Containment measures in a hazard reduction plan primarily serve to do what during abatement work?

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Containment measures during abatement are all about keeping lead dust and contamination from spreading beyond the work area. By creating a controlled, barriered space with plastic sheeting, maintaining negative air pressure, using HEPA filtration and vacuums, and setting up proper waste handling and decontamination zones, the work stays contained where it belongs and protects occupants, workers, and the environment. The other options don’t address preventing spread or protecting people and property; they either don’t enhance safety, or ignore regulatory and environmental protection needs.