- Damages the brain and central nervous system
- Can cause decreased intelligence, reading and learning difficulties, behavioral problems, and hyperactivity
- Damages can be irreversible, affecting children throughout their ENTIRE lives
- Very hazardous to children, especially under the age of 6
- Hazardous to pregnant women
- Hazardous to workers and other adults
- Causes high blood pressure
- Causes loss of sex drive and capability
- Causes physical fatigue
- Causes flu-like symptoms to adults
Symptoms easily misinterpreted by medical personel
--> Effective treatment delayed
--> Likelihood of permanent physical and mental damage
Blood Lead Level (BLL) test is the only sure way to determine lead poisoning
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Established accredited training and certification programs for workers, supervisors, inspectors and risk assessors conducting evaluation or abatement of lead-based paint
- Established requirements for pre-renovation education
- Promulgated the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program Final Rule (RRP Rule)
US. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Established actions in Federally- assisted target housing
- Established Federal grant programs
- Established guidelines for lead-based paint evaluation and control; established the Lead Safe Housing Rule
US. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Established worker protection standards
Break
- Extra precautions taken to prevent the spread of dust
- Extending work area
- Vertical containment
- Avoid working in windy conditions, when possible
Lunch
Break
- Collect all paint chips and debris, and seal in heavy duty plastic bags
- Remove protective suits and respirators if used
- Mist, remove, fold (dirty side in) and tape or seal protective sheeting. Dispose of sheeting as waste.
- Plastic sheeting between non-contaminated rooms and work areas must remain in place until after cleaning and removal of other sheeting
- HEPA vacuum or wet wipe walls from high to low, then HEPA vacuum remaining surfaces and wipe with a damp loth
- Clean 2 feet beyond the work area
- Use disposable wipes or change cloths frequently
- For carpet or rug, use HEPA vacuum with beater bar
- HEPA vacuum and wet mop uncarpeted floors, two-bucket mopping method or wet mopping system
Clean "ceiling to floor-Out the door"
Clean the floor last
Cleaning must be comprehensive and should be done right the first time!
- A clearance examination must be conducted by a Certified Lead Inspector, Risk Assessor, or Dust Sampling Technician
- If clearance fails, the renovation firm must be re-clean the work area until dust standards comply with applicable state, territorial, tribal and local standards
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Review
Test
Closing Comments
Ginny Fontenot
415-282-3334 x 145
gfontenot@medasf.org
Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair & Painting
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Lead Free
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Ginny Fontenot– Instructor
415-282-3334 x 145
gfontenot@medasf.org
www.leadfreesf.com
Basic Class Rules
Put your cell phone on vibrate:
- Leave the room to use your phone
- But, if you aren't in class, you aren't in class!!!
- We can only certify people in the class
We will not argue the RRP Rule:
- We didn't write it
- We can't change it
We will not talk pricing issues:
- We can't control what contractors charge
You will learn...
- Why lead-based paint is a problem during renovations
- What the EPA and HUD regulations require of Certified firms and Certified Renovators
- How to determine if lead-based paint affects the work
- How to begin the work
- How to set up the work area to contain dust
- How to work in a lead-safe manner
- How to clean the work area and verify cleanliness
- How to dispose of waste safely
- How to document your work
This course
8 Modules
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Interactive and hands-on exercises, in 11 skill sets
- Meets EPA and HUD requirements
- Produces EPA Certified Renovators
6 Appendicies
- Is not a Lead Paint Abatement course
- Does not satisfy OSHA training requirements
- May not satisfy California, local or tribal training requirements. It does satisfy EPA's training Requirements for RRP
Module 2:
Regulations
Module 7:
Recordkeeping
Module 4:
Contain dust during work
Module 3:
Before beginning work
Module 5:
During the work
Module 8:
Training non-certified Renovation workers
Module 1:
Why should I be concerned about lead paint?
Module 6:
Cleaning activities and checking your work
Different kinds
Overview
Certified Renovators are responsible for teaching lead-safe work practices to non-certified renovation workers
- What is lead-based paint?
