lead based paint was banned in canada in 2014.
when was lead based paint banned in canada?
2014
in canada, regulations were first enacted under the hazardous products act in 1976 that limited lead content of paints and other liquid coatings on furniture, household products, children's products, and exterior and interior surfaces of any building frequented by children to 0.5% by weight. new regulations on surface coating materials, which came into force in 2005, further limit lead to its background level for both interior and exterior paints sold to consumers. canadian paint manufacturers have been conforming to this background level in their interior and exterior consumer paints since 1991. nevertheless, a canadian company, dominion colour corporation, is "the largest manufacturer of lead-based paint pigments in the world" and has faced public criticism for obtaining permission from the european chemicals agency to continue to export lead chromate paints from its dutch subsidiary to countries where its uses are not tightly regulated.
lead paint
the u.s. government and many states have regulations regarding lead-based paint. many of them apply to evaluating a property for lead-based paint. there are two different testing procedures that are similar but yield different information. lead-based paint inspections will evaluate all painted surfaces in a complex to determine where lead-based paint, if any, is present. the procedures for lead inspections is outlined in the united states department of housing and urban development (hud) guidelines, chapter 7, 1997 revision. the other testing is a lead-based paint risk assessment. in this testing, only deteriorated painted surfaces are tested and dust wipe samples are collected. this information will help the risk assessor determine if there are any "lead hazards". many property owners decided to get a combination of both tests to determine where the lead-based paint is present and what hazards are present as well. risk assessments are outlined in the hud guidelines, chapter 5. in addition, if a child is poisoned in a property, the owner may be required to perform abatement (permanent elimination of the lead hazard).
lead-based paint in the united states