LeadSafeVermont.org - do you know what to look for?


EPA Renovator Training Classes Click here for a searchable database of EPA Licensed Lead Safe Renovation Firms. Vermont EMP Training Classes Click here for a list of certified EMP contractors.




HEPA Vacuum Fact Sheet - Informational sheet on HEPA vacuums. Checklist for Lead Paint Compliance


Protect Your Family from Lead Pamphlet



Renovate Right - The renovator notification pamphlet.

Lead Safety Field Guide Lead Paint & Vermont‘s Essential Maintenance Practices—Course Manual -Reviewing this manual does not substitute for class attendance. To be EMP certified you must attend an approved EMP training class.
EMP Poster EMP Compliance Statement - Rental Childcare- Vermont's EMP law requires that owners of rental property and child care facilities sign a compliance form stating that EMPS have been completed and file a copy annually with your insurance carrier and the VT Department of Health. Click here for new regulations on real estate transactions. The Vermont Department of Health has developed a free online service that will make it easier for owners and managers of pre-1978 rental housing to comply with essential maintenance practices mandated by the Vermont Lead Law. Click here to file your compliance statement electronically.
"Get the Lead Out of Vermont" Report Attorney General William Sorrell and Acting Commissioner of Health Sharon Moffatt, RN, MSN, released the results of a year-long study of lead poisoning in Vermont.

"Don't Spread Lead Video - Part I
"Don't Spread Lead Video - Part II This video shows do-it-yourselfers how to safely handle small repairs or renovations in homes that contain lead paint.

Window Well Insert Demonstration What exactly is a window well insert and what are appropriate materials to use? Lead Links— A comprehensive listing of lead-related information on the web. Burlington Lead Program— The City of Burlington manages a HUD grant to help property owners control lead paint hazards.
Changes to Vermont's Lead Paint Law and EMPs The Vermont Legislature amended Title 18 as of July 1, 2008. The major changes are described in this document. Here are referenced documents Lead Hazards in Housing and Real Estate Transactions and the VT Lead Law.

Vermont Healthy Homes Demonstration Project


LeadSafeVermont.org is part of a comprehensive lead awareness program administered by the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board. Click here for an informational sheet on this program.

Assistance Available to Control Lead Paint Hazards

The Lead Hazard Reduction Program at the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board has financial and technical assistance available to reduce lead paint hazards in rental and owner occupied properties. For more information go to www.vhcb.org/lead, click here for program brochure, or call 1-800-290-0527 or (802) 828-5064.

If you own, rent or work in a building built before 1978, chances are you're being exposed to lead.

How to reduce and eliminate the lead risk in your home.

What you need to know to protect yourself from lead.

How to work safely on older homes.

Where there's lead, there's liability. Here's what you can do to protect yourself and your tenants.

Here's what you can do to protect your daycare.

Attention Contractors Working in Vermont

Renovations that disturb painted surfaces in pre-1978 housing and day care centers are subject to a number of regulations, including the EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule and Vermont's lead paint law. EPA's RRP rule requires contractors to get trained and licensed, to work in a safe manner when disturbing lead paint, and to keep detailed records of their activities. Vermont's Essential Maintenance Practices (EMPs) law establishes a standard of care in older rental housing that includes property maintenance activities as well as safe practices when disturbing lead paint.

Who Should Become an EPA-licensed Renovation Contractor?

Contractors and painters who may work in pre-1978 housing or child- occupied facilities (schools, child care facilities, etc.)

Rental property owners or maintenance staff who do work that disturbs substantial amounts of paint on their pre-1978 properties

Who Should Obtain Certification in Vermont's Essential Maintenance Practices?

Owners, managers and maintenance staff of rental property built before 1978

Child care providers in pre-1978 buildings

Contractors and painters who may work in pre-1978 rental properties or child care facilities

For more detail on the specifics of each regulation and the major differences, go HERE.

Just 60 seconds with a power sander on lead paint can contaminate an entire home. Follow these simple steps anytime you're working on a building that may contain lead.

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