- What health risks and health effects are related to lead exposure?
- Why is lead-contaminated dust a problem?
- In this section, you will learn about records required for each job
- Records must be retained and made available to EPA, upon request, for 3 years following completion of renovation
- What is containment?
- Containing dust for interior activities
- Containing dust for exterior activities
- Traditional renovations create airborne dust
- Prohibited practices
- Protect yourself and make a personal protective equipment toolkit
- Control the spread of dust
- Hands-on exercise (Skill Set #6)
- What is effective cleanup?
- Interior cleaning techniques
- Exterior cleaning techniques
- How to check your work
- Cleaning verification procedure
- Clearance testing
- Safe disposal practices
- To educate owners and residents
- That the use of lead-based paint was widespread
- To determine if lead-based paint is present
- To use EPA-recognized test kits to check for lead-based paint
- How to decide which rule(s) apply
On-the-job records
The RRP Rule
Teaching Lead Safe Work Practices means:
What is Containment?
What is effective cleanup?
Traditional Renovations Create Airborne Leaded Dust
1. What is Lead-Based Paint?
Educate Owners and Residents
Exclusions
What is it?
Child-Occupied Facility Definition
Target housing definition
"Opt-Out" Provision
Firm certification
- It addresses activities that disturb lead-based paint in target housing and child-occupied facilities. It requires:
- Homeowners may sign a statement to opt out of the work practice requirements in the Rule, if all of the following are true:
- A Child-Occupied Facility is a pre 1978 building that meets ALL THREE of the criteria below:
Target housing is: ANY home or residential unit built on or before December 31, 1977, except:
- On or after April 22, 2010, all covered renovations must be performed by Certified Firms, using Certified Renovators and other trained workers
Keep dust within containment
- Renovators to be certified through training
- Firms to be certified
- Training providers to be accredited
- Lead-safe work practices during renovations
- Pre-renovation education in target housing and child-occupied facilities
- Renovation activities where affected components do not contain lead-based paint.
- Emergency renovations (require cleanup and cleaning verification)
- Minor repair and maintenance activities (Less than 6 sf per interior room, or 20 SF total exterior) Note: this exlucsion does not apply to any window replacement, or demolition, or activities involving prohibited practices
- Renovations performed by homeowners in their own homes
- Visited regularly by the same child, under 6 years of age
- The visits are on at least two different days within any week (Sunday through Saturday, provided that each day's visit lasts at least 3 hours)
- Combined weekly visits last at least 6 hours, and the combined annual visits last at least 60 hours
- Housing designated EXCLUSIVE for the elderly or persons with disabilities (unless any child who is less than 6 years of age resides or is expected to reside in such housing)
- Any zero-bedroom dwelling (studio, apartments, hospitals, hotels, dormitories, etc.).
- The owner resides in the house
- No child under 6 years old resides in the house and the house is not a child-occupied facility
- No pregnant woman resides in the house
- No child-occupied facility exists on the property; and,
- The owner signs a written acknowledgment that the Certified Firm is not required to use work practices found in the Rule
Federal Standards define lead-based paint as:
- To become certified, firms must SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AND PAY A FEE, to EPA
- Firm certifications will be valid for 5 years
- This Certification allows the firm to perform renovations in any non-authorized state or Indian tribal area
- This applies even to companies who offer renovation services and actually subcontract the work.
- On or after April 22, 2010, firms working in pre-1978 homes and child-occupied facilities must be certified and use lead-safe work practices during renovations
Child-Occupied facilities may be located in a public or commercial building or in Target Housing. These may include schools, child care facilities and daycare centers.
- EPA may authorize states, territories and tribes to enforce the Rule
Under the RRP Rule, Certified firms MUST:
The Pre-Novation Education Rule:
- Training workers to properly use signs, dust barriers, dust minimizing work practices, and dust cleanup practices during the course of renovation, repair, and painting activities to prevent and/or reduce potentially dangerous dust-lead contamination in the home
- To effectively train workers you need to:
"Any paint or surface coatings that contain lead equal to or in excess of 1.0 milligram per square centimeter or more than 0.5 percent by weight."
