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Checking Your Home for Lead I There are state and federal programs in place to ensure that testing is done safely, reliably, and effectively- Contact your state or local agency (see bottom of page 11) for more information, or call t-800-424-LEAD (5323) for a list of contacts in your area. Home test kits for lead are available, but may not always be accurate. Consumers should not rely on these Idts before doing renovations or to assure safety. You can get your home tested for lead in I(I'St several different ways: that -,t home, 4o A paint Inspection tells you whether your Ims fead- home has lead-based paint and where it has'ed paint, is located. It won't tell you whether or not tnity not tell your home currently has lead hazards. ycpu I Ukelrel A risk assessment tells you If your home is -t Itay.xrd. currently has any lead hazards from lead in paint, dust, or soil. It also tells you what actions to take to address any hazards. A combination risk assessment and inspection tells you if your home has any lead hazards and if your home has any lead-based paint, and where the lead-based paint is located. Hire a trained and certified testing profes- sional who will use a range of reliable methods when testing your home. Visual inspection of paint condition and location. A portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) machine. Lab tests of paint, dust, and soil samples. There are state and federal programs in place to ensure that testing is done safely, reliably, and effectively- Contact your state or local agency (see bottom of page 11) for more information, or call t-800-424-LEAD (5323) for a list of contacts in your area. Home test kits for lead are available, but may not always be accurate. Consumers should not rely on these Idts before doing renovations or to assure safety.