Lead-Based Paint Management News

Lead-based renovation, repair and painting rule workshop to be held in Birmingham, Alabama

Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conjunction with the Jefferson County Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, and the Alabama Department of Health Lead Poisoning Prevention Office will conduct a Compliance Assistance Workshop on the Renovation, Repair & Painting Rule (RRP) in Birmingham, Alabama on August 24, 2011. The workshop will include ...

Aug. 18, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA urges caution on lead-based paint in flooded areas of Tennessee

Due to recent flooding in western and central Tennessee, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Region 4 wants to ensure that families are not at increased risk for lead poisoning, because of clean up and/or repair work. EPA urges pregnant women and children to keep away from work that could disturb lead-based paint and that those working on potential lead-based paint surfaces take ...

May 27, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Springfield, Mass. Housing Authority Settles Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Case

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that the Springfield, Mass. Housing Authority will pay an $11,000 penalty for failing to inform tenants their apartments may contain lead-based paint, as required by law. In addition, the housing authority agreed to render apartment buildings at four of its properties lead safe at a ...

Jul. 31, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Workers in Puerto Rico Could Be Exposed to BPA and Other Endocrine Disruptors

In early 2018, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published informational about bisphenol A (BPA) and occupational exposures. BPA is a synthetic compound that is widely used in the production of polycarbonate plastics, epoxy resins, phenolic resins and some specialty waxes. These are found in industrial applications, consumer products and some food packaging. ...

May 14, 2018

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Massachusetts-based landlord faces nearly $85K penalty for failure to disclose lead paint to tenants in springfield (MA)

A Massachusetts apartment complex owner and landlord faces a penalty of $83,575 for charges by EPA that he violated federal lead paint disclosure rules at his apartment complex in Springfield. These violations potentially put tenants at risk of exposure to lead paint hazards. According to EPA, 122 Chestnut, L.L.C., failed to provide tenants with lead hazard information pamphlets; failed to ...

Sep. 10, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Companies face fines for lead paint disclosure violations at two navy bases in New England

Two companies face significant penalties for violating federal lead paint disclosure laws at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine and the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. A complaint filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asserts that Northeast Housing, LLC, and Balfour Beatty Military Housing Management, LLC failed on multiple occasions over several years to ...

Jan. 10, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Lead-based renovation, repair and painting rule workshop to be held in Jacksonville, FL (FL)

Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conjunction with the Duval County Health Department’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, and Florida State College will be conducting a Compliance Assistance Workshop on the new Renovation, Repair & Painting Rule (RRP) in Jacksonville, Florida on October 27, 2010. The workshop will include discussions on the ...

Oct. 22, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Connecticut based Landlord pays fine for failing to warn tenants about lead paint (CT)

A Connecticut landlord has agreed to pay a penalty of $2,140 and perform a lead abatement project valued at $20,360 for allegedly violating federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements. These violations potentially put tenants at risk of exposure to lead hazards. In a recent enforcement action, EPA alleged that Michael Perugini violated the federal Lead Disclosure Rule when he failed to ...

Jun. 2, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Stamford, Conn. Property Management Firm to Pay Fine and Take Measures to Protect Children from Lead-Based Paint in EPA Settlement

EPA has reached a settlement with Garden Homes Management Corp. of Stamford, Conn. for alleged violations of EPA’s Lead Paint Disclosure and Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rules. The Lead Paint Disclosure Rule requires landlords and property management firms to provide information about lead-based paint to their tenants upon leasing pre-1978 housing. The RRP rule is designed to ...

Apr. 15, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Conn. And Mass. based landlords face fines for failing to notify tenants about lead paint

The owners of rental properties in Bridgeport, Conn. as well as South Boston, Roxbury, and Dorchester, Mass., face EPA penalties for violating federal lead paint disclosure rules. In both cases, these violations potentially put tenants at risk of exposure to lead hazards. According to a complaint filed by EPA’s New England office, Juan Hernandez allegedly violated lead-based paint ...