- "Containment" is a system of temporary barriers used to isolate a work area so that no dust or debris escapes while the renovation is being performed
- Benefits of containment :
-> At least 1.0 mg/cm2 or 0.5% by weight of Lead in Paint is LBP
- Keeping dust from getting back into areas already cleaned
- Using proper cleaning techniques
- Cleaning all surfaces, tools and clothing
- Checking your work
- Safe and secure disposal of waste
- Copies of Certified Firm and Certified Renovator certifications (must be kept on site)
- Lead-based paint testing RESULTS when an EPA-recognized test kit is used
- Written proof of owner/occupant pre-renovation education
- Opt out certification by owner/occupant when they qualify to and decide to opt out of the lead-safe work practice requirements
- Non-certified worker training documentation (must be kept on site)
- Consider how much dust the renovation will generate
- Containment design is a function of the work practices to be used and the expected amount of dust to be generated during the renovation
- Plan the size and configuration of containment to keep the generated dust within containment
- You are responsible for making sure dust does not migrate out of containment
Enforcement
Work Practice Standards
Firms, Renovators, Workers
Certified Firm Responsibilities
Certified Renovator Responsibilities
- Requires Renovation Firms to provide the Renovate Right pamphlet to owners/residents prior to renovation activities in pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities.
- Specifies requirements for educating residents/occupants and delivering the Renovate Right Pamphlet that vary by type of property and the area being renovated.
Individual Certification,
the Certified Renovator
- Some states and localities regulate paint with lower concentrations of lead
- Lead paint is the primary source of lead-contaminated dust in housing
- Lead WAS used in paint because --> Lead is naturally occurring element and was added for color and durability
- LBP was banned from residential in 1978 by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
The RRP Project is like a Vehicle on the highway:
The Renovation, Repair and Painting Final Rule covers setup of the work area, prohibited work practices, cleanup and the cleaning verification procedure.
That's the Certified Firm
- Protects residents and workers
- Prevents spread of dust to rest of house/building or neighboring properties
- Easier cleaning at the end of the job
- Give homeowners/residents and child-occupied facility owners/adult representatives copies of the Renovate Right Pamphlet
- Let Parents/guardians of children using a child-occupied facility know about the renovation and how to get a copy of the Renovate Right Pamphlet
- Get confirmation of receipt of the Renovate Right Pamphlet from owners, or evidence that the pamphlet was delivered to tenants/residents. WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE.
- Keep all records of last 3 years.
- Each vehicle needs a Title to be on the road
- Each vehicle needs a Driver to operate the vehicle
- Each vehicle carries Passengers to the job
- Ensure overall compliance with the RRP Rule
- Ensure that all renovation personnel are Certified Renovators or have been trained on-the-job by Certified Renovators
- Assign a Certified Renovator to all jobs
- Meet pre-renovation education requirements
- Meet recordkeeping requirements
Where else can lead be found around the home?
