Charlotte Lead Paint Inspection Risk Assessor Finds Lead Paint Sources

Charlotte-based Get The Lead Out® is a professional lead paint inspection and lead paint abatement company with 18+ years of successful experience.  Recently, company president Kathryn Hubicki attended a lead paint risk assessor course at Greenville Technical College in Greenville, SC.

“A certified lead paint risk assessor is allowed to interpret the results of lead paint inspections,” said Hubicki.  “In addition, the assessor can conduct risk assessments to determine where lead hazards exist.”

The lead paint risk assessor course helps industry professionals to learn how to interpret an inspection report and develop a lead hazard control plan in this training rationale for determining the hazards posed by residential lead-based paint, evaluating and selecting appropriate abatement or interim control measures and developing a lead operations and maintenance plan.

“Get The Lead Out® has always taken a proactive approach to having our team members be the most educated and professionally-certified lead inspectors and risk assessors in the marketplace,” added Hubicki.  “In addition to a real passion that our inspectors have for the lead paint and asbestos field, we also pride ourselves with attending continuing education, training and professional certification courses and workshops when they are available.”

Get The Lead Out® is a full-service property inspection, remediation, and abatement management services firm dedicated to providing superior environmental inspection and testing for asbestos, lead-based paint, mold, radon, and property assessments for private residences, public housing, schools and commercial properties.

For lead paint inspection, asbestos inspection and abatement, and our other environmental services, please contact Kathryn Hubicki with Get The Lead Out ® at 704-376-3594 or email koh@gettheleadout.biz.

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Charlotte Lead Paint, Asbestos & Environmental Inspections Company Names New President

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (April 13, 2012) - Charlotte, NC-based Get The Lead Out® announced today that Kathryn Hubicki has been appointed the new company president effective immediately. Ms. Hubicki has more than ten years of experience in the environmental field and has licenses to perform lead-paint and asbestos inspections in several states.

“Get The Lead Out® is a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise that has served the Southeast United States since 1993,” said company co-founder Pete Hubicki. “To date, our company has performed thousands of lead paint and asbestos inspections on all types of buildings and properties across the Southeast U.S., and we are excited to have Kathryn now lead our company growth and expansion.”

“Our clients include single homeowners, private developers with portfolios of office and apartment buildings, hospitals, mortgage and insurance companies, and government agencies of all sizes,” said Kathryn Hubicki. “My goals as company president include maintaining our high levels of scientific education, experience, training and levels of service that our family business has presented over the past 19 years.”

For lead paint inspection, asbestos inspection and abatement, and our other environmental services, please contact Kathryn Hubicki at 704-376-3594 or email koh@gettheleadout.biz. 

About Get The Lead Out®

Get The Lead Out® is a full-service property inspection, remediation, and abatement management services firm dedicated to providing superior environmental inspection and testing for asbestos, lead-based paint, mold, radon, and property assessments for private residences, public housing, schools and commercial properties. 

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Charlotte’s Lead Paint Inspection & Lead Paint Testing Company says to Check for Lead Paint Before Any Remodeling Work at Home

Get The Lead Out® likes to remind all homeowners with homes built prior to 1978 to use extreme caution before beginning any spring remodeling or renovation projects!  Lead paint was used in the construction of homes built prior to 1978, and there are many homes around our Charlotte area that were constructed prior to 1978 and could have lead paint.

To protect against the risk of exposing dangerous lead paint during home renovations, on April 22, 2008, EPA issued the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule. It requires that firms performing renovation, repair, and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in pre-1978 homes, child care facilities and schools be certified by EPA and that they use certified renovators who are trained by EPA-approved training providers to follow lead-safe work practices.

Contractors must use lead-safe work practices and follow these three simple procedures:

• Contain the work area.
• Minimize dust.
• Clean up thoroughly.

