15183 Springdale Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
(714) 379-3333  (714) 379-3338 fax
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IT'S A FEDERAL LAW -- ARE YOU IN COMPLIANCE?
Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule (RRP)  Effective April 22, 2010

RRP Basics:

Worker certification/training: Firms must be EPA-certified. An individual who will be overseeing the lead-safe work practices must attend an 8-hour RRP Certified Renovator course. Contractors must renew their certification every five years by completing a 4-hour refresher course. The certified individual must be assigned to each renovation and is responsible for work activities on-site. The Certified Renovator can conduct on-the-job training (lead safe work practices) for workers.

Renovation Activities: Renovation is defined as any activity that will disturb paint. The RRP rule applies to many types of building projects, including renovation, remodeling, painting, window replacement, plumbing, electrical work, heating and air-conditioning, and demolition.

Job Site Requirements: Whenever any renovation activity may disturb paint (scraping, sanding, and cutting) in Target Housing built prior to 1978, the Certified Renovator must be present at the property site, and cannot leave to conduct other work activities at other sites.

Education requirements: A lead hazard information pamphlet must be provided to owners, tenants, and child-care facilities before commencement of work activities as well as required posted signage. The Certified Renovator must document compliance with this requirement. The EPA has suggested forms that can be utilized for information and documentation purposes. For work in common areas of multi-family housing or child-occupied facilities, a renovation notice must be provided to the tenants or parents / guardians of child occupied facilities or informational signage must be posted.

Recordkeeping: All documentation pertaining to renovation activities must be maintained for a period of three (3) years.

Cleaning Verification: Each contractor is required to conduct a cleaning verification (testing) at the completion of each renovation project to ensure that any potential lead dust has been cleaned up. This includes all renovation activities and contractors covered by the RRP Rule. In California, a Certified Lead Inspector / Risk Assessor must perform the testing.

Contact AES with with ANY questions ... our staff has extensive knowledge of the new EPA RRP Law.

American Environmental Specialists, Inc.
15183 Springdale Street
Huntington Beach, California 92649
(714) 379-3333   (714) 379-3338 fax
amber@aeshb.com

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As with any environmental issue such as asbestos, mold, or lead-based paint,
it is always wise to be well informed to be able to make sound decisions in the best interest of your business, properties, tenants and investments.

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