That's the Certified Renovator
- Perform work and direct lead-safe work practices
- Provide on-the-job training to non-certified workers
- Keep a copy of the initial and/or refresher training certificates onsite
- Use EPA-recognized test kits to identify lead-based paint
- Be physically present while posting signs, containing work areas, and cleaning work areas
- Be available by telephone when off-site
- Maintain the containment to keep dust and debris within the work area
- Implement the cleaning verification procedure
- Prepare and maintain required records
- To become a Certified Renovator, an individual must take and EPA-approved 8-HOUR TRAINING COURSE from an EPA-ACCREDITED TRAINING PROVIDER
- The course completion certificate serves to certify
- renovators (no application to EPA is required)
- Refresher training is required every 5 years
- Workers do NOT need certification so long as on-the-job training is received from a Certified Renovator and the work is not HUD-regulated
- Usually will involve performing cleaning verification
- Could include a clearance examination
- EPA may suspend, revoke, or modify a firm's certification in the Certified Firm or Certified Renovator is found to be in non-compliance
- Those firms found to be non-compliant may be liable for civil penalties of up to $37,500 for each violation
- Those firms who knowingly or willfully violate this regulation may be subject to fines of up to an additional $37,500 per violation, or imprisonment, or both
- The fines were increased to $37,500 in January 2010
- Setup practices, such as postings signs and containing the work area will be covered in Module 4
- Prohibited practices and dust reduction suggestions will be covered in Module 5
- Cleanup practices and cleaning verification procedures will be covered in Module 6
- Recordkeeping will be covered in Module 7
Those are the Trained Workers
- Know lead safety yourself
- Show students what you know
- Review the shopping list in Steps to LEAD SAFE Renovation, Repair and Painting and have appropriate materials at hand
- Containment is required by the RRP Rule
Ceramics, pottery and leaded glass
Ceramic tiles- kitchens, bathrooms
Household items such as:
Toys Crayons Candles Candies
Home medical remedies
Vinyl Products such as mini-blinds and garden hoses
Fishing Weights Ammunition
and others (used to be leaded gasoline)
You can download this brochure from our website
http://www.epa.gov/lead/
This brochure was revised in May 2010
The green Renovate Right Brochure is not valid after July 6, 2010 because the Opt-Out Provision
Vince Lombardi always had a Game Plan!
The role of the Certified Renovator
Interior cleaning requirements
Prohibited Practices
Pre-Renovation Education Records
Interior Containment Steps
HUD's Lead Safe Housing Rule
How widespread is Lead-Based Paint in Housing?
2. What health risks and health effects are related to lead exposure?
Cleaning Verification (CV) Procedure
Visual Inspection Procedure
In Target Housing- Individual units:
- Must acquire either written proof of receipt by an adult occupant or proof of delivery/unsuccessful delivery of Renovate Right or:
- Written proof of receipt of Renovate Right by owner or proof of mailing (if mailing, send 7 days prior to renovation)
- Turn-on all of the lights or use a bright, white-light flashlight
The goal of these interior containment practices is to prevent dust and debris from escaping the work area
- Wipe each window sill within the work area. Use a single wet disposable cleaning cloth per window sill.
- Wipe uncarpeted floors and all countertops with wet disposable cleaning cloths. Wipe up to a maximum of 40 ft2 per cloth.
- Compare each wipe to the CV card. If the cloth matches or is lighter than the CV card, the surface has passed cleaning verification and no further action is required.
- If the cloth is darker than the CV card, re-clean and repeat the CV process
- If the second wet cloth fails, wait 1 hour or until surfaces are dry, and then wipe with an electrostatically-charged white disposable cleaning cloth designed to be used for cleaning hard-surfaces. This completed the cleaning verification.
1. Can only be Conducted by the Certified Renovator
2. Put on disposable foot covers before entering the work area
3. Make sure there is adequate lighting in the work area
4. Systematically look for dust and debris on every horizontal surface in the work area and 2 feet beyond
5. If you find visible dust or debris, then re-clean the work area and repeat step 4
6. Once you have carefully looked at all of the surfaces and found no dust or debris, proceed to the cleaning verification procedure or clearance
- Work from the farthest area from the entry to the entry
- Closely examine each surface
- NO Open-Flame burning or torching
- NO Heat gun above 1100°F
- NO Power standing, power grinding, power planing, needle guns, abrasive blasting and sandblasting, without a HEPA vacuum attachment
In Target Housing- Common Areas (two options):
What is it?
Safe work practices
HUD's Rule addresses:
- Notify residents to stay away from the work area
- Do not allow residents or pets near the work area
- Do not allow eating, drinking, or smoking in the work area
- Post warning signs
- Signs must be in the resident's native language!
- The Certified Renovator MUST be present to Post Signs
- "WARNING, LEAD WORK AREA, POISON, NO SMOKING OR EATING" (required by OSHA)
- HUD's rule requires lead safe work practices for:
- Provide written notification to each affected unit and make Renovate Right pamphlet available on request; or:
- Keep copies or pictures of the signs and notices posted
- Covers federally-owned or -assisted TARGET HOUSING and federally-owned target housing being sold. Renovator should ask if the housing receives financial assistance.
