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Title	Author	# of Pages
Maintaining a Lead Safe Home	Dennis Livingston	89

Contents

Maintaining Family Health    (p. 1)
    Test Children for Poisoning
    What Poisons a Child
    Ways to Protect Children
    Diet
    Adult Risk
Survey the House    (p. 7)
    Doing a Visual Examination
    Taking Samples
    Occupant Survey
    Paint Failure
    Sources of Water and Moisture
    Friction and Impact
    Other Sources
Stabilize, Clean and Maintain    (p. 19)
    Work Options
    Responsibilities of Landlords & Renters
    Work Principles
    Prevention is the Key
    Cleaning and Stabilizing
    Door Work
    Windows
    Clean, Test and Maintain
    Soil Around the House
    Holistic Intervention
Hiring a Professional
    Inspection and Risk Assessment
    The Contractor's Responsibility
    Hiring a Contractor
    Writing a Contract
    The Cost
Work Practices    (p. 39)
    Levels and Risk and Safe Work Practices
    Terms
    Work Practices by Building Component
Eight Things to Remember    (p. 50)
Testing and Sampling    (p. 51)
    Forms to be copied
Correct Cleaning    (p. 68)
Site Protection    (p. 72)
Safety    (p. 75)
Essential Maintenance, Standard Treatment    (p. 77)
Resources    (p. 80)
    Information Resource List
    Select Product List
    Recommended Documents
    State Information Contacts
Footnotes    (p. 87)