Which scenario would NOT be considered a lead-based paint hazard?

Which scenario would NOT be considered a lead-based paint hazard?

• A. Deteriorated paint
• B. Lead paint on friction surface
• C. Lead paint on child-accessible surface with teeth marks
• D. Freshly painted, non-deteriorated surface with no signs of hazards

Answer: (D)

Lead-based paint hazards arise when paint can release lead to people through dust, chips, or direct ingestion, typically because the paint is deteriorated, on surfaces that generate dust through friction, or on surfaces that children can chew or easily access. In the scenarios described, a deteriorated coating is fragile and chips or flakes, creating lead dust and exposure risk, so that situation is a hazard. A surface where paint is on a friction area—like a window or a door—that wears down through use can generate lead-containing dust, which is hazardous. A surface that children can directly chew or who have teeth marks on a lead-painted area creates an ingestion pathway, so that’s also a hazard. The freshly painted, non-deteriorated surface with no signs of hazards, however, does not present an exposure pathway. If the paint is intact and not subject to wear that releases dust, and it’s not accessible to children in a chewable or friction-prone way, it is not considered a lead-based paint hazard.

Lead-based paint hazards arise when paint can release lead to people through dust, chips, or direct ingestion, typically because the paint is deteriorated, on surfaces that generate dust through friction, or on surfaces that children can chew or easily access. In the scenarios described, a deteriorated coating is fragile and chips or flakes, creating lead dust and exposure risk, so that situation is a hazard. A surface where paint is on a friction area—like a window or a door—that wears down through use can generate lead-containing dust, which is hazardous. A surface that children can directly chew or who have teeth marks on a lead-painted area creates an ingestion pathway, so that’s also a hazard.

The freshly painted, non-deteriorated surface with no signs of hazards, however, does not present an exposure pathway. If the paint is intact and not subject to wear that releases dust, and it’s not accessible to children in a chewable or friction-prone way, it is not considered a lead-based paint hazard.