How to Become a Certified Renovation Firm To be a Certified Renovation Firm, contractors must be approved by the EPA. This requires that at least one employee has received training from an EPA-accredited training provider for Lead Safe Work Practices. Contractors must assign a Certified Renovator ...
It states that the ruling has affected the heating and ventilation industry or HVAC contractors, in which they are required to become certified in lead-safe practices in particular types of work. It also states that the ruling aims to save the health of children and others who may come into...
The Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program Rule is now in effect. April 22, 2010 has come and gone so the new RRP rule is now fully in effect. Contractors disturbing more than 6 sq ft of paint per room or 20 sq ft of paint per side outside must now be in compliance. ...
To get on the EPA website as a lead testing firm, you must have your Lead-Safe Firm Certification. To apply for your firm certificate, go here:https://www.epa.gov/lead/getcertifiedand enter your company information to start a new application. It is a $300 fee every five years, and ...
The article offers information on the new rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which is designed to tighten up safe work practices on houses with lead-based paint. It states that contractors who do renovation, repair, and painting projects that upset lead-based paint in home...
Contractors who work on pre-1978 homes and child-occupied facilities are required by the Environmental Protection Agency Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule to be certified and use lead-safe work practices. LaHouse Resource Center is an approved trainer through EnviroEd, a nationwide EPA-ac...
Beginning in April 2010, federal law will require that contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified in the newEPA Renovation, Repair & Painting Rule (RRP)and follow spe...
At the end of last year, the White House released its Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan as part of the bipartisan infrastructure law, to deliver clean drinking water, replace lead pipes and remediate lead paint.The goal of the plan is to replace all lead pipes in the next decade. ...
EPA Renovation Right Firm Planet Paint Solutions, Inc is a residential painting company andEPA Renovation Right FirmNorthwest Philadelphia, Montgomery County and Bucks County. Any home or building constructed prior to 1978 may have lead paint. The older the home, the greater the chance of lead pai...
For contractors who often work on houses where lead paint is likely to be present, regular blood testing is the best way to determine if they, or their employees, have a chronic lead problem. “We recommend that you get your Blood Lead Levels tested every six months,” says Thomas St. ...