- HUD's rule has evaluation and control requirements based on type of assistance:
- If yes, the renovator should ask the owner to find out if the assistance is federal assistance
- Paint stabilization
- Interim control of identified lead-based paint hazards
- Rehabilitation (renovation)
- Standard treatments
- Ongoing lead-based paint maintenance
- Training (usually classroom training for ALL workers)
- Occupant protection and worksite preparation
- Prohibited methods (3 in addition to RRP Rule's)
- De minimis levels (smaller than RRP Rule's)
- Lead safe work practices
- Specialized cleaning
- Clearance testing (covered in Module 6)
- Occupant notification (within 15 days)
- Perform lead safe work as described in the RRP Rule
- Train all non-certified workers in lead safe practices
- Provide onsite and regular direction for all non-certified workers during setup and cleanup
- Are available by phone when not physically present at the work site during work
- Maintain onsite proof of certification as a Certified Renovator and training records for all non-certified renovation workers
- Visual assessment, lead paint inspection;
- Paint stabilization, interim control, abatement;
- Ongoing lead-based paint maintenance
- HUD's de minimis (threshold) level is smaller than the RRP Rule's minor repair and maintenance threshold level
- Remove belongings
- Cover immovable objects with Clean Plastic Protective sheeting, including furniture, carpet, lamps and other fixtures
- Seal ALL edges and seams
In Child-Occupied facilities:
Dust clearance Examination or Test
Specialized Tools:
Large jobs may require special considerations to get the job done, like:
Clearance examinations/tests ARE required on HUD projects
- Limit access and post signs
- Remove (preferred) or cover/seal belongings
- Cover floors
- Close and seal windows, doors and HVAC system
- Construct a work area entry doorway
Required:
- Cover all work area floors with plastic sheeting
- Cover floors a minimum of 6 feet in all directions around the paint being disturbed
Recommended:
- Lay plastic sheeting in high traffic areas
- Take special precautions for carpets
- Use a disposable tack pad at the edge of protective sheeting
- If using a chemical stripper, add a 2nd plastic layer
-> Lead exposure causes permanent damage
- Written proof of receipt of Renovate Right by owner or proof of mailing required (if mailing, send 7 days prior to renovation)
- Maintain proof of receipt by owner or or adult representative, or certify in writing that the Renovate Right pamphlet has been delivered to facility
- Keep copies or pictures of the signs and notices posted
A dust clearance examination MAY be performed instead of cleaning verification
Depending on what work needs to be done:
- Close and seal all windows in the work area
- Close and seal all doors in the work area
- Close and seal all HVAC vents in the work area and,
- Turn off the HVAC unit (recommended)
- Power sanders, grinders and planers, needle guns, and abrasive and sand blasters, each with required HEPA-filtered capture attachments
- Pneumatic and battery powered tools to protect against shock hazards
- Specialized planning and containment
Symptoms of Lead Poisoning are not always obvious
- Cover work area entry doors with two layers of protective sheeting
- This only applies to doors used that are INSIDE the work area
Sample Confirmation of Receipt of Renovate Right
Role of Trained, Non-Certified Renovation workers
Protect yourself
Exterior cleanup requirements
Exterior containment steps
Know the EPA and HUD Rules!
How to determine if lead-based paint is present?
3. Why is Lead-Contaminated Dust a problem?
Check Effectiveness of Cleaning
- Cover the ground with protective sheeting
- IF SPACE PERMITS, extend a minimum of 10 feet from the work area
- Pay special attention and cover nearby vegetable gardens and children's play areas
- Limit access, place signs
- Establish a 20 foot perimeter around the work area if space permits
Exercise: Personal Protective Equipment
- Disposable painter's hat
- Disposable coveralls
- Trained, non-certified workers are persons, working on renovation, repair and painting jobs who have had on-the-job training or similar classroom training from a Certified Renovator to perform tasks in conformance to the EPA RRP Rule
- They must perform lead-safe work practices as described in the RRP Rule:
- The Certified Renovator conducts a visual inspection after any cleaning
- Determines if any visible dust and debris are present in and beyond the boundaries of the work area
A little dust goes a long way!
