Lead Safety
On April 22, 2010 a new EPA Rule went into effect stating 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 and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination.” (from the EPA website.) To learn more about EPA rule compliance, please follow this link: http://www.epa.gov/lead
We are EPA and DHS lead certified, and all employees are regularly tested for lead exposure. We take the CalOSHA lead protocol very seriously and provide all home owners with the EPA Renovate Right pamphlet.
CertaPro Painters, Ltd. Policy on EPA Lead Safe Practices and Certified Renovators
The EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule requires any firm or individual that performs, directs, or supervises any renovation, repair, or painting activities that could potentially disturb lead based paint to obtain training and certification on lead-safe work practices. Accordingly, any individual, including any Job Site Supervisor engaged by any CertaPro franchise owner, who performs, directs, or supervises any such renovation, repair or painting activities that fall within the scope of the EPA Rule is required to be certified for EPA Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair, and Painting.
Environmental Protection Agency
40 CFR Part 745 Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program; Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet; Notice of Availability; Final Rule
Each renovation project covered by this final rule must be performed and/ or directed by an individual who has become a certified renovator by successfully completing renovator training from an accredited training provider. The certified renovator is responsible for ensuring compliance with the work practice standards of this final regulation. The certified renovator must perform or direct certain critical tasks during the renovation, such as posting warning signs, establishing containment of the work area, and cleaning the work area after the renovation. These and other renovation activities may be performed by workers who have been provided on-the-job training in these activities by a certified renovator. However, the certified renovator must be physically present at the work site while signs are being posted, containment is being established, and the work area is being cleaned after the renovation to ensure that these tasks are performed correctly. Although the certified renovator is not required to be on-site at all times, while the renovation project is ongoing, a certified renovator must nonetheless regularly direct the work being performed by other workers to ensure that the work practices are being followed. When a certified renovator is not physically present at the work site, the workers must be able to contact the renovator immediately by telephone or other mechanism. In addition, the certified renovator must perform the post-renovation cleaning verification. This task may not be delegated to workers with on-the-job training. To maintain certification, a renovator must successfully complete an accredited renovator refresher training course every 5 years.
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