If you are a homeowner performing renovation, repair, or painting work in your own home, EPA's RRP rule does not cover your project. However, you have the ultimate responsibility for the safety of your family or children in your care. If you are living in a pre-1978 home and planning to do painting or repairs, please read a copy of EPA's Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers, and Schools (PDF) lead hazard information pamphlet.

If your home was built before 1978, there could be a good chance that lead fibers or lead paint were used in the initial construction of your home.  Please call Get The Lead Out® at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.com.  Do not deal with the removal of lead paint or lead substances on your own!  Disturbing the lead from paint or pipe wrapping could cause lead-contaminated dust to be freed and inhaled by you or your children.

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What Does Get The Lead Out® in Charlotte Do with Lead Paint Inspections?

Since 1993, Get The Lead Out® in Charlotte has performed thousands of lead paint inspections on homes, apartment buildings, commercial and educational buildings, and even garages and workshops.  We started Get The Lead Out® almost 19 years ago to become the premier lead paint inspection, testing and removal company serving Charlotte and the Carolinas.

“Probably the biggest question we get on almost a daily basis is ‘how do you test for the presence of lead paint in my house?’” says Pete Hubicki of Get The Lead Out®.  “Our answer is always the same:  It’s part scientific, part experience, part explorer, and part problem-solver.”

Lead Paint Inspections in Charlotte

Get The Lead Out® is a full-service property inspection, remediation, and management services firm dedicated to providing superior environmental inspection and testing.  Our profession is dangerous because we work with dangerous substances like lead paint, mold, asbestos and radon gas.  We always mitigate the danger because we are extremely safe and approach each project with experience and scientific exploration to virtually eliminate our risk of exposure.

Lead paint inspections are scientific exploration and collection of suspected lead paint material in your home, school or church.  Our licensed lead paint inspectors visit your property and carefully collect specimens from strategic points throughout your home.  We then transport these specimens to the laboratory to examine them closely under microscopic conditions to determine if there is a presence of lead in the samples we collected.

If the report shows a presence of lead paint in your home, we can then work with you on several plans of approach to safely remove the lead and make your home safe and lead-free.

“Our lead paint inspectors are educated, trained, experienced and licensed before they join our team,” said Hubicki.  “We take the dangers of lead paint seriously because our homeowners and customers are depending on us to identify possible presence and then safely and professionally remove the offending lead paint presence.”

If your home was built before 1978, there could be a good chance that lead fibers or lead paint were used in the initial construction of your home.  Please call Get The Lead Out® at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.com.  Do not deal with the removal of lead paint or lead substances on your own!  Disturbing the lead from paint or pipe wrapping could cause lead-contaminated dust to be freed and inhaled by you or your children.

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Charlotte Lead Paint Inspections for Home and Apartment Renters

Get The Lead Out® receives many inquiries about lead paint inspections for rental homes and apartments.  Is the landlord responsible for testing your rental for the presence of lead paint?  Is the landlord required to let you know if your rental unit has lead paint within your premises?

Many houses and apartments built before 1978 have paint that contains lead (called lead-based paint). Lead from paint, chips, and dust can pose serious health hazards if not taken care of properly.

Federal law requires that individuals receive certain information before renting a pre-1978 house:

LANDLORDS must disclose known information on lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards before leases take effect. Leases must include a disclosure form about lead-based paint.

In general, the older your home, the more likely it has lead-based paint.  And we have many subdivisions and homes around Greater Charlotte that were built prior to 1978.  It is part of our city’s charm and attraction.  All landlords are required to tell both their new and old tenants if they know of any lead based paint in the apartment or rental home. The landlord also must give tenants any reports that he may have concerning any tests for lead paint in the apartment.

There are federal laws which help protect home and apartment renters from the dangers of lead paint.  You can always contact the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) by visiting their website here.  Get The Lead Out® is a certified and professionally-licensed lead paint inspection and lead paint removal company.

If you would like to learn more about lead paint inspections and lead paint safety, please contact Pete Hubicki of Get The Lead Out® at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.biz.  We can help apartment owners and landlords with the professional testing for the presence of lead paint and the removal of lead paint if it is found!

