Lead in older homes
Lead-Based Paint (LBP) was banned for use in houses in 1978, however, in houses built before 1978, there is a possibility that lead-based paint is still present. Dust from lead-based paint is the leading cause of lead poisoning in children which is a serious and preventable environmental health problem for both children and adults. In children, elevated lead exposure can cause decreased IQ, damage to the nervous system, and a range of other developmental and behavioral problems. Read more about Utah’s regulation below.
Test kit update
There are only two lead-based paint test kits recognized by the EPA to test for lead-based paint by certified renovators.
3M Lead Check
No longer being manufactured as of October 2023
D-Lead®
EPA recognizes that when used by a Certified Renovator, the D-Lead® paint test kit manufactured by ESCA Tech, Inc., can reliably determine that regulated lead-based paint is not present on wood, ferrous metal (alloys that contain iron), or drywall and plaster surfaces
ATLAS Database
Certified companies and labs
Construction date map
Use the map to determine if a house was built prior to 1978.
Map
Renovation, repair, and painting (RRP)
Record Keeping Forms
- Non-Certified Worker Training
Use and customize this generic non-certified worker training (“tailgate training”) form to document project training by a certified renovator. - Paint Chip Sample Collection Guide
EPA published this guide for LBP renovators which includes a documentation form. - Sample Renovation Record Keeping Checklist
A sample checklist for regulated LBP RRP activities. - Test Kit Documentation Form
Lead safety for LBP renovation, repair, and painting rule. Helps contractors comply with the renovation recordkeeping requirements that took effect in Utah on April 7, 2010.
Lead Paint Safety—A Field Guide for Painting, Home Maintenance, and Renovation Work Part of HUD’s comprehensive approach to lead safety in the home. If you perform routine maintenance on homes or apartments built before 1978, this guide will help you plan and carry out your work safely. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations explain and show what you need to do to protect yourself and your clients if you are working in older housing that could contain lead paint. Pamphlet Created by the EPA.
Certification & training calendar
- How to Become Certified
- Training Course Providers
- Citizenship Form
Proof of citizenship or legal residency status (i.e., drivers license, passport) must be attached. This form must be included with all initial certification applications for U.S. citizens (one time only). It must be included with all applications (including recertification) for all non-U.S. citizens with every certification application. Proof of resident alien status must be attached. - Course Accreditation Application – for training course providers
About lead-based paint
If You’re Not Lead-Safe Certified, Disturbing Just Six Square Feet Could Cost You Big Time
Informs building managers responsible for renovation jobs in apartments, hospitals, schools, day-care centers, extended-stay hotel suites, etc., of the importance of becoming lead-safe certified. Also contains information for Child-Care Providers. Pamphlet Created by the EPA. Published 2011
Steps to Lead Safe Renovation, Repair and Painting | En Español
Guide for contractors and homeowners on how to plan for and complete a home renovation, repair or painting project in pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities using lead-safe work practices. Pamphlet Created by the EPA. Published March 2021
Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right | En Español
The EPA’s lead-based paint renovation, repair, and painting program. A handbook for contractors, property managers, and maintenance personnel working in homes and child-occupied facilities built before 1978. Pamphlet Created by the EPA. Updated September 2011
Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home | En Español | Several Languages Available
This pamphlet must be provided to prospective buyers/renters of pre-1978 residences and to the occupants of pre-1978 residences where renovations will take place. Pamphlet Created by the EPA.
Lead in Your Home: A Parent’s Reference Guide
A comprehensive resource for parents on many lead-related topics. Pamphlet Created by the EPA. June 1998
Fight Lead Poisoning with a Healthy Diet
Discusses proper nutrition and lead poisoning prevention, and features fast, nutritious recipes. Pamphlet Created by the EPA. November 2001
Lead Poisoning and Your Children | En Español
General lead information and safe practices for parents and an 11″x17″ fold-out poster. November 2001
Lead Paint Safety—A Field Guide for Painting, Home Maintenance, and Renovation Work
Part of HUD’s comprehensive approach to lead safety in the home. If you perform routine maintenance on homes or apartments built before 1978, this guide will help you plan and carry out your work safely. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations explain and show what you need to do to protect yourself and your clients if you are working in older housing that could contain lead paint. Pamphlet Created by the EPA.
Give Your Child the Chance of a Lifetime, Keep Your Child Lead-Safe | En Español
Developed for Head Start parents on lead poisoning prevention. Pamphlet Created by the EPA.
Regulation & rules
There are rules and regulations in place to help reduce lead exposure from lead-based paint. The rules and regulations can generally be separated into 2 categories, 1) lead-based paint activities (inspections, risk assessments, lead hazard screens, and abatement activities) and lead-based paint renovation, repair, and painting (RRP).
The Utah Lead-Based Paint Program establishes and enforces work practice procedures for lead-based paint activities and renovation, repair, and painting performed by paid contractors in the State of Utah. The program oversees the certification of individuals and firms performing either lead-based paint or renovation, repair, and painting work activities, and establishes the procedures and requirements for the accreditation of lead-based paint training providers that train the individuals performing lead-based paint work.
Rules
- Utah Administrative Code (UAC) R307-840
Lead-Based Paint Program Purpose, Applicability, and Definitions - Utah Administrative Code (UAC) R307-841
Residential Property and Child-Occupied Facility Renovation - Utah Administrative Code (UAC) R307-842
Lead-Based Paint Activities - 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 745
Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention in Certain Residential Structures - 40 CFR 745 Subpart E Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program Rules
- Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule, Section 1018 of Title X – Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992
State and Federal Resources
- HUD Lead-Based Paint Website
Provides funds to local government agencies to develop cost-effective ways to reduce lead-based paint hazards. - EPA Lead-Based Paint Website
Make sure that lead safety is a part of your renovation. - FAQ’s about Utah’s LBP Rule
Contacts
- Tamie Call (twcall@utah.gov), (385) 227-1055
- Ky Fonger (kfonger@utah.gov) (385) 214-3659
- Leonard Wright (leonardwright@utah.gov), (801) 707-8032
- leadbasedpaint@utah.gov