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Lead Information
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1. How many US homes still contain lead-based paint?
2. Learn about lead contamination before buying or renting a home
3. Protecting employees and customers from reused material having lead paint
4. The most significant sources of childhood lead exposure in homes
5. What are some of the health effects of lead?
6. What are the health effects of lead in children?
8. What should I do if I am concerned about my family's exposure to lead?
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Lead Testing
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1. Are the lead test kits that were recognized by EPA before September 1 2010 still valid?
3. Can color-blind persons use the 3M LeadCheckTM test kits?
4. Can homeowners test previously cleaned areas to see if lead dust remains?
5. Can homeowners use EPA lead test kit to check for lead-based paint?
6. Can one window in a group be tested for lead?
7. Can only RRP-certified renovators test pre-1978 homes?
8. Do firms need RRP certificatoins for rennovations and what records are required?
9. Do I test every component in a room before beginning a renovation?
10. Do RRP rules apply to windows installed 20 years ago in pre-1978 housing?
11. Does an EPA certified lead risk assessors use EPA approved test kit?
12. Does EPA recognize the 3M LeadCheckTM test kit for testing red paints?
13. How can I obtain 3m D-Lead® test kits?
14. How can I obtain 3M LeadCheckTM test kits?
15. How can I tell if my home contains lead-based paint?
16. Is lead paint testing required by RRP rules?
17. Is one lead test kit or paint chip sample sufficient for a single item?
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RRP Program
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RRP Rules
1. Can a firm that has not received certification from EPA work on pre-1978 properties?
2. Do the asbestos abatement workers also need to comply with the RRP rule?
3. Does the RRP Rule apply to states and local governments?
4. How can I find a certified renovation firm in my area?
5. How long will it take EPA to process my application to be a lead-safe certified firm?
6. How much will it cost contractors to comply with the RRP Rule?
7. How to identify whether the firm is lead-safe certified or not?
8. I am a firm and there are no training providers offering classes near me. What do I do?
9. I am a renovation firm. What should I do if all certified renovator classes near me are full?
10. I am planning to renovate my home. How can I find a lead-safe certified firm?
12. Is it a violation of the RRP Rule for a homeowner to hire a firm that is not certified?
13. Is there any one document that includes the latest version of the RRP rule with all amendments?
14. My state will adopt its own lead RRP program. Do I have to also be certified by EPA?
15. What does the RRP Rule require?
16. What is the purpose of the RRP Rule?
17. What records will my firm be required to keep?
18. Who is covered by the RRP Rule?
19. Will insurance premiums go up for contractors that work in homes and child-occupied facilities?
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Renovations Covered by the RRP Rule
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General Renovation
1. Does the RRP Rule apply to federal employees performing work on federal facilities?
2. Does the RRP Rule apply to office buildings, stores, and other commercial buildings?
3. Does the RRP Rule apply to renovation performed in unoccupied home that will be put up for sale?
4. Does the RRP rule apply to renovations done in an apartment between tenants?
5. Does the RRP Rule apply to renovations that disturb ceramic tile?
9. Does the work of window repair by replacing old sash with new sash is subject to RRP rule?
10. How is window repair or maintenance, as distinct from removal, treated under the RRP Rule?
11. Must I comply with the RRP rule when removing the aluminum siding?
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Definition of "Renovation"
1. Is the painting activity always considered a “renovation”?
2. Are Department of Energy weatherization projects covered under the RRP Rule?
4. Can you list specific activities deemed a disturbance of painted surfaces?
5. Does the RRP Rule apply if we do hammer the unpainted side of the lumber under roof?
7. Does the RRP Rule apply to removing a roof that is not painted?
8. Does the RRP Rule apply to the removal of old furnace whose surface area exceeds six square feet?
9. Does the RRP Rule apply when removing a siding installed after 1978 on old lead based paint?
12. Is the work of replacing milfinish windows by removing sash subject to RRP rule?
14. My firm installs replacement doors, Is this work subject to the RRP Rule?
16. What is a “whole house gut rehabilitation project” for RRP purposes ?
18. What RRP requirements apply to a comprehensive renovation project?
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Minor Repair and Maintenance
