The Healthy Homes Section

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• Safe Homes/Safe Kids website launch
• Lead Poisoning Alert! ¡Alerta por envenenamiento con plomo!
• Toxic Harvest
• Lead-Related Product Safety Issues and Recalls
• EPA's Renovation, Repair, & Painting (RRP) Rule
• $$$ To Make Your Home Lead Safe!
• Special Events
• Available Lead Abatement Projects for Bids
• Revised Lead Hazard Control Rules

New!  Healthy Homes Flier:  With information about Radon, Allergies, Asthma, Mold, Lead-Based Paint, Home Safety and Carbon Monoxide. 
 

Safe Homes/Safe Kids website launch

The Safe Homes/Safe Kids: Michigan Alliance for Lead Safe Housing has launched their new website! Please visit their website for more information: http://www.mileadsafehomes.org.

Lead Poisoning Alert!
¡Alerta por envenenamiento con plomo!

A Grand Rapids family has been lead poisoned by these pottery dishes. Una familia en Grand Rapids ha sido envenenado con plomo por estasplatos cerámica. (PDF, English/Español)

"Toxic Harvest" is a short video on the effects of exposure to lead from spent ammunition in wildlife and the risk to humans.

Lead-Related Product Safety Issues and Recalls

2007 Recalls by quarter (PowerPoint presentation, .ppt):

• July to September lead recalls
• October to December lead recalls

2008 Recalls by quarter (PowerPoint presentation, .ppt):

• January to March lead recalls
• April to June lead recalls
• July to September Lead Recalls
• October to December Lead Recalls

2009 Recalls by quarter (PowerPoint presentation, .ppt):

• January to March Lead Recalls
• April to June Lead Recalls
• July to September Lead Recalls
• October to December Lead Recalls

2010 Recalls by quarter (PowerPoint presentation, .ppt):

• January to March Lead Recalls
• April to June Lead Recalls
• July to September Lead Recalls
• October to December Lead Recalls

Attention! The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled the following items because of their lead content: 2008 Lead Recall Items (PDF), (Word document)

Information about the Consumer Product Safety Information Act (CPSIA) (PDF)

EPA's Renovation, Repair, & Painting (RRP) Rule

EPA has released the Renovation, Repair, & Painting (RRP) Program Rule(PDF).

EPA Certified RRP Trainer List

RRP Training Schedulefor Michigan

If you have any questions or need more information, contact the Healthy Homes Section at 517-335-9390 and ask for Jay, or send an email to wagarj@mi.gov.

$$$$$ TO MAKE YOUR HOME LEAD-SAFE!

You qualify for help if:

• You have a child under 6 years old living in or visiting the home on a regular basis
• You are a low-moderate income family
• You live in a home built before 1978
• You live in Berrien, Calhoun, Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Oakland or Wayne county OR your child has an elevated blood lead level (10 or above)
• You own or rent the home

What is included?

• Free Cleaning Kit, including cleaning supplies and door mats
• Free Lead Inspection/Risk Assessment ($500 value) and report of findings
• Lead Hazard Control work which may include new windows and doors and special cleaning and painting.

What is the cost?

• Owner Occupied - Almost FREE! We ask that homeowners give up to $300, depending on income.
• Landlords - We provide up to $4,000 per unit; Landlords must come up with the rest. We will also provide assistance in applying for a low-interest loan for lead hazard control.
• Tenants- We need your landlord's permission before beginning work on the home.

Getting Started is Easy!

To apply for the program, fill out this application and return to:

Michigan Department of Community Health
Healthy Homes Section
PO Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909

You can also return the application by fax to (517) 335-8800.

For questions, call Carin Speidel at (517) 335-9833, or email speidelc@michigan.gov. You can also call the Healthy Homes Section toll-free at (866) 691-5323.

www.michigan.gov/leadsafe

Check out these special events...

Lead-Safe Work Practices Training , sponsored by The National Paint and Coatings Association and presented by The Training Network, Inc.

This course satisfies the Michigan requirements for training to perform non-abatement lead hazard control work (interim controls), and is offered at no charge to attendees. Additional training opportunities are also provided by accredited training providers.

Interested Lead Abatement Project Bidders, please note!

The following mandatory walk-through inspections are scheduled for State-funded abatement projects. Interested certified lead abatement contractors may attend, but only State-approved vendors may submit bids.

Click here for additional information regarding how to become a State approved vendorfor lead abatement.

Revised Lead Hazard Control Rules

>> Download a copy of the revised ruleswhich became effective on September 26, 2007.