Any company, firm or organization that performs, offers to perform or oversees work in most pre-1978 buildings is required to have at least one person on staff as a Lead Certified Renovator and the company must be registered with either the EPA or State as a Lead Certified Firm.
Just a few of the types of companies and organizations that must be Certified includes:
- Builders including both General Contractors and Specialty Contractors,
- Remodelers,
- Disaster Restoration Contractors,
- Painters,
- Plumbers,
- Electricians,
- Handymen,
- Property Management Companies, Rental Property Owners and Landlords,
- House Flippers,
- Window and Door Replacement Installers,
- Siding and Roofing Contractors,
- Schools and School Districts,
- Non-Profit Weatherization, Home Repair and Maintenance organizations,
- Government Agencies, and
- Virtually any other organization or person who does work that may disturb paint in any building built before 1978.
There are two parts to the EPA Lead Certification:
- Get your Individual Lead Certified Renovator Certificate by attending an in-person, one-day Lead Paint Certification Class.
- After you have completed the Lead Class, you can then register your company with the EPA or State as a Lead Certified Firm.
Important – Do Not attempt to register your company without having a person on-staff, either an owner or employee, who has taken the class and holds a current Individual Certificate because that can raise a red flag to the state or EPA.