1. How do I calculate the affected area for purposes of the minor repair and maintenance provision?
2. Does drilling holes in window frames qualify as minor repair and maintenance?
3. Does the RRP rule apply if a person working in different room from project needs to drill a hole?
4. Does the RRP rule apply to less than 6 Sq. Ft. repair in several rooms?
5. Does the RRP Rule apply to removal of garage doors made up of multiple panels?
7. How do I determine whether the job qualifies as a minor repair when removing old wood door?
8. How the Agency will interpret the term “minor repair and maintenance activities?
13. My company installs new or replacement seamless gutters, is this work covered by RRP rule?
14. My firm installs carpets, How do I know when I need to comply with the RRP rule?
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Renovations for Compensation
1. Are the rebuilding and recovery efforts organized by a committee subject to the RRP Rule?
2. Does the RRP rule also applies to the non-profit groups?
3. Does the rule apply if landlord supplies the materials, and the tenant does the labour for free?
4. If a renovator is only reimbursed for materials, would that be considered compensation?
5. If I purchase and renovate pre-1978 properties, Is this type of work covered by RRP rule?
6. Is the organizations doing roof repair and interior work covered by RRP Rule?
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Target Housing
1. Are prison facilities and juvenile detention centers built before 1978 considered target housing?
2. Are renovations in short-term lodgings covered by the RRP Rule?
3. Are renovations performed on detached outbuildings on the property subject to the RRP Rule?
4. Are sleeping areas in building built before 1978 considered target housing?
5. Can I work on homes built after 1978 without RRP certification?
6. Does RRP rule apply to a post-1978 building detached from, but a part of, an pre-1978 apartment?
7. Does the RRP Rule apply to renovations in mobile homes?
8. Does the RRP rule apply when one-room units are converted to two room suits in pre-1978 hotels?
10. Does zoning affect the target housing determination?
11. How do the RRP apply to a building containing both target housing and zero-bedroom dwellings?
12. How does a firm or renovator document or confirm the age of the structure?
13. How RRP rule apply to housing for the elderly?
14. If a home was built in 1950, but in an addition it was built in 1980, does the RRP rule apply?
15. What does the term "target housing" mean?
16. What is "housing for persons with disabilities"?
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Child-Occupied Facilities
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Testing Painted Components
1. Can the renovation firm rely on determination of a certified inspector or risk assessor?
2. Do we need to comply with the RRP Rule when lead dust results are positive?
3. Does any testing need to be done again if work is done on the property several years later?
4. Is a inspection including written determination sufficient to determine compliance with RRP rule?
5. Must I test every component affected by the renovation for the presence of lead?
6. What components must test negative in order to qualify for the exclusion in 40 CFR 745.82(a)(2)?
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Emergency Renovations
1. Do the companies doing emergency renovation work need to be certified and comply with RRP rule?
2. Does the RRP rule apply to contractors working on homes damaged by any natural disaster?
4. How do the record keeping requirements apply to an emergency renovation?
5. What is an “emergency renovation” for purposes of the RRP Rule?
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Opt-Out Provision
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Pre-Renovation Education
1. Must I provide separate notice to the tenants when doing renovations to common areas?
2. Can notices for multi-family housing common area be delivered to the mailboxes of dwelling units?
6. How to comply with the pre-renovation requirements when working in area occupied by blind people?
9. If I am sending pamphlet via mail, does the tenant’s name need to be addressed on the mailing?
10. Is an electronic version of the information pamphlet sent to the customer via e-mail acceptable?
12. Is the work of replacing windows in a condominium considered work in a common area?
13. May I use the pamphlet “Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home” to meet my obligations?
15. Should a firm provide pre-renovation education to all tenants before performing renovation?
16. Should I comply with pre-renovation education requirements for minor repair and maintainance?
17. What are the pre-renovation education requirements for a vacant apartment?
18. What does EPA consider an “adult” for these pre-renovation education purposes?
19. What is the difference between a certificate of mailing and certified mail?
20. What pre-renovation education requirements would apply for a mix of studio apartments?
22. Who are the “owners” in a typical co-operative apartment building ?
