Lead Training

Common renovation practices on painted surfaces like sanding, scraping, and cutting can generate hazardous levels of lead dust and paint chips if done improperly. This can create an even larger hazard to both child and adult health. For this reason, it is essential to know how to renovate lead-painted surfaces.

peeling lead paint The Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule (RRP) requires anyone completing work that disturbs lead based paint is required to become an EPA Lead Certified Renovator.

If you are a contractor, property manager, landlord, or DIY’er, getting proper lead paint certification protects your family, customers, and your business. Many homes across Chautauqua county were built before 1980, which means many of them likely contain lead paint. Protect your community and further your career by receiving lead-paint training!

Read below for more information on how to obtain a lead-safe certification for FREE.

Which Training is Right for Me? (En Español)

Anyone completing any work with surfaces that have tested positive for lead paint MUST undergo the appropriate training. Depending on your role, and the extent of the work you plan to complete, we may recommend different trainings. All trainings are available FREE through CCHD.

Lead Safe Work Practices

Lead Safe Work Practices is an onsite lesson instructed by CCHD’s Lead Risk Assessors, tailored specially to fit homeowners’ needs. If you are a homeowner with an Open Lead Violations Case, and are planning to complete Lead-Safe repairs yourself, speak with the risk assessor assigned to your case to schedule your training.

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EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP)

Renovation work on houses and other structures built before 1978 can lead to potentially dangerous encounters with lead, particularly when lead-based paint is disturbed. To avoid the risk of lead poisoning for yourself, loved ones, pets, and others, this course is REQUIRED for would-be renovators to perform lead-safe work practices safely.

This 8-hour course is required for contractors, home improvement firms, handymen, and others involved in renovation work at pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities.
Training covers the dangers of lead paint and comprehensive safe renovation practices compliant with regulatory standards, including the EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule and the HUD Lead Safe Housing Rule.
Upon completing the course and passing the exam, you’re considered a certified EPA Renovator. An EPA Lead Renovator certificate is emailed and valid for 5 years.

Lead-Safe Work Practice

EPA Lead Abatement Supervisor

Becoming a certified lead-abatement supervisor involves understanding the dangers of lead, safely removing it, protecting your workers and other occupants through emphasizing proper lead-abatement practices, and compliance with EPA regulations.

This 32-hour course is for anyone supervising on-site abatement activities. It includes education on the health effects of lead, proper PPE, hazard-control strategies, navigating legal liabilities, and other factors to ensure jobs are conducted effectively, and safely.
Upon completing this course and passing the third-party exam, you’re considered an official EPA-certified Lead-Abatement Supervisor. A refresher course must be taken every three years for the certificate to remain valid.

EPA Lead Abatement Contractor

Starting a career in lead abatement requires understanding what lead is, the dangers it poses, where it can be found, and how to safely and effectively remove it.

This 16-hour course teaches on-site lead abatement personnel about the dangers of lead, the roles and responsibilities, compliance with Federal, State and local regulations, and safe, responsible lead abatement and hazard reduction practices. This course also satisfies OSHA training for workers exposed to lead.
Upon completion of this course and completing the EPA application, you’ll be certified to perform lead abatement work. A refresher course must be taken every three years for the certificate to remain valid.

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Refresher Courses

If you currently have any of the above certifications that will be expiring in the near future, please call the number below for more information on refresher courses!