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OSHA Lead Awareness Course
Initial Certification Course
Course Overview
Purpose: Ensure compliance with lead safety regulations and minimize lead exposure risks during renovation activities.
Target Audience: Individuals performing renovations, repairs, and painting in pre-1978 homes or child-occupied facilities.
Course Topics:
- Characteristics and uses of lead-based paint
- Health effects of lead exposure on adults and children
- Lead-safe work practices to minimize contaminated dust
- Absence-of-lead assessments
- Cleanup procedures and post-renovation cleaning verification
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Training of non-certified workers
- Required compliance documentation
Certification:
Successful completion of the course and exam certifies the attendee as an EPA Certified Renovator.
Certification must be renewed every 5 years.
Important Note:
As per the Michigan Lead Abatement Act, contractors and their employees engaged in controlling lead hazards in target housing and child-occupied facilities must first become licensed lead abatement workers or supervisors and work for a licensed lead abatement contractor. Certifications must be renewed every 3 years, and while required applications are provided during the course, fees and third-party (State) licensing exams are not included.
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