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Work Practice Standards
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Occupant Protection
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Containing the Work Area
1. At what point is the wind too strong to allow work to continue?
3. Can landscaping fabric or a similar material be used during exterior power washing?
5. Can’t I just clean the floor at the end of the job?
6. Do I need to cover a closet door with plastic?
7. Does only damaged area need to be contained when fixing the lumber under roof?
8. Does the door need to be covered if it is outside the work area but used by workers?
9. Does the RRP rule require people working on a renovation to wear personal protective equipments?
10. How can I use plastic sheeting in exterior renovations without creating a safety hazard?
12. Is both interior and exterior containment required for an exterior window removal?
13. Is the plant, however large, need to be covered during exterior containment?
14. Is the plant, however large, need to be covered during exterior containment?
15. Must the plastic be "sealed" to the floor on all edges or just "secured or held" to the floor?
18. What are the requirements for covering doorways used to access the work area?
21. What mil plastic is considered impermeable?
22. What to do if it begins to rain during work and what do we do with the water on plastic?
24. When must scaffolding and vertical shrouding be used on an exterior renovation?
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Restricted Practices
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Renovation Waste
1. Can non-certified workers transport debris off site under the RRP Rule?
2. How should lead-containing wastes from RRP renovations be handled and disposed?
3. Under the RRP Rule, how should I dispose of contaminated water used in two-bucket mopping?
4. What type of container is adequate for on-site storage of debris? Where it should be placed?
5. Why are gloves, which are exposed to large amounts of lead dust, not required to be disposed?
6. Why are gloves, which are exposed to large amounts of lead dust, not required to be disposed?
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Work Area Cleaning
1. Are components removed from the home to be cleaned up subject to the waste handling requirements?
2. Can uncertified workers do the balance of the project after successful cleaning verification?
3. For cleaning the work area, is the interior floor of a garage considered interior or exterior?
4. How should I proceed to replace the window in pre-1978 home containing lead based paint?
5. How should the waste removed from the work area be stored?
6. Under the RRP Rule,do paint chips and debris need to be removed from protective sheeting?
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Cleaning Verification
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Record & Reports
1. Can the certified firm maintain all required records?
2. Can the certified renovator comply with the rules by keeping records electronically at job site?
3. Can the required records and documentation be stored electronically rather than as paper copies?
4. What are new record keeping requirements and when must my firm comply with them?
5. What records must a subcontractor keep?
6. Who maintains records if one or more contractors are involved in a single project?
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Firm Certification
1. Are state and local government employees who often do renovation work required to be certified?
2. At what point, can non-certified firms perform electrical, plumbing, HVAC, or drywall work?
3. Can a certified renovator supervise workers of different company?
5. Do I need to get firm and renovator certification to work on pre-1978 apartments?
6. Do we need to be a certified firm to work in a church with daycare and preschool programs?
10. Does the property management company needs firm certification?
12. Does the subcontractor needs to be a certified firm if he does not disturb any paint?
13. How long will it take EPA to process my application to be a lead-safe certified firm?
14. How will the RRP rule affect the work of non-profit groups?
16. If a company has several legal entities, does each entity have to become a certified firm?
19. If my firm already has abatement certification, is separate RRP certification necessary?
20. Is it sufficient to get certified as a renovator if I have no employees in my firm?
21. Is the fee for firm certification waived for self- employed individuals or landlords?
23. My company has two stores in different states. Must each store be a separate certified firm?
28. What do you need to do to become a certified firm?
29. What is the difference between Abatement Certification and Renovation (RRP) Certification?
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Certified Firm Logo
1. Are trainers authorized to use the EPA Lead-Safe Certified Logo?
3. Can I get the Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo file in different resolution or in black and white?
