TL;DR
Lead-safe prep is the set of precautions taken before disturbing painted surfaces in older homes when lead may be present: confirming the home's age, testing paint with EPA-recognized kits or samples, isolating the work zone with plastic and signage, protecting or removing furnishings, and staging wet methods and HEPA equipment. It applies across trades, a plumber cutting into a painted wall and a window installer pulling pre-1978 sashes both trigger it, since the RRP rule covers any renovation disturbing more than 6 interior square feet of painted surface per room.
What it means
Lead-safe prep is the set of precautions taken before disturbing painted surfaces in older homes when lead may be present: confirming the home's age, testing paint with EPA-recognized kits or samples, isolating the work zone with plastic and signage, protecting or removing furnishings, and staging wet methods and HEPA equipment. It applies across trades, a plumber cutting into a painted wall and a window installer pulling pre-1978 sashes both trigger it, since the RRP rule covers any renovation disturbing more than 6 interior square feet of painted surface per room.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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