| Question: |
Are there special qualifications or education I will
need to be a Lead Safe Company or Lead Safe Renovator? |
| Answer: |
There are no special qualifications for companies, but
an individual who wants to become a Lead-Safe Renovator must
complete an accredited Lead-Safe Renovation course before applying
for certification.
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| Question: |
What are the fees associated with the certification? |
| Answer: |
Individual Lead-Safe Renovator fee is $50/2 years and Lead-Safe
Company fee is $75/2 years. Certifications are renewable every 2
years.
Please note: Every Lead-Safe Renovator must be associated with a
Lead-Safe Company and every project conducted by a Lead-Safe Company
must have an assigned Lead-Safe Renovator.
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| Question: |
If I renew my certification every two years do I have
to take a refresher class every two years? |
| Answer: |
No, WI requires you to take a refresher every four
years.
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| Question: |
What if I am a resident of Wisconsin and took my
training in another state? Will my training be accepted in
Wisconsin? |
| Answer: |
If the
training was conducted by a trainer accredited by EPA or an
EPA-authorized state, then it will be accepted in Wisconsin
. If you complete your
training out-of-state you must add a $25 processing fee to the $50
certification fee and provide additional information with your
application. The
additional information required includes:
- A copy of your training certificate signed by a notary
public as a true copy of the original – or the original may be
submitted and will be returned when your certification card is
mailed.
- A clear color copy of the front and back of your
driver’s license or other acceptable photo ID.
- A 2” X 2” color passport-style photo of you,
preferably submitted electronically as an email attachment and saved
as a JPG file named with your name.
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| Question: |
What if I am a resident of Wisconsin and take my training in
Wisconsin? |
| Answer: |
If your training is taken through a
Wisconsin-accredited training provider, you simply complete your
application form and submit it to the Department of Health Services
with your $50 certification fee. Your training provider views your
photo ID and submits your training completion information and photo
directly to the Department so you don't need to send anything but
the application form and fee. If you are your own company you may
need to also submit your company application form and fee. You may
use one check to pay for both your own certification and your
company's certification.
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| Question: |
What
if I live in another state but take my training in
Wisconsin
and want to become certified in
Wisconsin? |
| Answer: |
If you are trained in Wisconsin you will
need to apply for your individual and company certifications by
completing the application forms and submitting them with the $50
fee for individual certification and $75 for the company
certification. You may submit these fees on one check for a total
payment of $125. Forms are available under the Resources Tab in the
Contractor Corner.
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| Question: |
What if I live in
Iowa – or other EPA-authorized state – and took my training there,
too? |
| Answer: |
As long as the training provider is accredited by the
State of Iowa your training will be accepted in Wisconsin. You must,
however, add a $25 processing fee to the $50 certification fee and
provide additional information with your application. The additional
information required includes:
- A copy of your training certificate signed by a notary
public as a true copy of the original – or the original may be
submitted and will be returned when your certification card is
mailed.
- A clear color copy of the front and back of your
driver’s license or other acceptable photo ID.
- A 2” X 2” color passport-style photo of you,
preferably submitted electronically as an email attachment and saved
as a JPG file named with your name.
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| Question: |
Can an employee of a subcontractor, who is not
certified as a lead-safe company, be in an area in which work
subject to the lead renovation rule is being conducted if the
subcontractor’s employee is trained by the general contractor’s
certified lead-safe renovator on lead safe work practices to be used
to perform assigned tasks and is under the supervision of the
general contractor’s certified lead-safe renovator during the
renovation activity?
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| Answer: |
All
companies performing renovations must ensure that all individuals
performing renovation activities on behalf of the company are either
certified lead-safe renovators or have been trained by and are under
the direction of a certified renovator. The Lead-Safe
Renovation Rule does not prohibit companies from reaching an
agreement with each other regarding which company will supply the
certified renovator for the project who will be responsible for
ensuring on-site compliance with the Rule and direct and train all
uncertified workers. However, all companies remain liable for
ensuring compliance with the Rule. Therefore, if for example,
an investigation determined that no training was provided for
uncertified workers and they were found to be working without proper
containment, then all involved companies could be found in violation
of the regulation, not just the one identified as the one that had
agreed to provide the training and oversight of the worksite.
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| Question: |
Can an employee of a subcontractor, who is not
certified as a lead-safe company, disrupt more than 6 square feet of
painted surface in an interior room, or perform other work covered
under the lead renovation rule, if the subcontractor’s employee is
trained by the general contractor’s certified lead-safe renovator
on lead safe work practices to be used to perform assigned tasks and
is under the supervision of the general contractor’s certified
lead-safe renovator during the renovation activity?
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| Answer: |
See
answer above. The same answer applies in either situation. |