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Charlotte 203k FHA Loan Funds and Required Lead Paint Inspections!

One of the approved uses for 203k loan funds is for the stabilization or abatement of lead-based paint. If the house you are considering to purchase was built prior to 1978, a lead paint inspection can identify the location of any lead paint.  After Get The Lead Out® stabilizes or removes any lead paint, our clearance testing will show that thee is no hazardous lead dust remaining in the house.

Many of the 203k FHA loans in our Greater Charlotte area are used for the acquisition and remodeling of vacant houses.  If a  house has been sitting vacant for a time, mold might be an issue. Get The Lead Out® can test the house for the presence of mold, identify the type of spore, determine where the moisture is entering the house, and recommend a mold removal action plan.

The 203k FHA home loan program is an exciting and unique type of program for homeowners who enjoy the architectural history and beautiful “age” of homes around our Greater Charlotte area.

We can help you with any type of environmental, lead paint or mold inspections and removal.  Please call Pete Hubicki with Get The Lead Out® at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.biz.  We look forward to working with you and your 203k FHA home loan process!

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Charlotte Lead Paint Inspection & Abatement Company Earns NC Lead Project Designer Certification

Charlotte-based Get The Lead Out® announces that Peter M. Hubicki, principal scientist at Get The Lead Out®, has earned the Lead Project Designer certification from the Health Hazards Control Unit (HHCU) of the State of North Carolina. The Project Designer certification allows Hubicki to legally work as a Lead Project Designer on large lead paint-based abatement projects like multi-family apartment units.

Get The Lead Out® and Pete Hubicki have been performing lead paint inspections and abatement since the company opened in 1993. Lead paint abatement is the safe and managed containment and removal of lead-based paint that exists in older apartment buildings, homes, businesses or child care facilities around our state.

“The certification of the word ‘Design’ means a written or graphic plan prepared by a certified project designer specifying how a lead paint abatement project will be performed,” said Hubicki. “This includes, but is not limited to, scope of work and technical specifications of the lead paint abatement project. “

With the Lead Designer certification, Hubicki becomes one of only three licensed and certified lead paint abatement design professionals in Charlotte. The certification allows Hubicki and his company, Get The Lead Out®, to legally manage much larger multi-family apartment projects.

“All across the state of North Carolina there are older, larger multi-family apartment communities that are in need of remodeling and repair,” says  Hubicki. “Many of these older communities were constructed prior to 1978 when the use of lead-based paint was routine.”

The Project Designer certification allows Hubicki and Get The Lead Out® to draft and create Occupant Protection Plans for larger lead-based paint abatement projects. "Occupant Protection Plan means a written plan which describes the measures and management procedures that will be taken during abatement to protect building occupants from exposure to lead-based paint hazards,” adds Hubicki. “The plan shall be unique to each residential dwelling or child-occupied facility.”

Get The Lead Out® performs lead paint testing and lead paint abatement projects across the southeast and has been selected by the Hilton Hotel chain to provide these services should a natural disaster, like a hurricane, harm one of their properties.

About Get The Lead Out®

Get The Lead Out® is a Charlotte-based environmental company that specializes in lead paint, asbestos, mold and radon gas testing and abatement services. Since 1993, Get The Lead Out® has worked with thousands of homeowners, property managers, government agencies, and commercial properties on these environmental safety projects.  For assistance in your next lead paint or asbestos inspection or removal project, please call Pete Hubicki at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.biz.

 

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Dangers of Removing Lead-based Paint from your Charlotte Home!

Get The Lead Out® wants you to know more about the dangers of removing lead-based paint from older Charlotte homes!  Before the 1970s, household paint often contained lead. As lead paint ages, it can chip or crumble into dust. Exposure to lead-paint dust or chips can cause serious health problems. Children and pregnant women are at higher risk. So, if you live in or own an older home, you need to know how to protect yourself and others if you detect and remove lead paint.

