Corporate Training By Zack Academy - Lead Renovator Certification Initial - GA

In July 2011, the State of Georgia received authorization from the US EPA to enforce the EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Program. In order to perform lead-safe renovation or painting work on a pre-1978 residence or child-occupied facilities in the State of Georgia, contractors must:

• Successfully complete this 8-hour Certified Renovator Course by a Georgia Approved Training Provider
• File the application for Individual Renovator Certification Georgia
• File the application for Renovation Firm Certification with Georgia

Failure to comply with the Georgia RRP regulations could result in fines of up to $38,892! Attend this 1-day course today to begin your path to compliance.

The Georgia-Approved Lead Renovator Certification Course  is 8 hours in length and includes training on how to perform renovation, repair, or painting work safely in the event that a project contains lead painted surfaces. The course concludes with a multiple-choice certification exam.

Topics Covered

• Lead Rules and Regulations
• Pre-renovation paperwork and education
• Testing of surfaces in the project area to determine the presence or absence of lead-based paint or coating
• Training of workers of site- specific lead-safe work practices.
• Project site setup & establishing work area containments
• Responsibilities of the Certified Renovator during the job
• Final cleanup and cleaning verification
• Preparing and maintain project records required by the Rules

Additional Certification Requirements

After completing the training course, individuals are required to submit an application to the Georgia EPD to receive their Renovators Certification. The fee for Renovator/Supervisor certification is $150 for 3 years.

Additionally, all renovation firms that advertise, contract to perform, or perform RRP projects are required to be Georgia certified. The fee for Renovation Firm certification is either $125 for 1 year or $300 for 3 years. 

Renewal Requirements

A 4-hour Refresher Renovator training course is required every 3 years after the initial training.

Renovators that do not complete the renovator refresher course prior to 3 years may obtain provisional certification for 12 months by payment of a fee two times the certification fee ($300).

EPD will recognize EPA certifications issued with 5-year expiration dates for Renovators who completed Initial Renovator training prior to December 9, 2010. However, Renovator Refresher training must be taken by the end of the fourth year following the initial training course.

Renovators that do not complete the renovator refresher course by four years after the last day of training must complete the 8-hour initial renovator training course again to be eligible for Georgia certification.

More About the Georgia Lead RRP Rule

The Georgia RRP Rule applies to the following renovation, repair and painting (RRP) work:

• Renovations completed for compensation;
• In residential houses and apartments built before 1978;
• In child-occupied facilities such as schools and daycare centers built before 1978;
• When disturbing more than 6 square feet of lead painted or coated surfaces per interior room; or
• When disturbing more than 20 square feet of lead painted or coated surfaces on exteriors.
• When replacing windows of any size; or
• Partial demolitions of structures, walls, or components that are not entire structure demolitions.
• Georgia regulates child-occupied facilities that will be visited by the same child, six years of age or under, on at least two different days within the same week (Sunday through Saturday), provided each day’s visit lasts at least three hours and the combined weekly visit lasts at least six hours
  

Syllabus

• Course Registration and Introduction
• Module 1: Why Should I be Concerned About Lead Paint?
• Module 2: Regulations
• Module 3: Before Beginning Work
• Module 4: Contain Dust During Work
• Module 5: During The Work
• Module 6: Cleaning Activities and Checking Your Work
• Module 7: Record keeping
• Module 8: Training Non-Certified Renovation Workers
• Test and Course Evaluation