Before You Renovate: Lead Safety for Older Homes
Learn how to protect your family from hidden lead hazards.
About the workshop:
Learn how to protect your family from Lead Poisoning. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, "Lead-based paint is still present in millions of homes, normally under layers of newer paint...Deteriorating lead-based paint (peeling, chipping, chalking, cracking, damaged, or damp) is a hazard and needs immediate attention." Young children are particularly susceptible to lead poisoning, and scientists are still uncovering the long lasting effects of lead poisoning in children. In this workshop, an EPA-Certified Lead Risk Assessor Josie Watson will walk us through the steps needed to protect your family and small children from lead poisoning while renovating your older home.
Date, Location, and Parking information:
Thursday, May 7th, 6PM-8PM
Location: OuterSpace in Lower Price Hill (Community Matters)
734 State Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45204
Free street parking
Pay-What-You-Can and free for Lower Price Hill residents
About the instructor:
Josie Watson (she/her) lives in East Westwood with her family. She has a background in Biology and Early Childhood Education, which prepared her well for her journey into working with lead poisoned kiddos, lead-safe home renovation, and ultimately lead poisoning prevention. In 2022 she quickly went from being in complete denial that lead could ever affect her family, to being the mother of a lead poisoned toddler. In the course of having their 1911 home abated for lead, she researched lead safety extensively and eventually became an EPA certified lead renovator. Josie is passionate about empowering parents to keep their kids safe.
About Do It Yourself Darlin
Do It Yourself Darlin fills the gap in practical home education by teaching the fundamentals of home repair and maintenance—empowering individuals to care for their homes, strengthen housing stability, and explore the trades.
About GroundWorksORV
We are changing what conservation looks like. Our mission: to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement, and management of the physical environment by developing community-based partnerships that empower people, businesses, and organization to promote environmental, economic, and social well-being.
Before You Renovate: Lead Safety for Older Homes
Learn how to protect your family from hidden lead hazards.
About the workshop:
Learn how to protect your family from Lead Poisoning. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, "Lead-based paint is still present in millions of homes, normally under layers of newer paint...Deteriorating lead-based paint (peeling, chipping, chalking, cracking, damaged, or damp) is a hazard and needs immediate attention." Young children are particularly susceptible to lead poisoning, and scientists are still uncovering the long lasting effects of lead poisoning in children. In this workshop, an EPA-Certified Lead Risk Assessor Josie Watson will walk us through the steps needed to protect your family and small children from lead poisoning while renovating your older home.
Date, Location, and Parking information:
Thursday, May 7th, 6PM-8PM
Location: OuterSpace in Lower Price Hill (Community Matters)
734 State Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45204
Free street parking
Pay-What-You-Can and free for Lower Price Hill residents
About the instructor:
Josie Watson (she/her) lives in East Westwood with her family. She has a background in Biology and Early Childhood Education, which prepared her well for her journey into working with lead poisoned kiddos, lead-safe home renovation, and ultimately lead poisoning prevention. In 2022 she quickly went from being in complete denial that lead could ever affect her family, to being the mother of a lead poisoned toddler. In the course of having their 1911 home abated for lead, she researched lead safety extensively and eventually became an EPA certified lead renovator. Josie is passionate about empowering parents to keep their kids safe.
About Do It Yourself Darlin
Do It Yourself Darlin fills the gap in practical home education by teaching the fundamentals of home repair and maintenance—empowering individuals to care for their homes, strengthen housing stability, and explore the trades.
About GroundWorksORV
We are changing what conservation looks like. Our mission: to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement, and management of the physical environment by developing community-based partnerships that empower people, businesses, and organization to promote environmental, economic, and social well-being.
