Lead-Based Paint

Lead-Based Paint Program's scope establishes procedures and requirements for the accreditation of lead-based paint activities training programs, procedures and requirements for the certification of inspectors, risk assessors, project designers, supervisors workers and firms engaged in lead-based paint activities and work practice standards for performing such activities.These regulations are applicable to all persons engaged in lead-based paint activities in target housing and child-occupied facilities.

The Problem

Lead is a heavy metal which is believed to have been a serious public health problem for centuries. This problem is especially serious for the children six years of age and under and the developing fetus.
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  • Lead from paint, dust and soil can be dangerous if not managed properly.
  • Even children that seem healthy can have high levels of lead in their bodies.
  • People can get lead in their bodies by breathing or swallowing lead dust, or by eating soil or paint chips with lead in them.

Important Lead-Based Paint Definitions

General Requirements
Lead-based paint regulations do not:
  • require the performance of lead-based paint activities
  • or mandatory abatement of lead-based paint
Lead-based paint regulations do:
  • establish requirements and procedures to follow when lead-based paint activities are performed
Persons who perform lead-based paint activities within residential dwellings that they own may be exempt from the regulations.

Certification
No person may engage in lead-based paint activities unless they hold a valid certificate from the Commission on Environmental Quality. No firm shall employ any person on a lead-based paint activity who does not posses a current certificate issued by the Commission.

Regulations:
State-
  • Regulations For Lead-Based Paint Activities- APC-S-9
Federal -
EPA
  • Training and Certification Program for Lead-Based Paint Activities in Target Housing and Child Occupied Facilities - Section 402/404
  • Residential Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Program
    Section 1018 of Title X
HUD

Forms and Applications
Lead Training Course Renewal
Lead Training Course Accreditation
Lead Training Course Roster
Lead Training Course Notification
Lead Training Manager and/or Instructor Qualification
Certification of Lead-Based Paint Firms
Lead-Based Paint Firm Renewal
Individual Certification
Individual Renewal
Lead Worker Certification
Lead-Based Paint Abatement Notification
Third Party Exam

Other Links
Mississippi State Department of Health- Environmental Lead Program
EPA - National Lead Information Center (NLIC)
EPA - Lead in Dust, Paint and Soil
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development -HUD-Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Consumer Product Safety Commission - "What You Should Know About Lead-Based Paint In Your Home"

Contacts
To contact MDEQ staff for more information on Lead-Based Paint click here.