RRP Training for Contractors, Subs, and Landlords in 2011
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We're Back; New RRP Training Dates for Contractors, Subs & Landlords
Posted by Mark Paskell on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 @ 07:15 AM
Tags: contractors, EPA RRP Lead Training
EPA RRP Lead Rule = Lower Real Estate Values For Homes With Lead
Posted by Mark Paskell on Sat, Oct 16, 2010 @ 07:52 PM
Will the increased costs of remodeling, due to the EPA RRP Lead Rule, lead to lower real estate values for homes with lead?
EPA RRP Training Spurs Contractor To Have Kids Tested For Lead
Posted by Mark Paskell on Thu, Oct 14, 2010 @ 08:44 PM
In a recent EPA RRP Training class at morning break, I witnessed something I hadn't seen all year. We had just completed module 1 and 2 of the Certified Renovator class. I went outside to get some fresh air and return a phone call. After my call, a contractor standing near by was speaking passionately on the phone. He was speaking to his wife about what he had just learned about the effects of lead poisoning on children and how it can be brought home on clothing. He voice was full of concern as he asked his wife to call their pediatrician right away to schedule a blood lead test for his two children.
Tags: Lead Poisoning, Children, contractors, EPA RRP Lead Training
Mass DOS and OSHA RRP Workshop for Contractors
Posted by Mark Paskell on Sat, Sep 25, 2010 @ 04:40 PM
Yesterday Shawn McCadden and I attended a workshop presented by Mass. Depart. of Safety and OSHA at the U Mass. The presenters covered OSHA regulations that need to be considered in order to be compliant with RRP lead safe practices. It was very obvious that these agencies will be working closely with each other. Here are highlights from the workshop; (the post is long, yet contains important details about RRP and OSHA in Mass)
Tags: fines, osha, mass dos, EPA RRP Lead Training, Enforcement