The
Alliance
for
Healthy
Homes
requested
a
meeting
with
EPA.
EPA
met
with
a
representative
of
the
Alliance
for
Healthy
Homes
on
March
17,
2006
In
attendance:

Jane
Malone,
Alliance
for
Healthy
Homes
Maria
Doa,
National
Program
Chemicals
Division,
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
USEPA
While
the
topics
in
the
meeting
ranged
across
a
number
of
issues
associated
with
the
TSCA
Lead
Program,
the
discussion
did
include
some
aspects
of
the
Lead
Renovation,
Repair,
and
Painting
program
proposed
rule.

Prohibited
practices
Prohibited
practices
should
not
be
allowed.
The
containment
activities
described
in
the
proposed
rule
are
not
sufficient
to
contain
the
large
amounts
of
dust
generated
by
these
practices.
Thus,
residents
will
still
be
exposed.
In
addition,
workers
who
use
these
practices
are
exposed.

The
use
of
electrostatic
cleaning
cloths
as
a
proxy
for
clearance
The
electrostatic
cleaning
cloths
are
not
a
sufficient
surrogate
for
clearance
testing.
They
provide
a
false
sense
of
certainty
to
consumers.

Worker
training
All
workers
should
be
trained,
not
only
the
renovators.
The
distinction
EPA
assumes
between
renovators
and
workers
is
a
false
distinction.
The
training
course
should
be
shorted
but
apply
to
workers.
