Environmental Health Administration Lead-Based Paint Management
Vision The goal is to prevent exposure and poisoning among our most vulnerable population,
children six years old and younger, by regulating lead-based paint abatement and hazard reduction
activities in the District of Columbia through the review and issuance of abatement permits, conducting
compliance monitoring inspections, responding to tips and complaints,
and providing training through certification, licensing, and accredited training provider programs.
Objectives
The Lead-Based Paint Management Program implements the federally authorized State
Lead-Based Paint Certification, Accreditation, Permitting and Enforcement programs.
The objective of the strategy is to establish a workable, comprehensive and enforceable framework for lead poisoning prevention that
Ensures lead professionals are properly trained and certified
Monitors individuals conducting lead-based paint activities, including inspections, risk assessments and
lead hazard control activities (“abatement”) in target housing and child-occupied facilities in the District of Columbia
Ensures training programs providing instructions in lead-based paint activities are accredited and
conducted in accordance with reliable, effective and safe work practices
Monitors the compliance of individuals
in the field to document they are performing
in accordance with established work practice
standards and regulations for conducting
lead-based paint activities;
The program aims to ensure individuals, business entities and training programs engaged in lead-based paint activities in the District of Columbia are duly certified and permitted in accordance with DC Law 11-221.
Programmatic goals also include the identification and provision of the necessary advice on how to efficiently achieve lead-based paint hazard reduction in target housing and child-occupied facilities, and follow-up inspections of homes occupied or facilities frequented by children confirmed with elevated blood lead levels as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the District’s Department of Health.
Other objective of this program involve:
Identification and provision of the required technical advice on reducing lead-based paint hazards in childcare facilities licensed by the District of Columbia government
Establishment of standards for lead-based paint maintenance, reduction and hazard control
Establishment of safe and practicable work practice requirements to minimize the generation of lead dust particles for renovators, remodelers, painters and others whose activities may disturb lead-based paint in the course of their regular work, including those engaged in demolition activities
Provision for making lead-based paint services available to economically distressed housing
Adoption of lead-based paint hazard control standards for property owners
Establishment of feasible, effective duties for certain schools, and for owners of older residential rental properties, daycare facilities, and foster care homes, to prevent exposure to lead on their premises
