EPA Lead Renovator Refresher Certification

The 4-hour in-person lead refresher course will update you on standard procedures, safety regulations and hands-on practical training for construction professionals, so you can pass your exam with confidence.

The EPA Lead Certification Renewal Course is designed for compliance with the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule. Anybody who performs work in housing, schools or daycares older than 1978 must have current lead renovator certification. Individuals and companies that do not recertify and let their EPA Lead Renovator Certification expire could face fines of up to $37,500 per day, per infraction.

EPA-approved initial Renovator Certification for lead safe work practices is valid for five years. Individuals who fail to attend an EPA lead certification renewal course prior to expiration are required to retake the initial course to recertify.

NOTICE: You must have a current non-expired Lead Renovator Individual Training Certificate (your name and photo are on this certificate) to recertify with a 4-hour refresher course. If your certificate is expired, the EPA requires you to take the 8-hour initial course to become certified again.

Course Outline

• Regulations
  • Know our audience. All contractors need to know all the regulations.
• Testing for Lead-based Paint
  • Test kits recognized by EPA can be used by Certified Renovators to check for lead-based paint.
• Review of Setup Practices
  • Keep the dust in the work area and make it easier to clean up.
• Review of Prohibited Practices, Personal Protective Equipment and Dust Control
  • Traditional renovation practices produce dust, while lead safe practices will reduce dust making the renovation, repair, or painting work safer.
• Cleaning Activities and Checking Your Work
  • Do cleanup right. Use wet mops and HEPA vacuums. Traditional methods don’t do the job.
• Recordkeeping
  • Records must be complete, accurate and organized.
• Training Non-Certified Renovators
  • Certified Renovators are responsible for teaching lead-safe work practices.

Learner Objectives

• Ensures that students understand EPA rules and regulations for renovating properties with lead-based paint.
• Strengthen student knowledge on lead-based paint to help protect workers and residents from possible lead poisoning and contamination.

In-Person Course Requirements

In order to earn CE credit(s) for in-person courses, students must attend the entire course during the time span(s) listed. Credit(s) will not be issued for the following:

• Non-attendance
• Arriving more than 5 minutes after a course has begun
• Leaving before completion of the course
• Leaving the classroom for more than 5 minutes during a course hour
• Non-payment of the course
• Failure to sign-in and/or sign-out

Students must sign-in/sign-out, and be prepared to show their driver’s license or other legal identification with their photo if requested.

A quiz is not required for those attending for Minnesota contractor, building official, and Realtor continuing education, or Wisconsin continuing education. Students attending for International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) CEU(s) must complete a quiz following the course and achieve 70% correct answers.

Credit Info

This course has been approved for four hours of MN residential contractor, remodeler, and roofer continuing education by the Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry. This course is pending approval for four hours of WI Dwelling Contractor Qualifier CE by the Wisconsin Dept. of Safety & Professional Services.

If you are eligible to receive continuing education credits, your information will be electronically reported to the appropriate agency within 3 business days of course completion.

A quiz is not required for those attending for Minnesota contractor, building official, and Realtor continuing education, or Wisconsin continuing education. Students attending for International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) CEU(s) must complete a quiz following the course and achieve 70% correct answers.

Questions and Comments

Questions and comments related to the curriculum for this course may be submitted to the instructor at education@housingfirstmn.org.