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- The Home Depot is committed to lead safety and safe work practices for our associates, partners, and customers. That’s why the company expects all installers to not only do a great job, but also safely complete their work while following the required protocols and legal requirements, including lead safety.
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Jan 8, 2021 · Under the RRP rule, Home Depot and every subcontractor that performs renovation work must be certified, and they are responsible for ensuring compliance with lead-safe work practices. Comprehensive template for other retailers and general contractors to adopt to ensure compliance
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Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. is a subsidiary of The Home Depot, Inc., with offices in Atlanta, Georgia. At over 2,000 Home Depot stores located throughout the U.S. (including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam), customers purchase a home improvement product—like flooring, carpet, cabinets, countertops,...
EPA discovered the alleged violations through customer complaints about projects performed in Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin which showed Home Depot frequently subcontracted work to uncertified firms, did not use lead-safe work practices, did not perform required post-renovation cleaning, did not provide the EPA-required lead-ba...
Under the settlement, Home Depot will implement a company-wide program to ensure that the firms and contractors it hires to perform work for its customers comply with the EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP) Rule during renovations of any child-occupied facilities, such as day-care centers and pre-schools and any housing that was b...
Lead-based paint was banned in 1978 but still remains in many homes and apartments across the country. According to HUD’s American Healthy Homes Survey, which was conducted from June 2005 through March 2006, an estimated 37.1 million homes – or 34.9 percent of all homes nationwide - have lead-based paint somewhere in the building. An estimated 34.4...
Lead dust and paint chips can occur when lead paint deteriorates or is disrupted during home renovation and remodeling activities. Lead exposure can cause a range of health problems, from behavioral disorders and learning disabilities to seizures and death, putting young children at the greatest risk because their nervous systems are still developi...
Home Depot customers with questions or complaints about the handling of lead paint during their Home Depot renovations should contact Home Depot at lead_paint@homedepot.com. Any member of the public concerned about handling lead-based paint in their home can contact the National Lead Information Center at 1 (800) 424-LEAD. Anyone who suspects a vio...
Home Depot will pay a $20.75 million penalty. Of that amount, $750,000 will be paid as a penalty to the State of Utah, $732,000 will be paid as a penalty to Massachusetts, and $50,000 will be paid to the State of Rhode Island.
Amos Presler Chemical Risk and Reporting Enforcement Branch U.S. EPA, OECA, Office of Civil Enforcement (202) 564-1076 presler.amos@epa.gov
Dec 17, 2020 · “Home Depot will implement system-wide changes to ensure that contractors who perform work in homes constructed before 1978 are EPA-certified and follow lead-safe practices. EPA expects all renovation companies to ensure their contractors follow these critical laws that protect public health.”
Dec 17, 2020 · Home Depot is set to pay $20.75 million after reaching a settlement for allegedly violating rules concerning lead paint safety. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Environmental...
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Oct 25, 2024 · Home Depot educated customers and contractors in stores and on its website and YouTube as required by the consent decree. In addition, the company improved lead paint safety and compliance by providing Lead Awareness training to associates whose peripheral responsibilities in sales and other departments could interact with the renovation process.
Dec 17, 2020 · The settlement, in a consent decree lodged with the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, requires Home Depot to implement a comprehensive, corporate-wide program to ensure that the firms and contractors it hires to perform work are certified and trained to use lead-safe work practices to avoid spreading lead dust and paint chips ...
