Lead Courses

Lead Inspector for Target Housing & Child Occupied Facilities

3 Days/ 24 Hours

$510

This course complies with and satisfies the training required by OSHA [29 CFR 1910.120] for personnel working with or responding to hazardous material spills, site cleanup or waste handling. Staff instructors include Certified Industrial Hygienists and professionals from the Hazardous Materials industry. The course includes workshop sessions and field exercises as well as lectures.

A 3 Day/24 Hour course can be scheduled as site-specific training. To get more information, please e-mail you request.

January 28-30, 2008

July 14-16, 2008

October 27-29, 2008

Lead Risk Assessor for Target Housing & Child Occupied Facilities

Inspector training plus 2 Days/ 16 Hours

$340

This 2-day course will present the HUD devised methods for Lead Risk Assessment Screen and Full Risk Assessment. These are methods of onsite investigations of a residential dwelling to discover lead-based paint hazards. The course content includes lead risk assessment protocol, collecting background information on the property and occupants, visual inspection and assessment, sampling for lead exposures (paint, wipe, soil and other), interpretation of sample results, overview of O&M program, interim controls, hazard control options, recordkeeping, risk assessment report, liability, insurance and public relations issues.

The course includes 4 hours of hands-on activities including sampling, interpretation of sampling results and assessment activities.

This certification qualifies a person to conduct lead hazard screens and risk assessments for the purpose of recommending lead hazard control options. A risk assessor identifies environmental sources of lead and also performs abatement clearance.

January 31- February 1, 2008

July 17-18, 2008

October 30-31, 2008

Lead Supervisor for Target Housing & Child Occupied Facilities

4 Days/ 32 Hours

$660

This course incorporates the EPA Model Course materials and June 1995 HUD Guidelines (with the 1997 Chapter 7 revision). It will cover background information on lead, sources of environmental lead contamination, health effects and medical monitoring, federal, state and local regulations, legal and insurance issues, reviewing inspection and risk assessment reports, integration of lead work with modernization and rehabilitation projects, pre-abatement planning, lead hazard, recognition and protective clothing, employee information and training, occupant protection plans, project management, contract specs. supervision techniques, lead abatement options, interior dust reduction and clean up, internal and external abatement, post abatement/ clean up, soil abatement, lead sampling in soil, dust and sir, clearance testing and criteria, waste disposal, community and employee relations, cost estimating, record keeping.

This course is a combination of lectures, demonstrations, video tapes, hand-on workshops and an exam. It is intended for consultant, contractors, supervisors, engineers, architects, regulators, building owners and managers. Exam required. OSHA required training is not included in the EPA certification course.

April 28- May 1, 2008

August 11-14, 2008

November 10-13, 2008

Lead Abatement Worker (offered in English only)

2 Days/ 16 Hours

$370

The lead worker course is a 2-day course designed to train individuals to perform lead-based paint abatement activities. This course, with 8 hours of hand-on activities for workers will cover and include background information on lead and sources of contamination, exposure, regulatory/guidance review (OSHA, EPA, HUD, State & Local), hazard recognition & controls including: health effects, exposure measurements materials identification, safety & health rules, medical surveillance, medical removal programs, and chelating issues, personal protective measures including respirators, clothing & hygiene, work practices including: area preparation, maintenance activities (weld, cutting, etc.), indoor and outdoor abatement of paint, dust & soil; mechanical, manual, and chemical methods; engineering and administrative controls; clean-up and disposal recordkeeping and record access.

The course is a combination of lectures, demonstrations, video tapes, hands-on workshops and the required exam. OSHA required training is not included in the EPA certification course.

March 10-11, 2008

October 23-24, 2008

December 11-12, 2008

OSHA Lead in Construction

1 Day/ 8 Hours

Cost is based on class size and location

This 1 day course for OSHA is required training for individuals in the construction field. This course covers [20 CFR 1926.62] and all appendices. This course also covers the OSHA respirator standard.

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Lead Inspector Refresher for Target Housing & Child-Occupied Facilities

1 Day/ 8 Hours

$185