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Healthy Homes-Related Training
Lead-Based Paint
Healthy Homes Training Calendar
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) both require
lead-specific training for work involving paint in housing built before 1978.
The OSHA rules apply to all construction work and use a very broad definition of
construction. But it does not require a specific training course or that
the training be certified or accredited (unlike asbestos). The EPA rule is
based on the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 - Title
IV of the Toxic Substances Control Act. It requires certified training for
lead-based paint activities and for renovations covered by the Renovation,
Repair and Paint (RRP) rule.
Lead-based paint activities means, in the
case of target housing and child-occupied facilities, inspection, risk
assessment, and abatement, as defined in this subpart. See below for
definition of inspection, risk assessment and abatement.
Renovations covered by the RRP rule are
those performed for compensation in target housing and child-occupied
facilities. See below for the definition of renovation.
Information on requirements for specific types of
certified lead training:
Helpful resources on lead training requirements
|
Calendar Code |
Name of
Training Course |
Regulatory
Authority |
Description /
Comments |
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LCR-I |
Lead Certified Renovator
– Initial
No one may
apply for accreditation to offer the course until April 22, 2009 and
they may not advertise or offer the course until accredited.
|
40 CFR 745.90(a)(1) &
40 CFR Subpart L |
To become a certified renovator, an individual must
successfully complete the appropriate course accredited by EPA under §
745.225 or by a State or Tribal program that is authorized under subpart
Q of this part. The course completion certificate serves as proof of
certification. EPA renovator certification allows the certified
individual to perform renovations covered by this section in any State
or Indian Tribal area that does not have a renovation program that is
authorized under subpart Q of this part.
The renovator course must last a minimum of 8 training
hours, with a minimum of 2 hours devoted to hands-on training
activities. |
|
LCR-R |
Lead Certified Renovator –
Refresher
No one may
apply for accreditation to offer the course until April 22, 2009 and
they may not advertise or offer the course until accredited. |
40 CFR 745.90(a)(2) & 40 CFR Subpart L |
Individuals who have successfully completed an accredited
abatement worker or supervisor course, or individuals who have
successfully completed an EPA, HUD, or EPA/HUD model renovation training
course may take an accredited refresher renovator training course in
lieu of the initial renovator training course to become a certified
renovator.
Refresher courses for renovator, must last a
minimum of 4 training hours. |
|
40
CFR 745.90(a)(3) & 40 CFR Subpart L |
Individuals who have successfully completed an accredited lead-based
paint inspector or risk assessor course may take an accredited refresher
dust sampling technician course in lieu of the initial training to
become a certified dust sampling technician.
|
|
LCR-I-S |
Lead Certified Renovator in
Spanish – Initial
No one may apply for
accreditation to offer the course until April 22, 2009 and they may not
advertise or offer the course until accredited.
|
40
CFR 745.90(a)(1) & 40 CFR Subpart L |
Same as
Initial Lead Certified Renovator
Course |
|
LCR-R-S |
Lead Certified Renovator in
Spanish – Refresher
No one may apply for
accreditation to offer the course until April 22, 2009 and they may not
advertise or offer the course until accredited.
|
40
CFR 745.90(a)(2) & 40 CFR Subpart L |
Same as
Refresher Lead Certified
Renovator Course |
|
LDST-I |
Lead Dust Sampling
Technician – Initial
No one may apply for
accreditation to offer the course until April 22, 2009 and they may not
advertise or offer the course until accredited.
|
40
CFR 745.90(a)(1)
&
40 CFR Subpart L |
To become a certified dust sampling
technician, an individual must successfully complete the appropriate
course accredited by EPA under § 745.225 or by a State or Tribal program
that is authorized under subpart Q of this part. The course completion
certificate serves as proof of certification. EPA dust sampling
technician certification allows the certified individual to perform dust
clearance sampling under § 745.85(c) in any State or Indian Tribal area
that does not have a renovation program that is authorized under subpart
Q of this part.
The dust sampling technician course must
last a minimum of 8 training hours, with a minimum of 2 hours devoted to
hands-on training activities.
|
|
LDST-R |
Lead Dust Sampling
Technician – Refresher
No one may apply for
accreditation to offer the course until April 22, 2009 and they may not
advertise or offer the course until accredited.
|
40
CFR 745.90(a)(4) & 40 CFR Subpart L |
To maintain
dust sampling technician certification, an individual must complete a
dust sampling technician refresher course accredited by EPA under §
745.225 or by a State or Tribal program that is authorized under subpart
Q of this part within 5 years of the date the individual completed the
initial course described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section. If the
individual does not complete a refresher course within this time, the
individual must re-take the initial course to become certified again.
Refresher
courses for project designer, renovator, and dust sampling technician
must last a minimum of 4 training hours. |
|
40
CFR 745.90(a)(3) & 40 CFR Subpart L |
Individuals
who have successfully completed an accredited lead-based paint inspector
or risk assessor course may take an accredited refresher dust sampling
technician course in lieu of the initial training to become a certified
dust sampling technician. |
|
LRA-I |
Lead Risk Assessor – Initial |
40
CFR Subpart L |
Certified risk assessor means
an individual who has been trained by an accredited training program, as
defined by this section, and certified by EPA pursuant to §745.226 to
conduct risk assessments. A risk assessor also samples for the presence
of lead in dust and soil for the purposes of abatement clearance
testing.
Risk assessment means
(1) an on-site investigation to determine
the existence, nature, severity, and location of lead-based paint
hazards, and
(2) the provision of a report by the
individual or the firm conducting the risk assessment, explaining the
results of the investigation and options for reducing lead-based paint
hazards.
