The RRP

Per the EPA’s new RRP (Renovation, Repairs, and Painting) regulation all trade’s people, handymen, painters, maintenance workers, etc… working on Pre-1978 Houses, Childcare Facilities, and other “Target Housing” need to be certified as an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm*. Below is a listing of major article’s and links to help you not only understand what it is, but how it will affect you.

The Actual Regulation – TITLE 40 Part 745 - I can’t stress this enough; If you are a contractor, work in the trades, etc… you need to know what the regulation actually states. (As an FYI, the eCFR site has been changed around – hopefully we caught all the bad links, but if not – this one has been fixed)

HTRC Articles for Home-Owner’s and those in the trades:

*NEW October 2011 Changes
Quick Primer for Homeowner’s, and Rental Property Owners
The Process of Remodeling a pre 1978 house
RRP Pre-renovation Notice Requirement (2010 Renovate Right Brochure)
To Test or Not to Test – that is the question
The LSHR & the Updated Renovate Right Brochure
New Record Keeping & Information Disclosure Requirements
New RRP Penalty Guidelines Established (Spreadsheet of Fines)
NewExplainer of the RRP Penalty Guidelines

The RRP rule and OSHA

• Who is OSHA & the diffrences between the regulations
• OSHA’s cost estimates, the requirments, and who is affected
• How the EPA made OSHA irrelevant *WARNING – this article need to be slightly updated because at the time they were written I believed the disposable respirators actually qualified as “dust masks“

Clearing Up Misconception Series:

• HEPA Vacs, Tyvek Suits, Vertical Containment, 6/20 rule & demolition
• Certified Firms
• Certified Lead Renovators
• Lead Testing, Pricing, Logos
• The 6/20 Rule, Demolition, & Windows

Additional HTRC articles may be found using these tags; Alabama Lead Rule, Certified Lead Renovator, EPA RRP Rule, Lead FAQ’s, Lead Regulations, LSHR, RRP Countdown & Consequences,

* If you happen to live in the following states; Washington Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, or Wisconsin, you are in a State Certified Program. The links above should take you directly to the State Agencies page for the applicable information.

Listing of Applicable Govermental Sites:

To verify if a firm is certified; EPA’s Online Service
EPA’s LEAD Home Page
HUD’s LEAD Home Page
OSHA’s LEAD Information