What regulations exist to control Lead?
Lead is heavily controlled and regulated, due to it being well known as an industrial hazard. Lead is regulated by the California Code of Regulations (CCR), particularly Title 8 that deals with the proper handling, removal, maintenance, and worker protection, Title 10 that deals with the appropriate disclosure of the presence of lead within a building in real estate transactions and rental contracts, and Department of Public Health regulates exposure levels in housing. The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations deal with the proper methods of testing and removal of lead based paint in residential buildings. The use of lead paint was banned in 1978 in residential buildings, but large amounts of older buildings still exist that are covered in lead paint. It is much easier to prevent lead exposure altogether rather than have to deal with the effects of it after exposure has occurred.
