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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

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EPA Approved Lead Test Kit Instructions

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EPA Approved Lead Test Kit Instructions

Currently there are only two commercially available Lead Test Kits approved by EPA for use on RRP regulated renovations. The approved test kits are offered by Hybrivet Systems, Inc. and ESCA Tech, Inc.  Selecting a lead test kit should be an informed decision. 

Lead Check Test KitHybrivet Systems, Inc. manufactures and distributes the Lead Check test kit. 

 

 

 

 

 

D-Lead Lead Test KitESCA Tech, Inc. manufactures and distributes the D-Lead Test kit. 

 

 

 

 

 

There is one more EPA-recognized test kit, called the Massachusetts Lead Test Kit.  The Massachusetts Test Kit is not commercially available and can only be used by trained professionals—risk assessors or lead abatement professionals

Below, I have included links to written instructions as well as video instructions for both test kits for your convenience.  I find the lead test kit videos particularly helpful because viewers can actually see how each test kit is typically used, what is involved and make a judgment about how long each test will take.

 

Lead Check Test Kit Video Instructions

 

Lead Check Test Kit Written Instructions

 

D-Lead Test Kit Video Instructions

 

D-Lead Test Kit Written Instructions

 

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if i am installing 20 windows do i need to check them all or just 1 and if just 1 and came back no lead do i have to do all this rrp lead thing
Posted @ Tuesday, November 09, 2010 12:32 PM by paul k
Paul, the rule requires that you test all components you will disturb. Each window is a component. Each window may have had different paint applied to it over the life of the home. That means you must test each window before assuming no lead.
Posted @ Thursday, November 11, 2010 6:02 AM by Shawn McCadden
I found this website with the help of my RRP Instructor. They always carry LeadCheckTM Swabs and are a reasonable price...not like on some of the sites that are alway out of stock or jacking up the prices. The company gives a discount to contractors when you type in "EPA" in the discount box. 
 
www.quickandeasyleadtestkits.com is the place where I bought my lead check swabs and I recieved them in two days. I searched locally for two weeks and found one store that carried them at twice to cost of this website. I want to recommend it.
Posted @ Wednesday, November 17, 2010 11:11 PM by Laura A Peters Cherry City Remodeling Salem OR
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