Contractors are required to be lead-certified
for the EPA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP)
You play an important role in preventing lead poisoning.
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All firms that perform renovation, repair or painting work that disturb lead-based paint in housing and other child-occupied facilities built before 1978 are required to be EPA certified. (Child-occupied facilities are those where children under age six are present on a regular basis.) The RRP rule applies to all interior projects involving more than 6 square feet, exterior projects of more than 20 square feet and all window replacement, maintenance or repair.
Louisiana firms must submit an RRP application and fee payment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Others may submit applications to their designated state agency, if the state has an EPA-authorized program. The RRP application is online at www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/firmapp.pdf. (Note that the RRP certification is different from lead abatement, a separate classification.)
Firms must also have at least one “certified renovator” on the job site where lead-based paint is disturbed. To become a certified renovator, an individual must successfully complete the Lead Certified Renovator Training course conducted through an EPA-accredited provider and pass the certification exam. The full course is eight hours.
NOTICE:
All paid contractors, maintenance workers, painters and others performing renovation, repair and painting projects not in compliance with the EPA Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule (RRP) are subject to penalties. For more information about the EPA compliance policies,
click here.
This Lead Certified Renovator Training will be taught by LSU AgCenter–LaHouse Resource Center instructors qualified through the National Center for Healthy Housing
, a nationwide EPA-accredited training provider.
Certificates will be issued by the National Center for Healthy Housing. This course also is eligible for continuing education units for Louisiana residential contractors.
Description: EPA Lead Certified Renovator Training class and certification test.
Who should attend: Professional contractors, maintenance workers, painters and others who are paid to perform renovation, repair and remodeling projects in pre-1978 housing and child occupied buildings.
2013 Classes: OTHER CITIES AND DATES MAY BE ADDED -- CHECK AGAIN LATER.
Location |
2013 Dates |
Time |
Registration Web site |
Baton Rouge
(LaHouse
Resource Center) |
Feb. 7, April 16,
May 23 |
8:30 a.m. -
5:30 p.m. |
www.regonline.com/RRP-LaHouse |
| New Orleans area |
|
8:30 a.m. -
5:30 p.m. |
none currently scheduled |
Course Fee: $200
REDUCED FEE: 20% discount ($160) for LHBA and La. Realtor members, other LaHouse Gold + Key Contributors, government, students, faculty, and non-profit organization employees. Half day refresher class $120.
Registration:
Class size is limited. Payment must be received to reserve a space in the class. To register, click on the link in the above table.
Certification: EPA certifications are issued through the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), a nationwide EPA accredited RRP training provider, to individuals who complete the course and pass the certification test. Trainees must attend the entire class and have their photo taken on site.
Continuing Education Units: Qualifies for 8 CEU's for Louisiana Residential Contractors. Certificate of completion may qualify for other professional units.
Instructors: Glenn Ray or William Robinson, LSU AgCenter Building Science Educators, NCHH Qualified Instructors