Contracts and Miscellaneous Info

EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule requires that firms performing renovation, repair, and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities and pre-schools built before 1978 have their firm certified by EPA (or an EPA authorized state), use certified renovators who are trained by EPA-approved training providers, and follow lead-safe work practices.

As many of you know, EPA extended the training expiration date for many certified renovators to accommodate its January 14, 2015 proposed change to the Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule. That amendment was approved and published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2016. Under the final rule, Renovators can take a refresher course without the hands-on training every other time they get certified. A course without hands-on training can be taken completely online. Renovators who take the online training will be certified for three years; renovators who take the hands-on training will be certified for five years. Modifying the hands-on requirement is designed to give renovators easier access to trainings, saving them time and money and possibly resulting in a higher number of renovators taking the refresher course.

Renovator Training Expiration Information
Date Course Completed	Expiration
On or before March 31, 2010	March 31, 2016
From April 1, 2010-March 31, 2011	6 years from the date of course completion
On or after April 1, 2011	No extension provided – Expiration is 5 years from the date of course completion