There are many ways to reduce the hazards of lead-based paint — but SOME METHODS OF REMOVING PAINT ACTUALLY INCREASE THE RISK OF LEAD EXPOSURE. It's important to pick the safest method for your project; the goal is to reduce the hazards while creating as little lead dust as possible.

If lead paint on ceilings and walls is in good repair, then painting them or covering them with wallpaper may be all that is needed to keep the lead paint in place.

BUT — if lead paint is chipping or peeling, or if it's on a surface such as a windowsill or stair rail where children can chew on it, then the lead paint (or the painted material) should be removed or covered. Painted surfaces that rub on each other, such as doors and windows, require special attention to stop the friction. And if the paint has been damaged by other problems, such as water damage due to leaks, then the underlying problem should be fixed first.

Lead-based Paint Removal Safety Tips from Get The Lead Out®

1. Children and pregnant women must NOT DO any lead paint removal work and they should stay out of the work area until clean-up is complete;
2. Work in one room at a time and seal off the work area from the rest of the house, including all heating and ventilation ductwork using heavy plastic sheets;
3. Everything in the room MUST be removed;
4. Workers should wear disposable coveralls, shoes, hair covering, goggles and a respirator approved by NIOSH (the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) or MSHA (the Mine Safety and Health Administration);
5. Workers should not eat, drink or smoke on the job to avoid ingesting lead;
6. Clean up each work area carefully by disposing of coveralls and removing lead dust from clothes with a HEPA filtered vacuum cleaner.

Removing lead-based paint is dangerous!  Get The Lead Out® in Charlotte has many years of lead paint inspection and removal projects in residences, large housing projects, apartment buildings and commercial facilities.  To learn more about lead paint inspections and lead paint removal, please call Pete Hubicki at Get The Lead Out® at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.biz.  We look forward to helping you with your next lead paint inspection and lead paint removal project!

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Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 23-29, 2011 - You Can Help Educate Our Charlotte Community on Lead Paint Testing & Poison Prevention

Get The Lead Out® is joining the National Centers for Disease Control to help spread the word about children and the dangers of exposure to lead paint and lead paint poisoning!  National Lead Poisoning Prevention week is October 23-29, 2011.

Please watch this video and share the video link with young people and their families to help educate more people in our Charlotte community about the dangers of lead paint poisoning!

 

Over the next few weeks, Get The Lead Out® will be working to promote the October 23-29 week and conducting lead paint testing at homes and buildings across the Greater Charlotte area.  If you would like to learn more about lead paint testing, including the basic lead paint test prices, please contact Pete Hubicki at Get The Lead Out® at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.biz.  Please spread the word about Lead Poisoning Prevention Week to be held October 23-29, 2011.  Thank you for your help!

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Get The Lead Out® Prepares You for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week!

Get The Lead Out® has conducted thousands of lead paint tests over the past 18+ years.  Keeping children and families safe from the dangers of lead paint and lead poisoning has always been one of our top concerns as our business has grown.

Get The Lead Out® is participating again this year in the National Lead Poisoning Prevention week to be held October 23-29, 2011.  This important program is sponsored every year by the Centers for Disease Control.  They do a fantastic job with getting the word out through national and local media every year to try to educate as many people as possible about the dangers of lead poisoning.

This year’s media push includes so many unique and interactive tools for companies and educators to use through the Internet.  We are sharing one of those tools right here on our Blog post.  To view the tips, just press the “Previous” or “Next” button.  Get your kids to sit with you at the computer and talk with them about these easy-to-understand tips on lead poisoning safety.

 

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Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 23-29 2011

Get The Lead Out® is launching a special four-week promotional and marketing campaign to alert residents, schools, and businesses about Lead Poisoning Prevention Week to be held October 23-29, 2011.

Today, childhood lead poisoning is considered the most preventable environmental disease among young children, yet an estimated 250,000 U.S. children have elevated blood-lead levels. A simple blood test can prevent permanent damage that will last a lifetime. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Get The Lead Out® in Charlotte are committed to eliminating this burden to public health.