4. Can I receive an .eps, .ai, .ait or modifiable format of the Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo?
5. Can principal instructors independently advertise, provide training and use EPA Certified logo?
6. How and where can I use the Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo?
7. How do I get my Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo?
8. I can't open the Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo file I have been sent. What format is it in?
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Renovator Certification
1. Are state and local government employees who often do renovation work required to be certified?
3. Does there need to be documentation of training provided on-the-job at the work site?
4. How can I find an accredited renovation trainer?
5. How long will my new certification last after taking refresher training course?
6. I am a firm and there are no training providers offering classes near me. What do I do?
7. Is it necessary for schools to be certified renovation firms and workers be certified renovators?
9. May I as a training provider issue a certificate without a picture to a trainee?
10. Must a certified lead abatement professional also become trained and certified to do renovation?
11. Must each contractual worker be a certified renovator, or can the workers be trained on the job?
12. What do I need to do to comply with EPA's lead RRP rule?
14. What training requirements apply to non-certified workers who have previous training experience?
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RRP Tribal Programs
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Training Provider Accreditation
1. Can the exam be read to students in their native language if they don't understand English?
2. Can the final course assessment be administered in an “open book” format?
3. Do all renovation course instructors need to be approved as principal instructors?
4. Is it permissible for a training provider to employ more than one training manager?
5. May renovator training providers provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities?
6. May the renovator training provider give the exam orally?
7. What is the validity of new certification if renovator takes the refresher course early?
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Enforcement and Inspections
1. Does EPA’s announcement of June 18, 2010 modify the RRP Rule’s requirements?
3. What does the June 18, 2010, announcement mean?
4. Which entity is subjected to enforcement action if a certified firm violates the RRP rule?
5. Who would be liable for the fine if government hired an uncertified contractor?
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DIY Information
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Certification Questions
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1. Are there any special requirements for the passport photos?
2. Can a one-person business be certified as a firm?
3. Can a supervisor carry out worker activities?
4. Can guest instructors fulfill training requirements for their discipline?
5. Can the supervisor conduct RRP certified workers activities?
6. Certificate length for State or Tribe certification 745.226(a)(1)(ii) submission
7. Certificate lengths of Federal 40 C.F.R. 745.226(a)(1)(i) programs?
8. Did EPA intend to prevent HUD and RRP standards used for wipe samples?
9. Did EPA intend to prevent the use of EPA and HUD standards for soil samples?
10. Did the final TSCA section 403 rule say who may make a hazard determination?
11. Do certificates for lead-based paint abatement bear an expiration date?
12. Do EPA’s rules require reporting crumbling paint during an evaluation?
13. Do I need to be recertified for lead-based paint abatement?
14. Do owners comply with abatement rules if children have elevated blood levels?
15. Do rental property owners need to follow lead abatement rules ?
16. Does supervisor training qualify you to seek certification as a worker?
17. Does TSCA section 402 apply to U.S. military bases, outside of the U.S.?
18. Dust inspections fail, when cleaned again is this lead abatement?
19. Help me find more information or copies of application forms and instructions?
20. How can I get more information about lead paint abatement certification?
21. How do I apply for certification?
22. How do I apply for recertification?
23. I am already certified by EPA authorized state or tribal programs?
24. If accredited instructors teach RRP in states are they accredited federally?
25. If authorized state trainers teach out-of-state, are they federally certified?
26. Is it easy to find RRP refresher courses?
27. Is there (ASTM) standards that document RRP methods?
28. Must all persons present on an abatement job site be certified?
29. Must Federal employees comply with the RRP program, who pays the fees?
30. Must I take a third party certification exam?
31. Must owners comply with work practice standards?
32. My interim certification expired, what should I do?
33. To be certified inspector, risk assessors, or supervisors do I apply to EPA?
34. What accreditation is acceptable for recertification for Federal programs?
35. What are the activities each discipline can perform?
36. What are the education, experience and training requirements for certification?
37. What do I submit to obtain certification from EPA?
38. What happens when the EPA receives my certification application?
39. What is abatement? How do I determine if a particular activity is an abatement?
40. What is the difference between Abatement Certification and RRP Certification?
41. What must I do to be recertified?
42. When can I begin conducting lead-based paint activities?
43. When do I apply for certification?
44. When do I apply for recertification?
45. When do I take refresher training?
46. Where do EPA-accredited abatement course certification allow me to work?
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Certification Process
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1. Can everyone at my firm use the same CDX account?
