
Iowa Lead Safety is approved by the Iowa Department of Public Health to offer all Iowa-approved LEAD REFRESHER courses online, on a permanent basis.
Our training calendar has dates and times of the available courses, and includes:
Click HERE to see the training calendar
How does online training work?
If you are a certified Lead Abatement Contractor, Polk County needs your help!
If you are a contractor interested in becoming a certified Lead Abatement Contractor, Polk County needs your help!
The Polk County Health Department is administering the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant with the purpose of identifying and remediating lead hazards in 150 homes.
Contact Frank or Stephanie at the Polk County Health Department for more information.
Frank Morano 515-323-5337
Stephanie Appleby 515-323-5232
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, along with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, announced new, tighter standards for lead in dust on floors and window sills to protect children from the harmful effects of lead exposure.
“EPA is delivering on our commitment in the Administration’s Federal Lead Action Plan to take important steps to reduce childhood lead exposure,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler.
The rule will become effective 180 days after publication in the Federal Register.
A link to this final rule and to learn more: https://www.epa.gov/lead/hazard-standards-lead-paint-dust-and-soil-tsca-section-403
WASHINGTON (Nov. 22, 2019) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulations to prohibit the manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution of methylene chloride in all paint removers for consumer use will go into effect after November 22, 2019. Starting November 23, 2019, it will be unlawful for any person or retailer to sell or distribute paint removal products containing methylene chloride for consumer use, including e-commerce sales. To learn more, go to the EPA website, https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-bans-consumer-sales-methylene-chloride-paint-removers-protecting-public
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