dpb wrote:

Suppose a homeowner removed his old windows, in a pre 1978 built
home, cleaned up the mess in preparation for the instillation of
new replacement windows by a non-lead certified handyman. Has the
handymanviolated the EPA's lead Renovation, Repair and Painting
Rule?

Probably, but don't know for certain.

I've seen those rules in action on This Old House.

We don't have crazy stupid rules / laws / regulations like that up here
in Canada.

But that said, your rules don't apply if the home owner does the demo
work himself.

The bit about using acres of plastic sheeting and miles of duct tape to
package all the demo'd **** applies only to contractors.

Back 10 years ago when you had the anthrax being mailed around the
country and the threat of biochemical domestic terror, your dept of
fatherland security and home preparedness wanted everyone to stock
enough plastic sheeting and duct tape to be able to wrap your homes into
a secure bubble. So you have this huge over-stock of plastic sheeting
that you need to get rid of, hence these EPA rules about lead paint and
home improvement.