The risk assessor course shall last a minimum of 16 training hours, with
a minimum of 4 hours devoted to hands-on training activities.
|
|
LRA-R |
Lead Risk Assessor –
Refresher |
40
CFR Subpart L |
Refresher
courses for risk assessor must last a minimum of 8 training hours.
|
|
LInsp-I |
Lead Inspector – Initial |
40
CFR Subpart L |
Certified
inspector means an individual who has been
trained by an accredited training program, as defined by this section,
and certified by EPA pursuant to §745.226 to conduct inspections. A
certified inspector also samples for the presence of lead in dust and
soil for the purposes of abatement clearance testing.
Inspection
means a surface-by-surface investigation
to determine the presence of lead-based paint and the provision of a
report explaining the results of the investigation.
The inspector course shall last a minimum of 24 training hours, with a
minimum of 8 hours devoted to hands-on training activities.
|
|
LInsp-R |
Lead Inspector – Refresher |
40
CFR Subpart L |
Refresher
courses for inspector must last a minimum of 8 training hours.
|
|
LAW-I |
Lead Abatement Worker –
Initial |
40
CFR Subpart L |
Certified
abatement worker means an individual who has
been trained by an accredited training program, as defined by this
section, and certified by EPA pursuant to §745.226 to perform
abatements.
The abatement
worker course shall last a minimum of 16 training hours, with a minimum
of 8 hours devoted to hands-on training activities. |
|
LAW-R |
Lead Abatement Worker –
Refresher |
40
CFR Subpart L |
Refresher
courses abatement worker must last a minimum of 8 training hours.
|
|
LAS-I |
Lead Supervisor – Initial |
40
CFR Subpart L |
Certified
supervisor means an individual who has been
trained by an accredited training program, as defined by this section,
and certified by EPA pursuant to §745.226 to supervise and conduct
abatements, and to prepare occupant protection plans and abatement
reports.
The supervisor
course shall last a minimum of 32 training hours, with a minimum of 8
hours devoted to hands-on activities. |
|
LAS-R |
Lead Supervisor – Refresher |
40
CFR Subpart L |
Refresher
courses for supervisor must last a minimum of 8 training hours.
|
|
LPD-I |
Lead Project Designer –
Initial |
40
CFR Subpart L |
Certified
project designer means an individual who has
been trained by an accredited training program, as defined by this
section, and certified by EPA pursuant to §745.226 to prepare abatement
project designs, occupant protection plans, and abatement reports.
The project designer course shall last a minimum of 8
training hours. |
|
LPD-R |
Lead Project Designer –
Refresher |
40
CFR Subpart L |
Refresher
courses for project designer must last a minimum of 4 training hours. |
Abatement
means any measure or set of measures designed to
permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards. Abatement includes, but is not
limited to:
(1) The
removal of paint and dust, the permanent enclosure or encapsulation of
lead-based paint, the replacement of painted surfaces or fixtures, or the
removal or permanent covering of soil, when lead-based paint hazards are present
in such paint, dust or soil; and
(2) All
preparation, cleanup, disposal, and post-abatement clearance testing activities
associated with such measures.
(3)
Specifically, abatement includes, but is not limited to:
(i)
Projects for which there is a written contract or other documentation, which
provides that an individual or firm will be conducting activities in or to a
residential dwelling or child-occupied facility that:
(A)
Shall result in the permanent elimination of lead-based paint hazards; or
(B) Are
designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards and are described in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of this definition.
(ii)
Projects resulting in the permanent elimination of lead-based paint hazards,
conducted by firms or individuals certified in accordance with §745.226, unless
such projects are covered by paragraph (4) of this definition;
(iii)
Projects resulting in the permanent elimination of lead-based paint hazards,
conducted by firms or individuals who, through their company name or promotional
literature, represent, advertise, or hold themselves out to be in the business
of performing lead-based paint activities as identified and defined by this
section, unless such projects are covered by paragraph (4) of this definition;
or
(iv)
Projects resulting in the permanent elimination of lead-based paint hazards,
that are conducted in response to State or local abatement orders.
(4)
Abatement does not include renovation, remodeling, landscaping or other
activities, when such activities are not designed to permanently eliminate
lead-based paint hazards, but, instead, are designed to repair, restore, or
remodel a given structure or dwelling, even though these activities may
incidentally result in a reduction or elimination of lead-based paint hazards.
Furthermore, abatement does not include interim controls, operations and
maintenance activities, or other measures and activities designed to
temporarily, but not permanently, reduce lead-based paint hazards.
Renovation
means the modification of any existing structure, or portion
thereof, that results in the disturbance of painted surfaces, unless that
activity is performed as part of an abatement as defined by this part (40 CFR
745.223). The term renovation includes (but is not limited to): The removal,
modification or repair of painted surfaces or painted components (e.g.,
modification of painted doors, surface restoration, window repair, surface
preparation activity (such as sanding, scraping, or other such activities that
may generate paint dust)); the removal of building components (e.g., walls,
ceilings, plumbing, windows); weatherization projects (e.g., cutting holes in
painted surfaces to install blown-in insulation or to gain access to attics,
planing thresholds to install weather-stripping), and interim controls that
disturb painted surfaces. A renovation performed for the purpose of converting a
building, or part of a building, into target housing or a child-occupied
facility is a renovation under this subpart. The term renovation does not
include minor repair and maintenance activities.
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