2. Do I need different CDX accounts for other organizations?
3. How can I find the status of my Firm application?
4. How can I find the status of my Individual application?
5. How can I find the status of my Training Provider application?
6. How do certified trainers submit training courses and student information?
7. How do I become accredited as a Training Provider?
8. How do I become certified for a lead abatement?
9. How do I cancel a payment charged to my credit/debit card?
10. How do I know my transaction will be secure?
11. How do I submit an abatement notification?
12. How do I verify that the fees are correct?
13. How does my firm become Abatement Certified?
14. How does my firm become RRP Certified?
15. I accidentally submitted my application for the wrong certification?
16. I clicked the submit, nothing happened and no error message?
17. I didn't receive my firm certificate certification?
18. I never receive a confirmation email after submitting my application?
19. Mailing Electronic Signature Agreement due to an online identity failure?
20. What is an ACH debit transaction?
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RRP Program Fees
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1. Does the EPA Fee Rule for Abatement and RRP pay for the program costs?
2. Does the Fee Rule for Abatement and RRP Programs apply nationwide?
3. Information on Fees for Lead Abatement and Lead RRP Programs?
4. Is anyone exempt from paying fees for Abatement and RRP Programs?
5. Who is affected by the Fee Rule for Lead Abatement and RRP Programs?
6. Why did fees drop for the Lead-based Paint Activities program since 1999?
7. Why did some fees for lead-based paint activities rise and others drop?
8. Why does EPA charge fees for accreditations and certifications?
9. Will the EPA's lower fees for the fees for RRP certification?
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EPA/HUD
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2. Are mortgage lenders liable under these rules if the seller or lessor fails to disclose?
3. As a purchaser, am I required to conduct and finance an inspection?
4. As a seller and lessor, what if I’m selling target housing?
5. As an agent what are my responsibilities?
6. Can the inspection/risk assessment period for testing a house for lead be waived?
7. Does this rule increase my liability for future lead poisoning on my property?
8. How does the EPA and HUD Notification and Disclosure Rule apply to housing common areas?
9. If I am renting, do I have the same opportunity to test for lead?
10. Is my home unsafe if it contains lead-based paint?
11. Is the seller required to remove any lead-based paint that is discovered during an inspection?
12. Must I check my house for lead prior to sale?
13. Must lead-based paint inspectors be certified?
14. What if a seller or lessor fails to comply with these regulations?
15. What if I know there is lead-based paint in my home?
16. What if I’m renting target housing?
17. What if the buyers/renters don’t speak English?
18. What if the lessor knows that there is no lead-based paint in my rental housing?
21. What is the responsibility of an agent if the seller or landlord fails to comply with the rule?
24. Where can I find a qualified professional to conduct an inspection?
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Lead Contamination
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Contaminated Water
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1. Are lead action levels in public waters systems different than school systems?
2. Are non-community water systems required to monitor for lead and copper?
3. Can I get my water tested for lead?
4. Can I use hot water from the tap for drinking, cooking, or baby formula?
5. Do fixtures meeting the NSF standard 61 contribute lead to in drinking water?
6. Does boiling water for making formula, increase or decrease lead content?
7. Does boiling water remove lead?
8. Does the Lead Contamination Control Act require schools to test water for lead?
9. Does the Safe Drinking Water Act regulate lead in pipes and plumbing fixtures?
10. How can I tell if my water contains lead?
11. How does lead get into drinking water?
12. How does the lead ban limit lead in the pipes, plumbing fixtures, and flux?
13. How is the lead-ban enforced?
14. Is flushing my tap effective or is buying bottled water better?
15. Is lead contamination from the plumbing affect new homes?
16. Is lead solder sold under the lead ban?
17. Is lead-contaminated drinking water absorbed through the skin a health threat?
18. Is my water system required to provide me lead test results?
19. My neighbour's test found lead in the water, is this safe, are tests reliable?
20. My public water has an odour and slight discoloration is this from lead?
21. My public water system says copper and lead are at the 90th percentile?
22. Public schools and non-transient, non-community water systems lead is high?
23. What did the EPA consider before requiring water systems include lead info.?
24. What home treatments devices remove lead in drinking water?
25. What is meant by, the action level in the drinking water system is too high?
26. What is the Lead Contamination Control Act (LCCA)?
27. What is the water system doing about lead in drinking water?
28. What sampling guidance outlines techniques for testing lead in public systems?
29. When reduced monitoring systems change does monitoring also change?
30. Where can I get more information on lead in drinking water?
31. Why are phosphates added to drinking water and is it a health risk?
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