- Close all nearby doors and windows that are within 20 feet of the work area
- Use two layers of plastic sheeting on doors in the work area that are being used during the job
Paint testing must be performed prior to renovation on all surfaces to be affected by the work, or you must presume the paint is lead-based. Any testing must be performed by the appropriate qualified professional:
- If visible dust or debris are found, collect and dispose of all paint chips, dust, and debris identified during the visual inspection
- After re-cleaning, the Certified Renovator conducts another visual inspection
- When all areas pass, warning signs may be removed
- Clean all surfaces in the work area until no visible dust, debris, or residue remains
- Remove all dust and debris without dispersal, and seal in heavy plastic bags
- Remove protective plastic sheeting and mist before folding it dirty side inward
- Check your work
- Repair with duct tape
- Dispose of in plastic bag
To obtain a copy of the regulation contact the National Lead Information Center at 1-800-424-LEAD.
You may also download the rules and other information from the following websites:
- Renovation activities that disturb lead-based paint create dust and debris
- Lead-contaminated dust is poisonous
- Establish the work area
- Close all windows and doors
- Establish, as necessary, additional containment to prevent spread of dust to adjacent properties
N-100, R-100 or P-100 respirator
- Watch the instructor dress a volunteer in personal protective equipment (skill set #6 - Protective equipment)
- Practice putting on and taking off personal protective equipment
- Dispose of used equipment properly and clean up
Wash face and hands frequently and at the end of each shift
- You can't see it
- It's hard to sweep up
- And it travels.
- One gram of lead-based paint dust or debris can contaminate a large area!
Very small amounts of lead-contaminated dust can poison children and adults
- www.epa.gov/lead
- www.hud.gov/offices/lead
- Protect the home by "setting up" the work area
- Protect themselves
- Perform renovation work safely
- Prohibited Practices must not be used
- Control Dust and Debris
- Clean the work area
- Washing helps to reduce hand-to-mouth ingestion of leaded dust
- Focus on areas such as window sills, bare soil, and children's play areas
- Look for dust, debris, and paint chips
- Children swallow dust during ordinary playing activities
- Adults swallow or breathe dust during work activities
OSHA may require more protection depending on what work is done
- Workers can bring lead-contaminated dust home and poison their families
Small jobs can create LOTS of dust
Disposal
Non-Certified Worker training
Hands-on Exercises:
Interior and Exterior Containment
Control the Spread of Dust
Steps for teaching Lead Safety During Renovations
State and local regulations
Now you know...
Using EPA-Recognized Test Kits to check for Lead-Based Paint
Federal, State and Local information
Cleaning during the job
- When you leave the work site, clean yourself and your tools
- What should I do with my waste?
- At the work site:
- Practice the following skills:
- Remove shoe coverings and HEPA vacuum or wipe shoes
- Walk on disposable tack pads to remove dust from your soles
- HEPA vacuum and remove coveralls and HEPA vacuum your clothes
- Remove gloves if used and carefully wash your hands and face
- Dispose of all used disposable clothing in plastic bags
Use the "Steps" Guide
Approach to training non-certified renovators
- What lead-based paint is and the adverse health effects of lead
- Dust is the problem
- Lead poisoning is hard to spot and the effects can be permanent
- Kids are most at risk for lead poisoning
- Lead poisoning is preventable
- At the end of the day don't take lead home to your family on your clothes or in your car
- A clean work site reduces the spread of dust and paint chips
- Clean as your work
- Clean frequently (in stages, at least daily)
- Worker's name
- Description of lead safe work practices the worker is trained to perform
- Completed and signed skills evaluation checklists
- Date(s) of training
- Name and signature of the Certified Renovator who conducted the training
- Place waste in heavy duty plastic bag
- "Gooseneck seal" the bag with duct tape
- Carefully dispose of waste in accordance with Federal and other regulations
- HEPA vacuum the exterior of the waste bag before removing it from the work area
- Store waste in a secure area
- IF test kits are used, use ONLY EPA-recognized test kits
- Submit a testing report of results from use of an EPA-recognized test kit to the client as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days after completing the renovation
- In most residential buildings: Waste can be disposed of as normal household waste and debris
- In non-residential child-occupied facilities: if waste exceeds 220 lbs, treat all debris as hazardous
- Skill Set #2: Setting up Barriers, Signs and Flapped Entry Doors
- Skill Set #3: Cover and Move Furniture
- Skill Set #4: Establish Interior Containment
- Skill Set #5: Establish Exterior Containment
- States and localities may have different regulations than EPA and HUD for renovations in target housing.
