ERAtech Environmental, Inc is helping contractors comply with new EPA Lead Rules

May 20, 2010 - PRLog -- May 20, 2010 – Kettering, OH – ERAtech Environmental, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct Renovation, Repair, and Painting Activities in target housing and child-occupied facilities pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 402. This certification is good for all EPA Administered States, Tribes, and Territories.

Common renovation activities like sanding, cutting, and demolition can create hazardous lead dust and chips by disturbing lead-based paint, which can be harmful to adults and children. To protect against this risk, on April 22, 2008, EPA issued a rule requiring the use of lead-safe practices and other actions aimed at preventing lead poisoning. Under the rule, beginning in April 2010, contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination.

Since 1989, ERAtech Environmental, Inc. has been restoring safe environments for families, schools and business.  And now, as a Lead-Safe Certified Firm, ERAtech Environmental, Inc. is better able serve our renovation, home repair and painting customers with the necessary services for them to be in compliance with this new EPA regulation.

As a leader in the industry, ERAtech Environmental, Inc. is a Environmental Consulting Firm serving local communities in southwest Ohio.  Specializing in all types of environmental site assessments including, phase I’s, asbestos, lead paint risk assessments, mold and indoor air quality investigations and more, the company's services are aimed at providing customers with a safe environment to live and work in.

Despite the decline in the economy, ERAtech Environmental, Inc. has maintained a very active consulting business in Kettering, Ohio.

For more information on ERAtech Environmental, Inc. visit, www.eratech.com/eei or email, dkohnen@eratech.com.

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ERAtech Environmental, Inc. is an environmental, health, and safety consulting firm based in Kettering, Ohio. ERAtech's professional staff has the technical and practical skills to provide multi-disciplinary consulting services.