Do you work in homes, child-care facilities, or schools built before 1978? Even if it is not all of the time but even once, you must certify in EPA Lead Safe Practices or it will COST YOU!

Do you know that the work you are performing may be regulated by the EPA since April 22^nd, 2010?  Do you know that a violation of this new law can be up to $37,500 and imprisonment if you have not taken a class by Dec. 31^st, 2010? You may not be aware that Federal law requires that any contractor disturbing a total of six square feet of painted surfaces in a room for interior projects or more than twenty square feet of painted surfaces for exterior projects or window replacement or demolition in housing (residence, apartments, and condominium), child care facilities and schools built before 1978 must take and successfully complete an approved eight hour EPA Certified Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) course. Also you may not be aware that if these types of properties receive federal funding (i.e. Section 8) or are Housing and Urban Development (HUD) properties, the laws are even more restrictive, disturbing less than two square foot of painted surface in a room. There are excessive fines, civil penalties, and felony convictions associated with this new regulation.  Civil penalties of $37,500 per each violation will be issued and a potential five year felony conviction may be imposed for non-compliance of this law of which the contractor cannot go bankrupt from. This follows the EPA Consolidated Enforcement Response and Penalty Policy.

8 RC's - American Council of Accredited Certification (ACAC)
1 CEC - Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC)
8 CEU's - International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI)
8 CEU's - Mississippi Home Inspection Licensing Board

Here is what we provide to each student;

·         A  310 pg. comprehensive training manual that is 8.5” x 11” not the 6” x 8.5” you can barely read

·         The EPA recognized Certificate that is good for 5 years

·         We give you the EPA Cleaning Verification Card that is need to clear a job that most provides do not supply

·         A copy of the EPA firm application if you are going to be firm certified

·         Color guide for lead identification

·         EPA Compliance Sheets that are to be posted at the job

·         We give you a disk that contains re-printable PDF versions of the;

o   Renovate Right Pamphlet which MUST be given to each client (most places charge you for this)

o   Steps to Lead Safe Renovation Repair & Painting that you give to your employees that they will learn what is done

o   The employee training checklist required by the EPA for record

o   Renovation Caution Signs that must be posted around the jobsite

o   Renovation Jobsite Recordkeeping Checklist so you do not forget anything you have been taught

o   Individual test kit sampling records that must be filled out and kept in your records and a copy sent to the client

·         Instructions on how to use the EPA approved test kits

·         And most important a place to attain equipment and supplies that you will need and technical advice and support after the class is over