New EPA Regulations, Are you prepared?

[edzy 10+ year member]

The EPA will adopt new regulations on April 22 involving all trademen who work in homes built before 1978.

You will need to have a renovation, repair and painting cert to work now.

Fines for being caught will be $37,500 per day per incident.

Due to lead paint, if you work in older homes and disturb any painted surface, you will need this cert to ensure proper safe working procedures.

This is going to effect alot of ppl in the trades.

This is not a lead abatement (removal) cert, only a certified lead abatement company can de-lead a home, but a cert that enebles the average joe to work on homes with lead paint safely.

I just got mine yesterday, It consisted of a 10 hour class and hands on training on prep, documentation, (theres a lot of that) and clean up.

This will cause alot of ppl to raise the price of jobs due to the extra time and material involved with the new rule.

Some of the new rules are in conflict with OSHA rules as well.

Although this may be a great oppertunity for some, it will be a nightmare for most.

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[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

wow thanks for that useless bit of information, why don't you continue on and post some tax law too.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

This sounds like your state only.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

wow thanks for that useless bit of information, why don't you continue on and post some tax law too.

lol, this

 

[edzy 10+ year member]

This will be a national code. As I said, this will only effect trades ppl. So you guys who still bag groceries and work at McDonalds wont be effected.

If this info does not pertain to you, please disregard.

All trades will be subject to this. An electrician who disturbs base board mouldings, roofers who remove facias, plumbers who drill holes, painters, In short, any paid trades man working in a home built prior to 1978.

If your not in the trades, then expect to pay more for work done by trades ppl.

Some may find this useless info, but for some, This is a big deal.

 

[power-fanatic07 5,000+ posts]

Well I'm a Pipe Fabricator and fabricate the pipe sections that go into the chemical plants here in houston, so yea that does not pertain to me.

Can you come paint my house?

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

a contractors license in GA should cover all of those certs

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

What Activities Are Subject to the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program?

In general, any activity that disturbs paint in pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities, including:

 

*Remodeling and repair/maintenance

*Electrical work

*Plumbing

*Painting

*Carpentry

*Window replacement

What Housing or Activities Are Excluded and Not Subject to the Rule?

• Housing built in 1978 or later.

• Housing for elderly or disabled persons, unless children under 6 reside or are expected to

reside there.

• Zero-bedroom dwellings (studio apartments, dormitories, etc.).

• Housing or components declared lead-free by a certified inspector

or risk assessor.

• Minor repair and maintenance activities that disturb 6 square feet or

less of paint per room inside, or 20 square feet or less on the exterior

of a home or building.

• Note: minor repair and maintenance activities do not include

window replacement and projects involving demolition or prohibited practices.

What Does the Program Require Me To Do?

 

Pre-renovation education requirements - Effective now.

•In housing, you must:

• Distribute EPA’s lead pamphlet to the owner and occupants before renovation starts.

•In a child-occupied facility, you must:

• Distribute the lead pamphlet to the owner of the building or an adult representative of the child-occupied facility before the renovation starts.

•For work in common areas of multi-family housing or child-occupied facilities, you must:

• Distribute renovation notices to tenants or parents/guardians of the children attending the

child-occupied facility. Or you must post informational signs about the renovation or repair job.

•Informational signs must:

•Be posted where they will be seen;

•Describe the nature, locations, and dates of the renovation; and

•Be accompanied by the lead pamphlet or by information on how parents and guardians can get a free copy

•Obtain confirmation of receipt of the lead pamphlet from the owner, adult representative, or occupants (as applicable), or a certificate of mailing from the post office.

•Retain records for three years.

•Note: Pre-renovation education requirements do not apply to emergency renovations. Emergency renovations include interim controls performed in response to a resident child with an elevated blood-lead level.

 

Training, Certification, and Work Practice Requirements– Effective after April 22, 2010.

•Firms must be certified.

•Renovators must be trained.

•Lead-safe work practices must be followed. Examples of these practices include:

•Work-area containment to prevent dust and debris from leaving the work area.

•Prohibition of certain work practices like open-flame burning and the use of power tools without HEPA exhaust control.

•Thorough clean up followed by a verification procedure to minimize exposure to lead-based

paint hazards.

•The training, certification, and work practice requirements do not apply where the firm obtained a signed statement from the owner that all of the following are met:

•The renovation will occur in the owner’s residence;

•No child under age 6 resides there;

•No woman who is pregnant resides there;

•The housing is not a child-occupied facility; and

•The owner acknowledges that the renovation firm will not be required to use the work practices

contained in the rule.

 

[silenkiller 10+ year member]

wow another piece of shit regulation. usa # 1

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/woot.gif.aaa6090e619a97b6090d16dd863c5a69.gif just checked, we're certified! and I never even took the course lol

 

[anton lavey]

i dont care what obama's klan throws out there... georgia want go for any of it. especially in residential construction. gurantee that

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

Im signed up for the class.....but in reality its bullshit - the threat of lead is low kids are not dieing ,the EPA is killing this nation

with its rules and regulations (another reason everything is made overseas)

and the govt can not enforce shit because they are broke in most states - When was the last time you

saw the EPA out in force doing a job..........Its just one more way the govt can try to **** its work force for more money

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

i dont care what obama's klan throws out there... georgia want go for any of it. especially in residential construction. gurantee that

Im not a lawyer, but generally speaking federal law supersedes state law.

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

Save the enviorment guys.... leave the chit alone. just paint over it. I am glad I dont do remodeling for a living any more. to much bs rules and regulations. These days, If I get lead posion or that other chit I think of what its called right now.... dam it. what the hell is that chit called???? oh yeah, now how the fvck do you spell it???? abspectis or sum chit... You can garrentee that is going to be in old buildings and homes. Hell, I heard of some rich azzhole back in the 70's built his pools with that chit to keep the pool heated. I dont think I had much exsposure to this stuff thou Most my work was up in the mountains working on old cabins.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Save the enviorment guys.... leave the chit alone. just paint over it. I am glad I dont do remodeling for a living any more. to much bs rules and regulations. These days, If I get lead posion or that other chit I think of what its called right now.... dam it. what the hell is that chit called???? oh yeah, now how the fvck do you spell it???? abspectis or sum chit... You can garrentee that is going to be in old buildings and homes. Hell, I heard of some rich azzhole back in the 70's built his pools with that chit to keep the pool heated. I dont think I had much exsposure to this stuff thou Most my work was up in the mountains working on old cabins.

Mesothelioma is what you get from airborne asbestos fibers, if that's what you are asking. Unless you cut asbestos a lot, or ground it up, or worked in an environment that used it for insulation (so it was already in fiber form), its not likely you will contract mesothelioma.