Power Tools Used with a HEPA Vacuum Are Becoming Standard
What you can & can’t do
You can’t use an open-flame torch to remove paint nor a heat gun above 1100 degrees Fahrenheit. These tools generate lead-contaminated vapors that are especially dangerous. Power sanding, grinding, planing, cutting (all power saws) or blasting are prohibited unless the power tool has a HEPA vacuum attachment.
What you can and must do is spray all work surfaces with water prior to sanding, scraping, drilling or cutting. Framing, door and window mouldings and other building components must be pried and pulled apart instead of pounded and hammered. Paint on components should be scored with a utility knife before pulling them apart. Since hand-sanding and scraping is slow, new power tools with HEPA vacuum attachments will probably have to be purchased by workers and contractors.
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