To become accredited to offer lead-based paint courses instruction in the specific disciplines listed below, training programs must ensure that their courses of study include, at a minimum, the following course topics. Requirements ending in an asterisk (*) indicate areas that require hands-on activities as an integral component of the course.
(1) Inspector.
- (a) Role and responsibilities of an inspector.
- (b) Background information on lead and its adverse health effects.
- (c) Background information on federal, state, and local regulations and guidance that pertains to lead-based paint and lead-based paint activities.
- (d) Lead-based paint inspection methods, including selection of rooms and components for sampling or testing.*
- (e) Paint, dust, and soil sampling methodologies.*
- (f) Clearance standards and testing, including random sampling.*
- (g) Preparation of the final inspection report.*
- (h) Recordkeeping.
(2) Risk assessor.
- (a) Role and responsibilities of a risk assessor.
- (b) Collection of background information to perform a risk assessment.
- (c) Sources of environmental lead contamination such as paint, surface dust and soil, water, air, packaging, and food.
- (d) Visual inspection for the purposes of identifying potential sources of lead-based paint hazards.*
- (e) Lead hazard screen protocol.
- (f) Sampling for other sources of lead exposure.*
- (g) Interpretation of lead-based paint and other lead sampling results, including all applicable state or federal guidance or regulations pertaining to lead-based paint hazards.*
- (h) Development of hazard control options, the role of interim controls, and operations and maintenance activities to reduce lead-based paint hazards.
- (i) Preparation of a final risk assessment report.
(3) Supervisor.
- (a) Role and responsibilities of a supervisor.
- (b) Background information on lead and its adverse health effects.
- (c) Background information on federal, state, and local regulations and guidance that pertain to lead-based paint abatement.
- (d) Liability and insurance issues relating to lead-based paint abatement.
- (e) Risk assessment and inspection report interpretation.*
- (f) Development and implementation of an occupant protection plan and abatement report.
- (g) Lead-based paint hazard recognition and control.*
- (h) Lead-based paint abatement and lead-based paint hazard reduction methods, including restricted practices.*
- (i) Interior dust abatement/cleanup or lead-based paint hazard control and reduction methods.*
- (j) Soil and exterior dust abatement or lead-based paint hazard control and reduction methods.*
- (k) Clearance standards and testing.
- (l) Cleanup and waste disposal.
- (m) Recordkeeping.
(4) Project designer.
- (a) Role and responsibilities of a project designer.
- (b) Development and implementation of an occupant protection plan for large scale abatement projects.
- (c) Lead-based paint abatement and lead-based paint hazard reduction methods, including restricted practices for large-scale abatement projects.
- (d) Interior dust abatement/cleanup or lead hazard control and reduction methods for large-scale abatement projects.
- (e) Clearance standards and testing for large scale abatement projects.
- (f) Integration of lead-based paint abatement methods with modernization and rehabilitation projects for large scale abatement projects.
(5) Abatement worker.
- (a) Role and responsibilities of an abatement worker.
- (b) Background information on lead and its adverse health effects.
- (c) Background information on federal, state and local regulations and guidance that pertain to lead-based paint abatement.
- (d) Lead-based paint hazard recognition and control.*
- (e) Lead-based paint abatement and lead-based paint hazard reduction methods, including restricted practices.*
- (f) Interior dust abatement methods/cleanup or lead-based paint hazard reduction.*
- (g) Soil and exterior dust abatement methods or lead-based paint hazard reduction.*
(6) Renovator.
- (a) Role and responsibilities of a renovator.
- (b) Background information on lead and its adverse health effects.
- (c) Background information on EPA, HUD, OSHA, and other federal, state and local regulations and guidance that pertains to lead-based paint and renovation activities.
- (d) Procedures for using acceptable test kits to determine whether paint is lead-based paint.*
- (e) Procedures for collecting a paint chip sample and sending it to a laboratory recognized by EPA under section 405(b) of TSCA.
- (f) Renovation methods to minimize the creation of dust and lead-based paint hazards.*
- (g) Interior and exterior containment and clean-up methods.*
- (h) Methods to ensure that the renovation has been properly completed, including cleaning verification and clearance testing.*
- (i) Waste handling and disposal.
- (j) Providing on-the-job training to other workers.
- (k) Record preparation.
(7) Dust sampling technician.
- (a) Role and responsibilities of a dust sampling technician.
- (b) Background information on lead and its adverse health effects.
- (c) Background information on EPA, HUD, OSHA, and other federal, state, and local regulations and guidance that pertains to lead-based paint and renovation activities.
- (d) Dust sampling methodologies.*
- (e) Clearance standards and testing.
- (f) Report preparation.*
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.103.030. WSR 14-03-104, § 365-230-050, filed 1/20/14, effective 2/20/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.103.10 [70.103.010], 70.103.20 [70.103.020], 70.103.30 [70.103.030], 70.103.40 [70.103.040], 70.103.50 [70.103.050], 70.10.80 [70.103.080], and 70.103.90 [70.103.090]. WSR 11-07-067, § 365-230-050, filed 3/21/11, effective 4/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.103.0030(2) [70.103.030(2)], 70.103.020, 70.103.030, 70.103.040, 70.103.050, 70.103.060, 70.103.070, 70.103.080, 70.103.090. WSR 04-10-037, § 365-230-050, filed 4/29/04, effective 5/30/04.]