City doing surprise lead inspections on older buildings

Two city agencies are teaming up to perform surprise lead inspections on older buildings undergoing work. The Buildings and Health departments are showing up unannounced at sites with active construction permits, targeting pre-1978 buildings under renovation. Inspectors are looking for excessive dust. If lead is found in the dust, additional violations and a stop-work order are issued. So far this year the agencies have conducted 63 such inspections and issued 39 violations at 17 different

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