Q: Can I teach my crew how to do RRP lead-safe practices?
A: From Bill Robinson, an EPA Certified Renovator and EPA-accredited trainer (certified through NCHH):
Yes, you can train your own crew how to do RRP lead-safe practices but only if you are a Certified Renovator yourself and you provide hands-on practice. That means you have taken an 8-hour RRP certification class, done the hands-on activities, and passed the test.
Indeed, the firm or contractor must be a Certified Renovator in order for the company to work on homes built before 1978 and other applications, including day care centers. (See the RRP rule explained here)
For a fuller answer to this question, consider this direct quote from the EPA-HUD publication titled: "Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair, and Painting":
A Certified Renovator must provide lead-safe work practices training to non-certified workers so those workers can perform assigned tasks safely. This training can be provided by the Certified Renovator on-the-job or in the classroom, provided adequate hands-on practice is available. This training could also be conducted by a third party, although the instructor must be a Certified Renovator.
So you can either provide the training yourself or have a third party instructor do the training, provided they are a Certified Renovator and you provide some hands-on practice.
If you find that training your crew is too difficult or too time-consuming, I have produced a DVD RRP training program specifically designed for on-the-job workers that you can play to your crew, and then follow it up with hands-on practice. As I am both a Certified Renovator and an EPA-accredited (certified through the National Center for Healthy Homes), I am a qualified instructor for your crew.
Read more about the DVD training program for on-the-job workers
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