Lead Renovator, Repair and Painting Regulation

RGA Environmental• First firm in the US to receive

license from EPA to teach the LRRP course!

• Industrial hygiene consultants• Hazardous materials consultants• Health/safety consultants• OSHA/EPA trainers

LRRP Overview

• Who needs to take the class?• What does the regulation require?• When does it take effect? • Where can I take the class?• Why was the regulation written?

Why?

Regulation was written to minimize the exposure to lead to those most vulnerable to its negative health effects

Why? Lead poisoning is the single biggest preventable cause of mental retardation in children

Why?

Lead dust causes lead poisoning• Lead dust is generated by construction activities • Dust can remain after the project is completed affecting homeowners• Lead dust taken home by workers affecting families

Why?

Year House Was Built Percent of Houses with

Lead Based Paint

Before 1940 86 percent

1940-1959 66 percent

1960-1978 25 percent

All Housing 35 percent

Why?

A little lead dust goes a long way!

• You can’t see it• It’s hard to clean-up • It gets tracked around• A single gram of lead-based paint can contaminate a large area!

Who needs the class?

Each job that impacts lead-based paint in target housing or child occupied facilities must be supervised by a LR

“Great! What’s target housing?” “Great! What’s lead-based paint?”

What is LBP?

Lead-based paint• Greater than 5,000 parts per million OR • Greater than 1.0 milligrams per square centimeter

What is Target Housing?

Target housing is: Any pre-1978 housingChild Occupied Facilities are: Child under aged six (3hrs/day, 2 days/week or 60 hrs/year)i.e. schools, daycare, etc.

Who?

• Firms must be certified too!

• There’s a fee to register

• www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm

Who?

• LR assigned to each project

• Must have attended 8 hour class

• LR can be a sub-consultant to certified firm

How many LR’s

• Each company must decide how many individuals will hold the license

- Sufficient no. to manage the work

• License is good for 5 years

What is covered in the LRRP?

• What is lead-based paint?

• Is it target housing?

• How to test for lead-based paint

What is covered in the LRRP?

• HUD and EPA regulations

• Notification of tenants

• Required recordkeeping

What is covered in the LRRP?

• Setting up containments

• Proper work practices

• Cleaning procedures

What is covered in the LRRP?

• Disposal of waste

• Final Recordkeeping

• On the job training of workers

When?

Where?

• RGAtraining.com • EPA Certified Training Providers

What is NOT covered in the LRRP?

• How to adjust your bidding

• How to develop your reports

• How to organize your record- keeping

What is NOT covered in the LRRP?

• OSHA!

• Respiratory Protection

Questions?