High Standard Group designed this web site for New York City
tenants, landlords and others professionals to explain the
Local Law 1 for the Year 2004.
High Standard Group has developed a unique and innovative (the
first in the New York City) Lead Poisoning Prevention Program for landlords
and day care facilities by utilizing its knowledge and high-level
experience to prevent child lead poisoning. The program will assist
businesses in compliance with the Local Law 1.
Lead poisoning remains the
foremost environmental health risk to American children, with just under one
million children with elevated lead levels. While the average blood lead level
in the U.S. population has dropped dramatically – by 82 percent – over the past
two decades, and the number of children with elevated levels has also declined,
these gains are principally due to regulations banning lead in gasoline and in
solder used in food cans and plumbing. The major remaining cause of lead
poisoning is lead paint in housing, especially housing built before 1960, when
lead paint was commonly used.
Lead poisoning is a concrete expression of the affordable housing crisis,
more prevalent in poor children, children of color, and those living in older
housing. An emerging consensus over practical, cost-effective measures to
protect children from lead hazards in their homes further emphasizes the
importance of responsible property management and the need for enforceable
housing quality standards.
The past few years have seen significant changes in both our understanding of
the hazards of lead-based paint and in cost-effective approaches to prevention.
The focus has moved away from removal or encapsulation of all lead paint from
all housing to a set of preventive measures focused on controlling lead hazards.
High Standard Group offers all types of lead inspection and
risk assessment services. In addition, it offers environmental testing
and analysis of asbestos, mold and IAQ.
We deliver to our clients high quality and cost-effective services.
We work 7 days a week, 24 hours per day.
