Muscle damage can be in the form of tearing (part or all) of the muscle fibers and the tendons attached to the muscle. The tearing of the muscle can also damage small blood vessels, causing local bleeding, or bruising, and pain caused by irritation of the nerve endings in the area.
This handbook summarizes requirements of EPAâs Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting. Program Rule, aimed at protecting against lead-based paint hazards associated with renovation, repair and. painting activities. The rule requires workers to be trained to use lead-safe work practices and requires renoÂ­. vation irms to be EPA-certiied; these requirements will become effective April 22, 2010.
In the U.S., Minnesota has banned in-state sales of childrenâs personal care products that contain the chemical. Use of lead-based interior paints was banned in France, Belgium and Austria in 1909. Much of Europe followed suit before 1940. It took the U.S. until 1978 to make this move, even though health experts had, for decades, recognized the potentially acute â even deadly â and irreversible hazards of lead exposure.