Contractors who are authorized to perform Moderate Risk deleading

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Deleading vs. renovation, repair, and painting. The difference is:

While deleading activities conducted in residences and child-occupied facilities often involve work methods similar to those typically used in lead-safe renovation (LSR) activities, such as replacing windows, painting and installing vinyl siding, the 2 types of activities are distinct from each other in terms of purpose and effect.

Deleading work is work conducted to achieve compliance with the Massachusetts lead law through the abatement of lead paint hazards. Upon completion, deleading work leads to the issuance of a document called a Letter of Compliance, which indicates that the property has met deleading requirements administered by the Childhood Lead Poisoning Program of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (CLPPP) under the Massachusetts Lead Law and 105 CMR 460.000. In some instances, deleading work takes place after the owner has received an order to bring the property into compliance with the Massachusetts lead law. In other instances, the owner voluntarily decides to delead the property and seek a Letter of Compliance.

Lead-Safe Renovation work (LSR work) is work conducted for a fee that disturbs more than threshold amounts of painted surfaces in pre-1978 residences (target housing) and child-occupied facilities (kindergartens, daycares, etc.), where the purpose of the work is other than the abatement of lead paint hazards or the achievement of a letter of compliance. Renovation work is often carried out to repair, upgrade, or beautify the property.

Once you have made the initial determination regarding whether your project is a renovation project or a deleading project, the next question is how to choose a contractor who is licensed and qualified to perform the work. Find a licensed deleader, lead-safe renovator, or read the lead-safe contractor information bulletin, a helpful guide on choosing a lead-safe renovation contractor. 

Contractors who are authorized to perform Moderate Risk deleading

Certified lead-safe renovation contractors are authorized to perform moderate-risk deleading: Lead-safe Renovation Contractors approved for moderate-risk deleading.

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