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Child on Swing Lead exposure in young children can cause reduced IQ and attention span, learning disabilities, developmental delays, and a range of other health and behavioral effects.  Most exposures occur in homes or daycares built before 1978 from chipping and peeling lead-based paint and the lead-tainted dust it creates or where lead hazards have been created through renovation done without using lead-safe work practices.

Prevention of lead poisoning can be accomplished by eliminating lead-based paint hazards before children are exposed. Wisconsin's goal is to eliminate this disease by working to make Wisconsin's housing lead-safe, and by improving the detection and treatment of lead poisoning in children.

Wisconsin's Lead-Safe Renovation Rule. Under this rule, lead-safe renovator certification and company certification is required beginning April 22, 2010. Learn more about Wisconsin's Lead-Safe Renovation Rule, including downloadable fact sheets, guidance documents and a list of training providers of the Lead-Safe Renovator course.


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Your lead-safe renovation questions answered here! Contractors; rental property owners, property managers and maintenance personnel; school administrators and maintenance personnel; daycare providers, hospital administrators and maintenance personnel; homeowners and do-it-yourselfers; and anyone else interested in additional information on the Renovation Rule.  

Asbestos-Containing Window Glazing & Caulk Policy for Lead Contractors and Lead-Safe Renovators. (PDF, 29 KB)  The Department of Health Services, Asbestos and Lead Section, has issued Administrative Memorandum PB 11-02, effective immediately, to approve comparable compliance under asbestos rule, s. DHS 159.03 (1), Wis. Adm. Code. This code allows certified lead abatement supervisors, lead abatement workers and lead-safe renovators to work on or remove windows or window sashes that contain non-friable glazing or caulk without also carrying separate asbestos abatement certification.

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Last Revised:  May 10, 2012