TL;DR
A certified renovator is an individual who has completed the EPA's accredited 8-hour Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) training, qualifying them to direct lead-safe work practices on pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities whenever more than 6 square feet of interior or 20 of exterior painted surface is disturbed. The role carries defined duties on site: posting signs, establishing plastic containment, prohibiting open-flame burning and unshrouded power sanding, performing specialized cleanup, and verifying it with a cleaning-verification card or dust test.
What it means
A certified renovator is an individual who has completed the EPA's accredited 8-hour Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) training, qualifying them to direct lead-safe work practices on pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities whenever more than 6 square feet of interior or 20 of exterior painted surface is disturbed. The role carries defined duties on site: posting signs, establishing plastic containment, prohibiting open-flame burning and unshrouded power sanding, performing specialized cleanup, and verifying it with a cleaning-verification card or dust test. The firm employing them must hold its own EPA certification, and violations have drawn six-figure federal fines.
Where it sits in the glossary
Certified renovator is part of the Certifications group inside the ProFix Directory glossary. Browse every term in this category from the glossary index.
Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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