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What You Can Do Now to Protect Your Family <br />If you suspect that your house has lead-based paint hazards, you <br />can take some immediate steps to reduce your family’s risk: <br />• If you rent, notify your landlord of peeling or chipping paint. <br />• Keep painted surfaces clean and free of dust. Clean foors, window <br />frames, window sills, and other surfaces weekly. Use a mop or sponge <br />with warm water and a general all-purpose cleaner. (Remember: <br />never mix ammonia and bleach products together because they can <br />form a dangerous gas.) <br />• Carefully clean up paint chips immediately without creating dust. <br />• Thoroughly rinse sponges and mop heads often during cleaning of <br />dirty or dusty areas, and again afterward. <br />• Wash your hands and your children’s hands often, especially before <br />they eat and before nap time and bed time. <br />• Keep play areas clean. Wash bottles, pacifers, toys, and stufed <br />animals regularly. <br />• Keep children from chewing window sills or other painted surfaces, or <br />eating soil. <br />• When renovating, repairing, or painting, hire only EPA- or state- <br />approved Lead-Safe Certifed renovation frms (see page 12). <br />• Clean or remove shoes before entering your home to avoid tracking <br />in lead from soil. <br />• Make sure children eat nutritious, low-fat meals high in iron, and <br />calcium, such as spinach and dairy products. Children with good diets <br />absorb less lead. <br />9 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: F2ACDD3E-B704-4133-806D-A96A438DB7CF