- Check with you state and local housing and environmental agencies to obtain information about such requirements.
- HEPA vacuum horizontal surfaces
- Remove debris frequently
- Remove paint chips as they are created
- As building components are removed, WRAP and dispose of them immediately
- Steps to LEAD SAFE renovation, Repair and Painting covers basic lead safe practices and can be used as a training guide outside of the classroom in conjunction with on-the-job demonstrations and hands-on training
- It is strongly recommended that you use this guide as a basis for training
- HEPA vacuum clothes, shoes, etc.
- Change your clothes, and dispose of or place dusty work cloths in a plastic bag to wash separately from household laundry
Don't hug your family until you get clean!
Training non-certified workers can be done in one session covering all 7 Steps, or can be covered in a series of "toolbox" meetings over several days
A copy of the STEPS booklets is included in Appendix 5 of your Student Manual
- Wash your hands and face
- Shower as soon as you get home
- Always check local requirements!
- Work in groups of 2 to 6
- Choose the right tools and materials
Each component part should be tested!
Example- Windows have casings, sashes, jambs, sills, aprons
Work smart, Work wet, Work Clean! Lead Safe: It makes a difference
Test kit reporting
Test kit Hands-on - Skills Set 1
Exercise: Cleaning and the Cleaning Verification Procedure
Now you know...
Step 7:
Cleaning Verification or Clearance testing
Now you know...
Debrief of Hands-on Exercise
If an EPA-recognized test kit is used to test surfaces in the work area, the firm must:
The purpose of this hands-on exercise is to teach Certified Renovators how to correctly use EPA-recognized test kits to determine of leas-based paint is present on components and surfaces affected by renovation work
- Cleaning verification will be performed by a Certified Renovator after most renovations
- A clearance examination may be requested in place of cleaning verification by the owner, and is required in some cases
- Discuss what happens when cleaning verification and/or clearance is not passed
- What work practices produce dust
We'll do all remaining Skills Assessments now
We've already done Sets 1 and 6
Work with your group through the Skills Sets- Make sure you get the instructor or helper to initial your skills checklist!
Step 1:
Determine if the job involves Lead-Based Paint
- Submit a report to the person contracting for the work within 30 days after the end of the renovation, containing:
Step 5:
Leave the work area clean
- That the EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting Program Final Rule (RRP Rule) applies to renovation in housing and child-occupied facilities built before 1978 that contain lead-based paint.
Step 2:
Set it up Safely
- The goal should be to leave the work area completely free of dust and debris
- Review the "shopping list"
- Discuss daily cleaning procedures
- Discuss end of job cleaning procedures
- What work practices are prohibited by EPA and HUD
- Containment is used to keep dust IN the work area and non-workers OUT!
- Signs and barriers are used to limit access
- Inside versus outside jobs
- Review all procedures and differences in setup
- Review special setup for "dustier" jobs, including:
- Demolition
- Opening up wall cavities
- Removing old drop ceilings
- Paint scraping/dry hand sanding
- Work in groups of 2-6
- Assignments:
- What were some of the hard parts?
