This DVD, produced by Chris Zorzy, contains great time saving solutions for complying with the RRP Rule. Chris shares a variety of containment strategies that will help keep your jobsites clean, reduce job costs and meet RRP requirements
Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools (EPA-740-F-08-002, March 2008)
Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right: A Handbook for Contractors, Property Managers and Maintenance Personnel Working in Homes, Child Care Facilities and Schools Built Before 1978. (EPA-740-F-08-003, December 2008)
Contractors: Lead Safely During Renovation (EPA 740-F-08-001, March 2008). This short pamphlet provides a quick summary of general information on lead safe work practices to contain, minimize and clean up dust.
Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home (EPA 747-K-99-001, June 2003) This is a general information pamphlet on lead-based paint, lead hazards, the effects of lead poisoning and steps you can take to protect your family.
Lead Paint Safety: A Field Guide for Painting, Home Maintenance, and Renovation Work (HUD-1779-LHC, March 2001). This guide gives step-by-step instruction on lead safe work practices for different jobs in the home.
EPA RRP Rule Summary for Remodelers by Shawn McCadden
Shawn has assembled this condensed summary to provide you with a quick overview of what you need to know about this business new game changer for remodelers.
EPA RRP Tools and Supplies Shopping List for Remodelers Shawn McCadden offers EPA RRP Tools and Supplies Shopping List for remodelers and LBM dealers to help them get ready to do the work and stay in compliance
Shawn McCadden offers EPA RRP Tools and Supplies Shopping List for remodelers and LBM dealers to help them get ready to do the work and stay in compliance
Eastern MA NARI Chapter tries to get their questions about the RRP answered by the EPA Region One Office in Boston... Shawn McCadden and other NARI members have been interacting with the Boston EPA office. Click here for an update.
Shawn McCadden and other NARI members have been interacting with the Boston EPA office. Click here for an update.
EPA RRP Certified Renovator Training Classes: Dates and locations Not all training classes are equal. The right instructor can make a world of difference. Without practical experience with the realities of remodeling, an instructor might only be book smart. These classes offered by the Contractor Coaching Partnership are well done and include food! Articles and Interviews Related to EPA RRP Be careful, there is a lot of mis-information going around out there. Even the EPA's information can be ambiguous or contradictory depending on what documents you read. Shawn has tried to do his best to pre-screen these links for accuracy and their value to remodelers. Remodeling magazine Sr. Editor Stacey Freed interviews attorney D.S. Berenson about what businesses need to consider to protect themselves from legal challenges Five Things Most Contractors Don't Know About the New Lead Paint Laws Remodeling Magazine Interview with EPA Replacement Contractor article titled: Are You Insured for Lead? Don't assume that your general-liability policy covers you in the event of a lead poisoning suit. Replacement Contractor Lead Paint Q&A interview With John Zilka, VP of Training for Kachina Contractor Solutions Angry Response to New Lead Paint Law: The new rules about lead paint have pushed remodeling company owner Tim Shellnutt of Elk Remodeling, in Fairfax, Va., to include an important notice to customers in his March newsletter.
Not all training classes are equal. The right instructor can make a world of difference. Without practical experience with the realities of remodeling, an instructor might only be book smart. These classes offered by the Contractor Coaching Partnership are well done and include food!
Be careful, there is a lot of mis-information going around out there. Even the EPA's information can be ambiguous or contradictory depending on what documents you read. Shawn has tried to do his best to pre-screen these links for accuracy and their value to remodelers.
Don't assume that your general-liability policy covers you in the event of a lead poisoning suit.
The new rules about lead paint have pushed remodeling company owner Tim Shellnutt of Elk Remodeling, in Fairfax, Va., to include an important notice to customers in his March newsletter.
Information about the health effects of exposure to lead
Contractors who want information about working safely with lead should contact the National Lead Information Center for information about courses and resources on lead-safe work practices. You can also call 1-800-424-LEAD 1-800-424-LEAD 1-800-424-LEAD (5323)
Contractors who want information about working safely with lead should contact the National Lead Information Center for information about courses and resources on lead-safe work practices.
RRP Training Seminars for Business Owners
Training seminars presented by Shawn McCadden on getting your construction business and employees up to speed with the upcoming EPA RRP Rules
Online RRP Training
NARI National and CEDIA have created an alliance. All CEDIA trainings are available to NARI members. Registration for the online RRP course will open in January. They will provide “hands-on lab training providers in your area” for the hands-on portion only.
NARI Webinars
NARI offers free webinars to help contractors understand what they need in relation to the new lead rule. These webinars are available at no charge, even to non-members. Compliance with the RRP Rule Liability Issues
NARI offers free webinars to help contractors understand what they need in relation to the new lead rule. These webinars are available at no charge, even to non-members.
Compliance with the RRP Rule Liability Issues
