(a)(1) Each training provider of a lead inspector training course shall ensure that the lead inspector training course curriculum includes, at a minimum, 16 hours of classroom training and eight hours of hands-on training.

1. (2) Each lead inspector training course shall include, at a minimum, the following course topics:

   1. (A) The role and responsibilities of an inspector;
   2. (B) background information on lead, including the history of lead use and sources of environmental lead contamination;

   3. (C) the health effects of lead, including the following:

      1. (i) The ways that lead enters and affects the body;
      2. (ii) the levels of concern; and
      3. (iii) symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments;

   4. (D) the regulatory background and an overview of lead in applicable state and federal guidelines or regulations pertaining to lead-based paint, including the current version of each of the following:

      1. (i) 40 CFR part 745;
      2. (ii) U.S. HUD guidelines for the evaluation and control of lead-based paint hazards in housing as adopted in K.A.R. 28-72-13;
      3. (iii) 29 CFR 1910.1200;
      4. (iv) 29 CFR 1926.62; and
      5. (v) title X: the residential lead-based paint hazard reduction act of 1992;
   5. (E) the regulations in this article pertaining to lead licensure, the Kansas work practice standards for lead-based paint activities specific to lead inspection activities, K.A.R. 28-72-2, and K.A.R. 28-72-51 through 28-72-54;
   6. (F) quality control and assurance procedures in testing analysis;
   7. (G) legal liabilities and obligations; and
   8. (H) recordkeeping.

2. (3) Each lead inspector training course shall also include, at a minimum, the following course topics, the presentation of which shall require hands-on training as an integral component of the course:

   1. (A) Lead-based paint inspection methods, including the selection of rooms and components for sampling or testing;
   2. (B) preinspection planning and review, including developing a schematic site plan and determining inspection criteria and locations to collect samples in single-family and multifamily housing;

   3. (C) paint, dust, and soil sampling methodologies, including the following:

      1. (i) Lead-based paint testing or X-ray fluorescence paint analyzer (XRF) use, including the types of XRF units, their basic operation, and interpretation of XRF results, including substrate correction;
      2. (ii) soil sample collection, including soil sampling techniques, the number and location of soil samples, and interpretation of soil sampling results; and
      3. (iii) dust sample collection techniques, including the number and location of wipe samples and the interpretation of test results;
   4. (D) clearance standards and testing, including random sampling; and

   5. (E) preparation of the final inspection report.

      1. (b) Each training provider of a risk assessor training course shall ensure that the risk assessor training course curriculum includes, at a minimum, 12 hours of classroom training and four hours of hands-on training.

3. (1) Each risk assessor training course shall include, at a minimum, the following course topics:

   1. (A) The role and responsibilities of the risk assessor;
   2. (B) the collection of background information to perform a risk assessment, including information on the age and history of the housing and occupancy by children under six years of age and women of childbearing age;
   3. (C) sources of environmental lead contamination, including paint, surface dust and soil, water, air, packaging, and food;
   4. (D) the regulations in this article pertaining to lead certification, Kansas work practice standards for lead-based paint specific to risk assessment activities, K.A.R. 28-72-2, and K.A.R. 28-72-51 through 28-72-54;
   5. (E) development of hazard control options, the role of interim controls, and operations and maintenance activities to reduce lead-based paint hazards; and
   6. (F) legal liabilities and obligations specific to a risk assessor.

4. (2) Each risk assessor training course shall also include, at a minimum, the following course topics, the presentation of which shall require hands-on training as an integral component of the course:

   1. (A) Visual inspection for the purposes of identifying potential sources of lead hazards;
   2. (B) lead-hazard screen protocols;
   3. (C) sampling for other sources of lead exposure, including drinking water;
   4. (D) interpretation of lead-based paint and other lead sampling results related to the Kansas clearance standards; and

   5. (E) preparation of a final risk assessment report.

      1. (c) Each training provider of a lead abatement worker course shall ensure that the lead abatement worker training course curriculum includes, at a minimum, 16 hours of classroom training and eight hours of hands-on training.

5. (1) Each lead abatement worker training course shall include, at a minimum, the following course topics:

   1. (A) The role and responsibilities of a lead abatement worker;
   2. (B) background information on lead, including the history of lead use and sources of environmental lead contamination;

   3. (C) the health effects of lead, including the following:

      1. (i) The ways that lead enters and affects the body;
      2. (ii) the levels of concern; and
      3. (iii) symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments;

   4. (D) the regulatory background and an overview of lead in applicable state and federal guidelines or regulations pertaining to lead-based paint, including the current version of each of the following:

      1. (i) 40 CFR part 745;
      2. (ii) U.S. HUD guidelines for the evaluation and control of lead-based paint hazards in housing;
      3. (iii) 29 CFR 1910.1200;
      4. (iv) 29 CFR 1926.62; and
      5. (v) title X: the residential lead-based paint hazard reduction act of 1992;
   5. (E) the regulations in this article pertaining to lead certification, the Kansas work practice standards for lead-based paint activities specific to lead abatement activities, K.A.R. 28-72-2, and K.A.R. 28-72-51 through 28-72-54; and
   6. (F) waste disposal techniques.

