(a)
- (1) To become licensed, training programs must ensure that their courses of study for the various lead-based paint activities disciplines cover the following subject areas.
- (2) Listed requirements ending in an asterisk (*) indicate areas that require hands-on activities as an integral component of the course.
(b) Target housing and child-occupied facilities – Lead-based paint activities inspector:
- (1) Role and responsibilities of an inspector;
- (2) Background information on lead and its adverse health effects;
- (3) Background information on federal, state, and local rules and guidance that pertains to lead-based paint and lead-based paint activities;
- (4) Lead-based paint inspection methods, including selection of rooms and components for sampling or testing;*
- (5) Paint, dust, and soil sampling methodologies;*
- (6) Clearance standards and testing, including random sampling;*
- (7) Preparation of the final inspection report; * and
- (8) Record keeping.
(c) Target-housing and child-occupied facilities – Lead-based paint activities risk assessors:
- (1) Role and responsibilities of a risk assessor;
- (2) Collection of background information to perform risk assessment;
(3) Sources of environmental lead contamination such as:
- (A) Paint;
- (B) Surface dust and soil;
- (C) Water;
- (D) Air;
- (E) Packaging; and
- (F) Food;
- (4) Visual inspection for the purposes of identifying potential sources of lead-based paint hazards;*
- (5) Lead hazard screen protocol;
- (6) Sampling for other sources of lead exposure;*
- (7) Interpretation of lead-based paint and other lead sampling results, including all applicable state or federal guidance or rules pertaining to lead-based paint hazards;*
- (8) Development of hazard control options, the role of interim controls, and operations and maintenance activities to reduce lead-based paint hazards; and
- (9) Preparation of a final risk assessment report.
(d) Target housing and child occupied facilities – Lead-based paint activities supervisor:
- (1) Role and responsibilities of a supervisor;
- (2) Background information on lead and its adverse health effects;
- (3) Background information on federal, state, and local rules and guidance that pertain to lead-based paint abatement;
- (4) Liability and insurance issues relating to lead-based paint abatement;
- (5) Risk assessment and inspection report interpretation;*
- (6) Development and implementation of an occupant protection plan and abatement report;
- (7) Lead-based paint hazard recognition and control;*
- (8) Lead-based paint abatement and lead-based paint hazard reduction methods, including restricted practices;*
- (9) Interior dust abatement/cleanup or lead-based paint hazard control and reduction methods;*
- (10) Soil and exterior dust abatement or lead-based paint hazard control and reduction methods;*
- (11) Clearance standards and testing;
- (12) Cleanup and waste disposal; and
- (13) Recordkeeping.
(e) Target-housing and child-occupied facilities – Lead-based paint activities project designer:
- (1) The role and responsibilities of a project designer;
- (2) Development and implementation of an occupant protection plan for large-scale abatement projects;
- (3) Lead-based paint abatement and lead-based paint hazard reduction methods, including restricted practices for large-scale abatement projects;
- (4) Interior dust abatement/cleanup or lead hazard control and reduction methods for large-scale abatement projects;
- (5) Clearance standards and testing for large-scale abatement projects; and
- (6) Integration of lead-based paint abatement methods with modernization and rehabilitation projects for large-scale abatement projects.
(f) Target housing and child-occupied facilities – Lead-based paint activities abatement worker:
- (1) Role and responsibilities of an abatement worker;
- (2) Background information on lead and its adverse health effects;
- (3) Background information on federal, state, and local rules and guidance that pertain to lead-based paint abatement;
- (4) Lead-based paint hazard recognition and control;*
- (5) Lead-based paint abatement and lead-based paint hazard reduction methods, including restricted practices;*
- (6) Interior dust abatement methods/cleanup or lead-hazard reduction;* and
- (7) Soil and exterior dust abatement methods or lead-based paint hazard reduction.*