How do I know if there
is lead in the existing paint?
Lead is very dangerous to your health and you
should not use, sand or scrape suspect paint until you get
specialist advice.
If you think your home may contain a lead hazard
or lead-based paint, it is important to seek professional advice.
There are some do-it-yourself lead test kits available on the
market but these can be unreliable.
It is better to either have a professional test
your home or assume lead paint is present if the house or building
was built before 1970 and take the appropriate precautions when
renovating. Specialists will:
-
check the lead content in paint, soil, dust and
other materials
-
assess the risk of lead exposure, such as peeling
paint and lead dust
-
carry out abatement or removal of hazards.
The NSW Government has a web site named Living
Safely With Lead which contains some useful information ... find
it at
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au |
