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Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home (English)

Note: The 2026 version of the Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home pamphlet is available in English, Chinese Simplified, French, Polish, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese. This version reflects the new dust-lead action levels (previously referred to as the dust-lead clearance levels) and dust-lead reportable levels (previously referred to as the dust-lead hazard standards) that are effective Jan. 12, 2026. These levels are referenced on pages 6 and 11. Pages 10 and 11 of the January 2026 version reflect the updated definition of abatement to address lead-based paint hazards, effective on Jan. 13, 2025.  

Protect Your Family pamphlet explaining the dangers of lead in your home and how to protect your family from lead-based paint hazards in homes built before 1978. 

EPA will upload a revised 2026 version of Protect Your Family in Arabic, Chinese Traditional, Korean, and Tagalog as soon as they are available.

  • Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home (January 2026) (pdf) (1.34 MB) (Color Pamphlet Layout)
  • Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home (January 2026) (pdf) (1.29 MB) (Color Booklet Layout)
  • Protect Your Family Supplement for English Versions Older than January 2026 (pdf) (138.98 KB)

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Last updated on September 18, 2026
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