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Lead paint coats many steel surfaces such as bridges, pipes, silos, and fuel tanks. When evaluating a paint removal method for steel structures several factors must be considered. First, the effectiveness of the removal method in actually removing the lead paint. Soda blasting or other abrasive blasting is a common method, but blasting requires a lot of equipment and it is difficult to contain the hazardous lead paint. Using a chemical stripper uses much less equipment and makes containment easy while it is just as effective if not more effective in stripping the paint off steel surfaces.
Containment is always an issue when removing lead paint. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires certain precautions are taken to reduce exposure to workers. Containing the dust and debris generated by removing lead paint is essential to meeting OSHA requirements. This makes any type of blasting inefficient, because workers will have to wear significant personal protective equipment (ppe) and setup physical barriers around the work site to prevent spreading the hazardous lead dust. When a non-toxic, non-caustic chemical stripper is used, less ppe is required and the lead dust is automatically contained by the paint stripper itself. This will ensure compliance with OSHA, and if the stripper renders the lead non-hazardous, it will be easy to comply with EPA and HAZMAT requirements as well.
Some paint strippers can corrode the steel or be harmful to the workers. That is why only non-toxic, non-caustic paint strippers should be used to remove lead paint from steel structures.
Finally, you want the most bang for your buck. Many paint strippers cannot cover more than 25 square feet per gallon. Compare paint stripper coverage area before you buy.
August 21st, 2008 at 3:34 am
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August 21st, 2008 at 3:34 am
Removing Lead Paint off Steel Structures | Lead Paint Blog…
It’s so great discovering this site and learning form the resources that it shares about the hazards of paints. I never realized that it gives a lot of damages to your health. And in this site too, you can get only the best paint removers that you w…
August 21st, 2008 at 3:36 am
Removing Lead Paint off Steel Structures | Lead Paint Blog…
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August 21st, 2008 at 3:37 am
Removing Lead Paint off Steel Structures | Lead Paint Blog…
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August 21st, 2008 at 3:38 am
Removing Lead Paint off Steel Structures | Lead Paint Blog…
It’s so great discovering this site and learning form the resources that it shares about the hazards of paints. I never realized that it gives a lot of damages to your health. And in this site too, you can get only the best paint removers that you w…
August 21st, 2008 at 3:38 am
Removing Lead Paint off Steel Structures | Lead Paint Blog…
It’s so great discovering this site and learning form the resources that it shares about the hazards of paints. I never realized that it gives a lot of damages to your health. And in this site too, you can get only the best paint removers that you w…
August 21st, 2008 at 3:49 am
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August 21st, 2008 at 3:51 am
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August 21st, 2008 at 4:32 am
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August 21st, 2008 at 4:33 am
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August 21st, 2008 at 4:34 am
Removing Lead Paint off Steel Structures | Lead Paint Blog…
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