Northern Kentucky Health Department
Lead-Safe Work Practices Class
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The Health Department offers a training class to help spread the word about not spreading lead.
Learn safe ways to work with suspected lead paint to help prevent lead poisoning
to children and adults.
The class will meet during two
sessions—participants must attend both to complete the course—from 6:30 to 8
p.m.
on Tuesday, November 25, and from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, at the
Brighton Center, 741 Central Ave., Newport, Ky.
Attendees will learn about
the health effects of lead, personal protective equipment, setting up work areas
to reduce dust, performing renovation work safely and safe disposal of possible
lead contaminated debris.
Who can benefit from learning lead safe work practices?
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Homeowners
doing renovation, repainting, or remodeling work where lead-based paint may
be encountered
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Building
supervisors and landlords
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Homeowners and
property owners associations
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Community and
social service organizations
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Home (or code)
inspectors
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Maintenance
workers
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State and
local municipal agencies
This training
class is presented at no cost to attendees. The goal of this program is
to teach attendees
lead-safe work practices and the strategies for implementing them. Many homes
built before 1978 contain lead-based paint, so it is important that renovation,
remodeling and repair activities use methods that reduce and control dust and
debris created during work. Even a small amount of dust can pose a serious
health risk to children and families.
This course
is not valid for HUD requirements for performing renovation, remodeling
and repair in federally assisted and owned properties, nor is it valid for
performing renovation when lead abatement work orders have been issued, or when
a unit or child day-care facility has been identified as the possible source of
a child’s lead poisoning. Classes for HUD interim control education will be
offered based on demand. If you need this type of class, please contact the
Health Department so one can be scheduled.
For more information on the
Health Department's classes, call Tony Powell at 859.363.2049
Register
for the class
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