On November 4, 1993 OSHA’s Lead in Construction Standard became the law of the land. Initially, (and to some extent today) the small residential contractor community reacted with complete outrage due to marketability fears, many claiming that they would simply stop working on “old houses.” Industrial contractors along with the larger residential and commercial contractors often at first ignored or complied in a lackadaisical manner with these laws, continuing to work “as its always been done.” But as time went on this latter group embraced these mandates and in greater numbers so did the small residential community as the new business opportunities presented by this legislation became clearer. Even though few fully understood the complexities these and subsequent additional federal and local “lead-laws” would have for their projects.

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Abrasive blasting, Costs, Lead paints, Materials, Regulations, Respirators, Containment, Lead, Sanding, Personnel, Contractors, Training, Wastes
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