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Asbestos Control Program Asbestos Program: Index page asbestos fact sheet, Rules & Regulations, Asbestos Firms, Asbestos Shingles, Licensed forms, Asbestos Class Schedules, Certification, Consulting Companies, Contact Information, Credialing for asbestos, Demolitions, non-friable floor tile, and trainers.
green ball Certification Search for individual certificates,and certified firms for lead-based paint.
green ball Certified Examination for Lead-Based Paint Discipline Inspectors, Risk Assessors, Supervisors, Project Designer, Visual Lead Hazard Advisor, and Elevated Blood Lead Level Investigator: You must take a Certified Examination with the State before applying for your individual certificate. Contact one of these people.  Workers do not need to take this test to get their individual certificate.
green ball Commonly Asked Questions about Lead Poisoning
pdficon.gif (914 bytes) Childhood Blood Lead Poisoning Surveillance Report 2001-2005 Lead is toxic to all human beings.  Children under six years of age are most vulnerabe to lead poisoning, due to the rapid rate of development and the frequency they put their hands and other objects into thier mouths. Lead poisoning can affect a child's mental and pysical growth.  This is a report about elevated blood lead levels.
green ball Contact Information Lead-Based Paint Program List of Contacts:  Nebraska Lead-Based Paint Program, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Specialist, local agencies, and EPA Region VII
green ball Definitions: Lead-Based Paint Definitions on Lead-Based Paint terms used.
pdficon.gif (914 bytes) Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint Before renting pre-1978 housing, lessor must disclose the presence of know lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the dwelling. Lessees must also receive a federally approved pamphlet on lead poisoning prevention.pdficon.gif (914 bytes) Protect your family from Lead in your home handouts.
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Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program 
green ball EPA National Lead Information Center The National Lead Information Center (NLIC) provides the general public and professionals with information about lead hazards and their prevention. NLIC operates under a contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with funding from EPA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
pdficon.gif (914 bytes) Lead-Based Paint Activities Regulations Title 178, Chapter 23 Lead-Based Paint Activities Regulations
green ball  Lead-Based Paint Forms Forms for notification of projects, waivers, certification of firms, physical forms, and applications.  These are in PDF format. (which can be downloaded on site)
green ball Lead-Based Paint Information Information on dangers of lead paint and what to look for.
green ball Lead-Based Paint Certified Firms List of all Approved Lead-Based Firms Certification in the state of Nebraska.
green ball Trainers-Lead-Based Paint List of all approved Lead-Based Paint Training Providers in the State of Nebraska.

Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Asbestos Control/Lead-Based Paint Program
301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5026
Lead-Based Paint Hot Line: 888-242-1100 ext 1 in Nebraska only
Phone:  (402) 471-0386 Fax: (402) 471-8833
E-mail: bobbie.mills@dhhs.ne.gov

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