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Creating Lead-Safe Housing

Affordable, safe and healthy environments for children are important in creating a lead-safe community.  Older buildings (pre-1978) where lead hazards have been eliminated by using lead-safe work practices may be considered lead-safe environments. Finding such environments means knowing what and where to look for lead hazards.  Community-level strategies to prevent childhood lead poisoning also requires: (1) community commitment to creating affordable lead-safe homes, (2) local policy and effective enforcement practices for properties with lead hazards, and (3) a work force skilled in all areas of lead-safe work practices.

Community-Level Strategies to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning

• Community-Level Strategies to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning Community strategies to protect children from lead poisoning, including local code enforcement, and information about federal funding for lead hazard reduction.

• Wisconsin Childhood Poisoning Elimination Plan 2010
  Wisconsin's plan to eliminate lead poisoning by the year 2010.

Finding Lead-Safe Housing

• A Parent's Guide to Choosing Safe and Healthy Child Care  
  (Exit DHS - US Department of Health and Human Services) - These guidelines include inquiring about the building's inspection for toxic substances, e.g., lead.

• Purchasing or Renting a Home
  What to know when renting or buying a home built prior to 1978.

• Lead-Free/Lead-Safe Registry
  A website containing a list of Wisconsin residential properties that have been certified to meet lead-free or lead-safe status.

• WISCAP Member Agencies
  (Exit DHS - Wisconsin Community Action Program Association) - Contact information for agencies that provide assistance to families regarding housing.

Identifying Lead Hazards in Housing

• Certified Companies
  List of potential employers in the lead paint removal industry.

  • The Advantages of Becoming a Lead-Safe Company (PDF, 48KB)

• Federal Regulations and Guidelines

• HUD Technical Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing (Exit DHS - Department of Housing and Urban Development) 

• Laboratories  
  (Exit DHS - The Lead Listing) - List of places certified to analyze lead paint samples.

• Lead-Free/Lead-Safe Registry

• Occupational Exposure
  How to avoid lead exposure in the work place.

• Renovation & Remodeling
  What to know when performing renovation or remodeling work on your own or other people's property.

• Training & Certification
  Steps to obtain certification in Wisconsin for performing lead.

• Wisconsin Statute & Administrative Rules
  Read up on rules and regulations that apply to inspectors and contractors.

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Last Revised: June 25, 2008