Until 1978, when the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) phased out the sale and distribution of residential paint containing lead, many homes and businesses were treated with paint containing some amount of lead. The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 defined lead based paint as containing 0.5 percent lead by weight. If you own a building constructed or significantly modified prior to 1980, it may contain Lead Based Paint (LBP).

OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1926.62 requires owners to know the condition of LBP in their buildings and to provide this information to contractors prior to the beginning of any renovations. This information is used to protect the workers from lead exposures. Therefore, a lead survey is the first step in the proper management of LBP in your building.

• Designing Deleading Projects
  If you plan to renovate or demolish your building and Lead Based Paint is present, then a plan for controlling the lead must be developed. Our lead abatement design services will identify and define the materials needing special handling and disposal and how to manage them during construction. Lead containing components that can remain in place and do not need to be disturbed will be clearly identified. Our design will provide you with an accurate cost estimate for abatement, comprehensive plans and specifications.



• Lead Based Paint Survey (XRF Technology)
  We will use X-Ray Florescence (XRF) or Flame Atomic Absorption spectrometry (FAA) to analyze your paints (also referred to in the industry as coatings) for lead. We will sample the suspect paints in your building, assess their conditions, quantify them and test them for waste stream designation using TCLP tests. We will provide you with recommendations for handling the materials and provide you with a rough order of magnitude cost estimate for any recommended repairs or removals.



• Lead Sampling (Air, Soil, Water, & Paint)
  During the abatement project, our trained and licensed technicians provide required environmental monitoring. The sampling includes air, soil and water sampling prior to, during, and following lead paint removal project. The samples are analyzed in our AIHA accredited laboratory. Sample results are provided in a timely manner and tailored to any special requirements. Analysis includes personnel, area, TSP, PM-10 gravimetric test analysis. Additional air monitoring that Global Environmental can provide on a job site for health and safety needs consists of VOCs and LEL/O2 sampling and analysis.