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Th is c a n be done b y yo ur lo ca l h ea lt h dep ar tm e n t o r b y a p ro fe ssio n a l w h o
us e s a pa int anal yze r to che ck t he lead con te n t o f th e p a in t to b e re mo v e d .
LE AD-BA SE D PA IN T S HOUL D ONLY BE REM OV ED B Y A P RO FE SSI O NA L
A N D S HO UL D N OT B E REMOVE D USI NG A HEAT G U N.
Th is c an be done b y you r lo cal h eal th d ep ar tm e n t o r b y a p r o f e s sio n a l wh o u s es a pai nt
an al y z e r to chec k th e l ea d con te nt of t he pain t t o b e r e mo ve d .
LE AD-BA SE D PAI N T SHOUL D ONLY BE R EM OV ED BY A P RO FE SSI O N A L A N D
SH O UL D N OT B E R EM OV ED USING A HE AT G UN .
g. Pers ons rem ovi n g pa in t sh ou ld f ollow t he se g u id e lin e s:
1. Mov e t he w or k pi e ce ou td oo rs. I f th is is no t p o ss ib le , ke e p th e wo r k a r e a w el l v en -
ti l ated. O pen th e wi nd ows an d p ut a n exh au s t f a n in o n e o f t h e m . B e su r e th e fan i s
mov i ng the ai r fr o m insid e to o ut sid e.
2. Rem ove or c o ver a ny ca rpet s, rug s, f ur nit u r e , clo t h in g , c o o kin g u te n sils a nd a ir
duc t s .
3. Pl ac e dr op cl o th s in th e work area t o cat ch a n y p a in t ch ip s o r p e e lin g s. We ar pr o -
te c ti v e cl othi ng su ch as extra wo rk shirt s, o v e r a lls a n d h a t s.
4. Work i n on e r o o m at a t im e. F urn ish in gs sh o u ld b e r e mo ve d o r p la c e d in the c en ter
of th e room an d co ve re d. Wo rk area s sh ould b e se a le d o ff f r o m t h e r e s t o f th e dw el -
l ing by seal i ng d o orways wit h drop clo th s.
5. Chi ld ren, pr eg n a nt or p ot en ti al ly pr eg nan t wo m e n a n d n u r sin g m o t h e r s sho ul d no t
be presen t i n th e work a re a un ti l th e wor k is d o n e a n d a ll c le a n u p is co m pl ete.
6. Wea r a dus t r e sp i ra to r mask o r a d ua l f ilt e r ( d u st a n d f u m e ) r e s p ir a t o r ma s k w hi c h
has been a ppro ve d b y t he Occup at io na l Sa f e t y a n d H e a lt h Ad min ist r a t io n ( OSH A) ,
th e N ati onal In st it u te of Sa fe ty an d Hea lt h (N I OS H) , o r t h e U n ite d St a t e s Bur ea u o f
Mi ne s . T hese ma sks an d re pla ce ab le filte rs a re r e a d ily a va ila b le a t m a jo r ha r dw a re
s t ores . Be s ure th e m ask f it s. Bear ds and fa cia l h a ir ma y ke e p ma s ks f r o m s ea li ng
properl y. C han ge f ilt ers o ft en . DI S POSABLE PA PE R M AS KS A RE NO T AD EQU AT E.
7. Us e c auti on wh e n o pera ti ng th e he at gu n. K e e p t h e h e a t g u n m o vin g , a s ex c e s s iv e
heat wi l l gene ra te fu mes, whi ch can be inh a le d b y t h e o p e r a t o r.
8. Ke ep food and d ri nk ou t o f t he wor k ar ea . Wa sh h a n d s, a r m s a n d fa ce and r i ns e
mout h before ea ti ng or d rinking . Do n ot sm o k e o r ch e w g u m o r t o b a cco in the w o r k
area.
9. Cle an up all re mo ved pa int a nd du st by we t m o p p in g t h e f lo o r s. U se a we t c l oth to
c l ea n al l w al ls, si lls a nd an y o th er su rf ace w h e r e p a in t o r d u st is c lin g in g . D O N OT
SW E E P, D RY D U ST OR VACUUM. Use a h ig h p h o sp h a t e d e t e r g e n t o r tr i s odi um
phos ph ate ( TSP) to wash a nd m op a re as.
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