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Originally Posted by Hooligans
I know its true but I cant see anyone..
Who is not working in a facility who bitches about it
Would even bring it up if the home owner didnt
This would shut down at least a 1/3 of Painting contractors
And the home owners "would not pay the extra"
Unless you got some nervous new mom or something
It will be interesting to see if this just gos away  |
We have a new building inspector that previously worked here in town as a general contractor. Was a good guy. Is now a ballbuster. We are expecting him to take on the enforcement on behalf of the EPA.... So if he goes to the course, he will be requiring us to set up Zip walls, exhaust fans, don the white suits to vac and pack all this "hazardous" material, suck the air out of the disposal bags before sealing, (because if it has air in the bag, it might burst in the landfill and release all that hazardous material...) Then there is the white glove wipe down that must be documented and recorded... Keep records for three years! The requirements are over the top! And the HEPA vacs aren't even made in America! This type of containment has been required in maybe 2% of all the work I have ever done.
Scott Brown, Congress, and the President should recognize that this will cost jobs and projects from being done. Another cash grab in my opinion, with minimal upside. The volume on this one is about to get turned up, because 90% of the trades don't even know about it yet.