and their family.

If your multi-unit has lead paint, then common activities such as sanding and scraping an old windowsill, or removing paint with a heat gun, can produce dangerous lead dust, chips and fumes. 

Unless testing has shown that a building does not contain lead paint, assume that all homes built before 1978 contain lead paint and require lead-safe work practices.

64%, or 44,895, of homes in Cumberland County were constructed prior to 1978 and may contain lead paint.  Isn’t it time you considered reducing your tenant risk and your own liability around this issue?

Tips for Lead-Safe Renovation

 Protect your family, your tenants and your neighbors.
     ·Keep others, especially children and pregnant women, out of the work area.

 Prepare the area.
     ·Make sure to keep all dust inside the work space.
     ·Create barriers between the work area and the living space.

 Protect yourself and your workers from dust and debris. 
     ·Wear protective gear and have employees wash their hands, face, hair and clothes before returning home.
     ·Don’t eat, drink, or smoke in the work area.

 

 Work wet. 

     ·To create as little dust as possible, use wet methods.

 

 Work clean. 

     ·Clean up in lead-safe ways. 

     ·Dispose of dust and debris in lead-safe ways.

 

 

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