Varies by State
Requirements for managing the job for lead-safe renovation may vary by state, but whatever the specifics, it's the general contractor's responsibility to make sure that if lead is present, homeowners know it and lead-safe renovation takes place. "The money trail is going to come back to the company," says Chris Zorzy, owner of A&A Services, in Salem, Mass.
Enforcement of lead rules is still a matter of self-policing. Paul Toub, vice president of Kachina Contractor Solutions, suggests companies send their own CR at the start of the job to make sure every worker is trained on the lead-safe specifics of that job, document those practices with checklists covering interior and exterior setups, and have a company CR return for verification of proper clean-up. "If you're able to say all that and back it up with proof," Toub says, "you're going to be in a much better position to defend yourself if there's an issue."
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