Step 3:
Protect Yourself
Step 6:
Control the waste
- Manufacturer and model of the EPA-recognized test kit
- A description of the components tested
- The location of components tested
- Results of the testing
- To always take into account the requirements and responsibilities of certification for Certified Firms and Certified Renovators, and to re-certify every 5 years.
- Without the right personal protective equipment (PPE) workers can swallow and inhale lead from the job, and can carry lead on their skin and work clothes home to their families
- Review the "shopping list"
- Advise workers to:
Step 4:
Control the spread of dust
- Protect eyes
- Keep clothes clean or use disposable clothing
- Wear a respirator. The appropriate respirator keeps lead out of the lungs and stomachs
- Wash-up each time they leave the work area and especially at the end of the day
- The goal is to control the spread of dust that is created
- Review the "shopping list"
- Use the right tools
- Disposable plastic drop cloths control the spread of dust and debris
- Avoid prohibited practices
- Discuss the waste bagging procedure
- Demonstrate folding a small section of plastic with the dirty side turned in
- Discuss temporary storage of waste
- Discuss how to deal with waste water appropriately
- Discuss waste disposal rules that apply to the specific job
- How to work safely around lead-based paint and leaded dust
- Choose the tools and supplies you need to clean the work area
- Clean your work area
- You have 90 minutes
- To comply with setup of the work area, prohibited work practices, cleanup and the cleaning verification procedure requirements in the Rule.
- Skill Set #7: Interior final cleaning
- Skill Set #8: Exterior final cleaning
- Skill Set #9: Bagging waste
- Skill Set #10: Visual inspection
- Skill Set #11: Cleaning Verification Procedure
- Retain a copy of the test kit documentation form
- Proper use of personal protective equipment
- To determine whether your renovation job is regulated by EPA, HUD, both or neither.
Using Decision Logic Charts
Post-Renovation Reporting
Now you know...
Training Documentation
Now you know...
- How to clean the work area systematically
At the end of each renovation, the Certified Renovator must sign a report including the following information:
- The Certified Renovator assigned to the job must maintain at the job site the following records for on-the-job training:
1. Using the following pages, you will practice use of the decision logic charts found on the Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right
- How to check the effectiveness of cleaning
- How to setup for a job Interior and Exterior Containment!
- How to perform a visual inspection of the work area
2. The decision logic charts will ASSIST you in making decisions regarding how the EPA RRP Rule applies to your work.
- Must show which workers have what training
- Must list all training topics covered for each worker and
- Must be signed by the Certified Renovator who did the training
- Written certification of worker training:
- All training documentation must be kept for 3 years following completion of renovation
- How to perform the cleaning verification procedure
- Name of Certified Renovator assigned to lead the project;
- Copy of Certified Renovator certification(s);
- Certification from a Certified Renovator or non-certified worker training, and a list of the topics covered ;
- Certification of posting and warning signs;
- Description of chemical spot testing, in any performed;
- Certification by the Certified Renovator of work area containment, on-site waste containment and transport, proper post renovation work area cleaning, and of successful cleaning verification
- Clearance report, if performed
Exercise 2
Exercise 1
- How to release the work area for clearance testing
- How to properly dispose of waste
Now you know...
- To have records available at the work site of:
- That Certified Renovators are responsible for training non-certified renovation workers
To properly plan a renovation, you must:
- Training of Certified Renovators and non-certified renovation workers
- Certifications for the Certified Firm and Certification Renovation
- Educate owners and residents
- To retain all records for at least 3 years after completion of the renovation
- The roles of Certified Renovators and trained, non-certified workers while conducting a renovation
Distribute the Renovate Right Brochure
- Determine if lead-based paint is present
- Training and certifications for all renovation personnel, and for certification of the firm
Use only an EPA Recognized test kit
- How to use Steps to LEAD SAFE Renovation, Repair and Painting to train non-certified renovation workers
- Distribution of required information
- Determine what requirements from the EPA and HUD Rules apply to your renovation activities
- Communications with and certifications from owners and residents
- Work activities in compliance to the Rule
Using the Decision Logic Charts
You have a sample Recorkeeping Checklist in your Class Folder