EPA Moves Ahead With Lead Paint Rule Activities, Partly In Bid To Protect Workers

The Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead with plans to gather data on potential risks to workers and the public from lead paint during renovation and maintenance of public and commercial buildings (P&CBs) -- despite industry arguments that such action is unnecessary and duplicates OSHA rules -- and is asking the White House to approve an Information Collection Request (ICR) that could support a decision to regulate such activities.