Leadis a soft, malleable poor metal, also considered to be one of the heavy metals. Lead has a bluish-white color when freshly cut, but tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed to air. It has a shiny chrome-silver luster when melted into a liquid.Lead is used in building construction, lead-acid batteries, bullets, and shot weights, and is part of solder, pewter, fusible alloys, and radiation shields. 

 

 

Like mercury, another heavy metal, lead is a potent neurotoxin that accumulates in soft tissues and bone over time. Lead poisoning was documented in ancient Rome, ancient China, and ancient Greece.

 

  *  Lead makes paint and certain products very durable and long lasting.

  *  Lead was outlawed from paints in 1978, except for paint used on some equipment      and bridges.

 

  *  Lead is very hazardous to humans, especially pregnant women, children, and animals.

 

In Effect April 22, 2010, regulate safe lead abatement and disposal.

 

The Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (RRP) is an EPA Federal regulatory program affecting contractors, property managers and others who disturb painted surfaces containing lead. 

 

 

The rules apply to both interior and exterior painting and renovation projects. 

 

The new rules include resident education requirements as well as training, certification and safe work practice requirements to protect occupants.

 

OSHA has guidelines regarding the safe protection of worker'shandling containing materials.

 

 

Bozeman Environmental's owners and workers are trained and certified by the State of Montana as a Certified Lead Renovators.  As certified renovators, we are trained to test for the presence of lead in residences and commercial structures. 

 

Our company will use appropriate techniques to effectively encapsulate, remove, and/or demolish lead containing surfaces and materials, package, and dispose of them according to State & Federal Regulations.