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Who Should Attend:
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Home improvement/renovation contractors
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Maintenance workers in multi-family housing
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Painters, and other specialty trades
This one day course has been granted accreditation by the US-EPA Lead to engage in lead-based paint training for the Renovation, Repair and Painting Program pursuant to 40 CFR Part 745, Subpart L (73 FR 21691, April 22, 2008). The accreditation allows this initial course to be offered in English in the State of Florida.
The Value of this Training
The value of this training includes meeting EPA and HUD requirements for lead-safety work practices training under the RRP rule; renovators obtain EPA certification after successful completion of the course as an EPA Certified Renovator; and completing this training demonstrates your company’s competence to prospective clients and can be a marketing advantage that distinguishes your company from the competition.
Lead Abatement
This course meets EPA and HUD requirements and demonstrates the student’s commitment to safety; but it is not an Abatement Course designed to address the removal, encapsulation, or enclosure of lead-based paint or lead-based hazards; is not an Operations and Maintenance Course designed to manage lead-based paint in place using interim controls; it does not satisfy OSHA training requirements; and may not satisfy state, local or tribal training requirements. To perform lead abatement work requires additional specialized training.
Aim of the Training
This new EPA rule is aimed at protecting children from lead-based paint hazards in places they frequent. The rule requires that contractors and maintenance professionals working in housing, child-care facilities (defined as residential, public, or commercial buildings where children under age six are present on a regular basis), and schools built prior to 1978 be certified; that their employees be trained; and that they follow protective work practice standards.
The Rule is Effective April 22, 2010:
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Training providers must be accredited.
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Renovation firms must be certified.
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Renovators and dust sampling technicians must be trained and certified.
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Non-certified workers must work under and be trained on-the-job by a Certified Renovator
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Work practices must be followed for work covered by the rule.
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Renovators must educate owners/occupants
Course Objectives:
You will learn:
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Why lead-based paint is a problem during renovations.
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What the EPA and HUD regulations require of Certified Firms and Certified Renovators.
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How to determine if lead-based paint affects work.
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How to begin the work.
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How to set up the work area to contain dust.
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How to work in a lead-safe manner.
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How to clean the work area and verify cleanliness .
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How to dispose of waste safely.
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How to document your work.
Overview:
Module 1: Teaches the health problems related to lead, why lead is a problem you need
to deal with, and who is put at risk if renovations are not handled correctly.
Module 2: Teaches what EPA and HUD rules require of Certified Firms and Certified
Renovators.
Module 3: Teaches how to determine if lead-based paint affects your work, and how to
educate owners and residents in target housing, or owners and adult representatives in
child-occupied facilities about how the work will affect lead in their property. This module
also discusses how to plan the work so that it is lead safe.
Module 4: Teaches how to properly set up the work area so that dust and debris created
by your work do not contaminate the property and leave behind lead dust.
Module 5: Teaches how to work in a lead-safe manner and what practices are prohibited
by the EPA and/or HUD rules; provides information on personal protective equipment.
Module 6: Teaches how to effectively clean up dust generated by the work performed in
the home or child-occupied facility, and teaches Certified Renovators how to conduct a
cleaning verification. This section also contains information about how to dispose of
renovation waste.
Module 7: Teaches the requirements in the EPA and HUD Rules for creating and
maintaining documentation of the work.
Module 8: Teaches the Certified Renovator how to train non-certified renovation workers
in lead safe practices while on the job.
Individual Certification Requirements:
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To become a Certified Renovator, an individual must take an EPA-approved 8-hour training course from an EPA-accredited training provider.
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The course completion certificate serves to certify renovators (no application to EPA is required).
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Refresher training is required every 5 years.
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Workers do not need certification so long as on the-job training is received from a Certified Renovator and the work is not HUD-regulated
Firm Certification Requirements:
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On or after April 22, 2010, all covered renovations must be performed by Certified Firms, using Certified Renovators and other trained workers.
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To become certified, firms must submit an application, and pay a fee, to EPA. Firms may begin to apply for certification on October 22, 2009.
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Certifications will be good for 5 years.
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Certification allows the firm to perform renovations in any non-authorized state or Indian tribal area.
For the complete rule and information go to the US Lead EPA website.
Course Information and Requirements
Upon successful completion of this course, including the 25-question exam, you receive certification to conduct Renovation, Repair & Painting activities pursuant to Section 402 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 2682).
The course has an intensive 2 hour hands on portion so dress accordingly.
Daily breaks are scheduled. You are on your own for lunch.
Participant must be present for entire class time.
US-EPA requires refreshers every five years.
Course Instructors
Walter E. Heape
Mobile Abatement Renovation Service
Russell E. Stauffer, PE, LAC
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Lynn H. Tait, Ph.D.
Environmental Resource Consultants, Inc.
Certification and Accreditation
This course has been granted accreditation by the EPA to engage in lead-based paint training for the Renovation, Repair & Painting Program pursuant to 40 CFR Part 745, Subpart L (73 FR 21691). The accreditation allows the Renovator Initial and Refresher Courses in English to be offered in the state of Florida.
Special Course Approval(s):
Florida Board of Professional Engineers: This course has been approved by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers for Professional Development Hours (PDHs). Provider Number: 0004040 (Areas of Practice/Educational Institutions).
Regulations Associated with this Course
Lead-based paint training for the Renovation, Repair & Painting Program pursuant to 40 CFR Part 745, Subpart L (73 FR 21691).
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