Apr. 11, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Companies fined for failing to notify tenants about lead paint at two navy bases in New England

Two companies have agreed to pay a penalty of $89,300 to settle EPA claims that they violated federal lead paint disclosure laws at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine and the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. In a recent EPA enforcement complaint, EPA alleged that Northeast Housing, LLC, and Balfour Beatty Military Housing Management, LLC failed on multiple occasions ...

May 1, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Attention: contractors, property managers, landlords and anyone working on residential renovation, repair and painting - EPA hosts free webinar on Nov. 10 for Mid-Atlantic region on lead-based paint rule

If you own, manage or work on property built before 1978, EPA's free webinar on November 10 will help you find out what lead-safe work practices are required under the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP). As of April 22, 2010 when the rule went into effect, anyone receiving compensation for renovating, repairing and painting work in residences built before 1978 that disturbs painted ...

Nov. 7, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Natural disasters in the SouthEast cause EPA to urge caution on restoration activities involving lead-based paint

Due to recent tornadoes, severe and straight-line winds, storms, and flooding in the Southeastern United States, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 is cautioning homeowners, volunteers, and other workers to take steps to ensure that individuals, especially children, are not at increased risk for lead poisoning, because of clean up and/or repair work. EPA urges pregnant women ...

May 11, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA acts to protect children from lead-based paint hazards in eight Northern Calif. communities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced settlements with construction companies in Calif. that were not EPA-certified to handle lead-based paint safely before or during renovations in older housing and schools. The lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting rule requires companies to be properly trained and certified before working in pre-1978 homes and schools. The rule is ...

Oct. 22, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Oregon and Idaho property managers failed to disclose lead paint hazards to renters

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered three property management companies in Oregon and Idaho to pay more than $15,000 in federal penalties for failing to disclose lead-based paint hazards to renters. Elite Property Management, Inc. of Corvallis, Oregon, and Advanced Management, Inc. of Keizer, Oregon, and Hill Rental Properties, LLC of Moscow, Idaho, were each fined for violating ...

Jun. 25, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Rome, New York Rental Company faces fine for failing to inform residents about the presence of lead-based paint and its dangers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a complaint against CRM Rental Management, Inc. of Rome, N.Y. for not informing residents of its buildings about potential lead-based paint in their apartments. It is estimated that three-quarters of U.S. residential dwellings built before 1978 contain some lead-based paint. Infants and young children are especially vulnerable to lead-based ...

Mar. 16, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

RPM in the Global Paint and Coatings Sector

This strategic assessment of RPM, one of the worlds leading paints and coatings companies, provides significant competitor information, analysis, and insight critical to the development and implementation of effective marketing and R&D programs. The new report from Venture Planning Group presents a comprehensive analysis of the companys performance, capabilities, goals and strategies in the ...

Feb. 8, 2013

With its new Lead Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Program, Delaware Makes Significant Commitment to Children’s Health

On Thu 17th of April, the U.S. Environmental Protection announced that Delaware has become the first state in the Mid-Atlantic Region authorized by the EPA to administer and enforce the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Program, previously administered by the federal government. Delaware joins 14 states nation-wide that have committed to administering the RRP Program, which ...

Apr. 17, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Kelly-Moore Paints Selects Locus Cloud Software for Compliance and Safety Management

Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc., a leader and innovator of waterborne-coating technology and one of the first companies to offer recycled paints and higher performance no-VOC paints, announced it has selected Locus Technologies' award-winning ePortal? platform to provide a comprehensive, integrated system for environmental compliance and safety management throughout the corporation's facilities. ...

Dec. 3, 2012

By Locus Technologies

Hartford, Conn. Property Management Companies Settle with EPA for Lead Paint Disclosure Lapses

Rego Realty Corp. and six associated property-owning companies, and one individual, will pay a penalty to settle EPA claims that they failed to follow federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements when renting nineteen housing units in Hartford, Conn. Under the settlement, Rego Realty Corp., along with Mancora LLC, Mochica LLC, Nazca LLC, Paracas LLC, Rosario LLC, and Stephanie LLC (all of ...

Jul. 21, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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