This year's NLPPW theme, "Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future," underscores the importance of testing your home, testing your  child, and learning how to prevent lead poisoning’s serious health effects.

Parents can reduce a child’s exposure to lead in many ways. Here are some simple things you can do to help protect your family:

1. Get your Home Tested. Before you buy an older home, ask for a lead inspection.
2. Get your Child Tested. Even if your young children seem healthy, ask your doctor to test them for lead.

Over the next few weeks, Get The Lead Out® will be working to promote the October 23-29 week and conducting lead paint testing at homes and buildings across the Greater Charlotte area.  If you would like to learn more about lead paint testing, including the basic lead paint test prices, please contact Pete Hubicki at Get The Lead Out® at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.biz.  Please spread the word about Lead Poisoning Prevention Week to be held October 23-29, 2011.  Thank you for your help!

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Apartment Owners and New EPA Requirements for Apartment Renovations

Get The Lead Out® works with apartment and property owners across the south and southeast on lead paint testing and inspection programs and asbestos testing and removal projects. 

We always like to keep our apartment and property owners updated with the latest requirements, guidelines and laws introduced by the EPA with respect to remodeling and renovating their properties.

2011 has been an active year for the EPA in introducing new requirements for apartment and property owners on how they must interact with their tenants with respect to apartment and property remodeling and renovations.

New EPA Requirements for Apartment Owners & Building Renovations

EPA now requires apartment owners to post signs where they will be seen BEFORE work starts and must provide the following info: Describe the renovation work location… type of work being done… dates of work start & completion… & “Renovate Right” brochures for tenants or how to get a free copy.

60 days before the work starts, the Renovator firm must provide copies of the “Renovate Right Brochure” to the building owner or the property manager. In addition, the owner or property manager must provide the Renovator with written acknowledgement that the “Renovate Right Brochure” has been received at least seven(7) days prior to the lead-based paint renovation work starting. And the tenant living in the apartment where the lead-based paint removal work is to be done must also be given a copy of the “Renovate Right” brochure.

The certification notice from the owner/property manager must include name of person receiving “Renovate Right Brochure”  property address… unit number being work on… date… and method of delivery of “Renovate Right” brochure.

Apartment owners and property managers can contact Get The Lead Out® at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.biz to find out more information about proper lead paint and asbestos testing for apartment buildings.  We look forward to serving your unique needs!

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Lead Paint and EPA New Rule Exemptions for Working with Lead Paint

Get The Lead Out® keeps all of our customers informed as to the latest rules and guidelines from the EPA with regards to Lead Paint inspections, Lead  Paint testing, and Lead Paint removal.  Because we work with so many large apartment communities, government properties, and hotel properties, we always want our clients to understand the regulations when 100% knowledge is not present about Lead Paint contamination or presence.

There are some exemptions to the new EPA rules for working with Lead Paint.

Small lead-based Repairs & Maintenance Fix-ups are excluded as follows:

Excluded Lead-based Work:

• Interior work that disturbs less than 6 feet.
• Exterior work that is 20 feet or less that DO NOT involve;
• window replacement
• demolition
• projects involving prohibited practices (e.g. torch removal of paint)
• Renovations that involve identified/specific lead-free components.

Also exempted are senior housing and commercial buildings where children under 6 years of age DO NOT visit more than:

• 2 or more days/week
• 3 or more hours/visit
• 6 or more hours/week
• 60 or more hours/year

The EPA regulations and rules can be confusing when it comes to Lead Paint safety.  We at Get The Lead Out® will always want to reside on the side of safety and real-world knowledge of the presence of dangerous Lead Paint prior to any type of remodeling, painting or refurbishing work is done.

To find out more about our Lead Paint testing, inspecting and removing programs, please call Pete Hubicki at Get The Lead Out® at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.biz. 

 

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