Historic Rhode Island mansion holds dangers for renovators
Lead exposure, fall potential get Preservation Society cited, fined
Employees of The Preservation Society of Newport County were exposed to lead and potentially fatal falls while scraping and abrasively removing lead-based paint from an outbuilding at the Newport mansion known as Chateau-sur-Mer, reports OSHA.
The agency's Providence Area Office opened inspections on May 8 when two OSHA inspectors observed employees climbing an extension ladder that was set up at an incorrect and unsafe angle.