The Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair and Painting Manual consist of 8 modules
The 2021 manual includes (Appendix 3 Renovate Right Brochure & the Lead Paint Chip Guidelines)
- Module 1: Why Should I Be Concerned About Lead Paint?
- Module 2: Regulations
- Module 3: Before Beginning Work
- Module 4: Contain Dust During Work
- Module 5: During the Work
- Module 6: Cleaning Activities and Checking Your Work
- Module 7: Record keeping
- Module 8: Training Non-Certified Renovation Workers
Under the RRP rule, contractors (painters, remodeling firms etc.), maintenance workers, and others performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, apartments, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified. Also, firms must have at least one "Certified Renovator" assigned to jobs where lead-based paint is disturbed. There are communication, paint testing, work practice and final cleaning issues that will be new to many.
To become a certified renovator, the individual must successfully complete the Renovator initial or refresher course (refresher only for those currently licensed as a lead abatement supervisor/firm) conducted by accredited RRP training providers.
All firms performing or desiring to perform renovation, repair or painting work must become certified. Once training is completed, firms can obtain certification by applying to EPA or to your State if it has an EPA-authorized RRP program.
Child-occupied facilities are defined as residential, public or commercial buildings where children under age six are present on a regular basis. The requirements apply to renovation, repair or painting activities. The rule does not apply to minor maintenance or repair activities where less than six square feet of lead-based paint is disturbed in a room or where less than 20 square feet of lead-based paint is disturbed on the exterior. Window repl.acement is not minor maintenance or repair.
These training manuals were developed by the U.S. EPA, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to train renovation, repair, and painting contractors how to work safely in housing with lead-based paint and comply with EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule, and HUD's Lead Safe Housing Rule
NOTE: A training Curriculum package is available which mincludes, ppt slides, agenda, case studies, certificate, code of federal regulations, quizes and exam. For more information contact: don_handy@yahoo.com