6. (2) Each lead abatement training course shall also include, at a minimum, the following course topics, the presentation of which shall require hands-on training as an integral component of the course:

   1. (A) Personal protective equipment information, including respiratory equipment selection, air-purifying respirators, care and cleaning of respirators, respiratory program, protective clothing and equipment, and hygienic practices;
   2. (B) lead hazard recognition and control, including site characterization, exposure measurements, medical surveillance, and engineering controls;
   3. (C) preabatement set-up procedures, including containment for residential and commercial buildings and for superstructures;
   4. (D) lead abatement and lead-hazard reduction methods for residential and commercial buildings and for superstructures, including prohibited practices;
   5. (E) interior dust abatement methods and cleanup techniques; and

   6. (F) soil and exterior dust abatement methods.

      1. (d) Each training provider of a lead abatement supervisor training course shall ensure that the lead abatement supervisor training course curriculum includes, at a minimum, 28 hours of classroom training and 12 hours of hands-on training.

7. (1) Each lead abatement supervisor training course shall include, at a minimum, the following course topics:

   1. (A) The role and responsibilities of a supervisor;
   2. (B) background information on lead, including the history of lead use and sources of environmental lead contamination;

   3. (C) the health effects of lead, including the following:

      1. (i) The ways that lead enters and affects the body;
      2. (ii) the levels of concern; and
      3. (iii) symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments;

   4. (D) the regulatory background and an overview of lead in applicable state and federal guidelines or regulations pertaining to lead-based paint, including the current version of each of the following:

      1. (i) 40 CFR part 745;
      2. (ii) U.S. HUD guidelines for the evaluation and control of lead-based paint hazards in housing;
      3. (iii) 29 CFR 1910.1200;
      4. (iv) 29 CFR 1926.62; and
      5. (v) title X: the residential lead-based paint hazard reduction act of 1992;
   5. (E) liability and insurance issues relating to lead abatement;
   6. (F) the community relations process;
   7. (G) hazard recognition and control techniques, including site characterization, exposure measurements, material identification, safety and health planning, medical surveillance, and engineering controls;
   8. (H) the regulations in this article pertaining to lead certification and to the Kansas work practice standards for lead-based paint activities specific to lead abatement activities;
   9. (I) clearance standards and testing;
   10. (J) cleanup and waste disposal; and
   11. (K) recordkeeping.

8. (2) Each lead abatement supervisor training course shall also include, at a minimum, the following course topics, the presentation of which shall require hands-on training as an integral component of the course:

   1. (A) Cost estimation;
   2. (B) risk assessment and inspection report interpretation;
   3. (C) the development and implementation of an occupant protection plan and pre-abatement work plan, including containment for residential and commercial buildings and for superstructures;
   4. (D) lead hazard recognition and control;
   5. (E) personal protective equipment information, including respiratory equipment selection, air-purifying respirators, care and cleaning of respirators, respiratory program, protective clothing and equipment, and hygienic practices;
   6. (F) lead abatement and lead-hazard reduction methods, including prohibited practices, for residential and commercial buildings and superstructures;
   7. (G) project management, including supervisory techniques, contractor specifications, emergency response planning, and blueprint reading;
   8. (H) interior dust abatement and cleanup techniques;
   9. (I) soil and exterior dust abatement methods; and

   10. (J) the preparation of an abatement report.

       1. (e) Each training provider of a project designer training course shall ensure that the project designer training course curriculum includes, at a minimum, eight hours of classroom training. Each project designer training course shall include, at a minimum, the following course topics:
9. (1) The role and responsibilities of a project designer;
10. (2) the development and implementation of an occupant protection plan for large-scale abatement projects;
11. (3) lead abatement and lead-hazard reduction methods, including prohibited practices, for large-scale abatement projects;
12. (4) interior dust abatement or cleanup or lead-hazard control, and reduction methods for large-scale abatement projects;
13. (5) soil and exterior dust abatement methods for large-scale abatement projects;
14. (6) clearance standards and testing for large-scale abatement projects;
15. (7) integration of lead abatement methods with modernization and rehabilitation projects for large-scale abatement projects; and
16. (8) the Kansas administrative regulations pertaining to lead-hazard disclosure.

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 65-1,202; effective, T-28-9-13-99, Sept. 13, 1999; effective Jan. 7, 2000; amended Dec. 6, 2002; amended April 9, 2010.)