EPA's approval for NCHH to delivery the Certified Lead Renovator Initial and Refresher courses were based on the facility described below.
Minimum Facility Requirements for All Training Courses:
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The room must be large enough that:
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Each student may have a chair and access to a table during the lecture portions of the training so they can lay the binder on the table and take notes. |
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Each student may have enough space to conduct the required hands-on activities. The amount of space varies with the course, as noted below. |
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Allow students to have uninterrupted viewing of the course materials projected on a wall or screen by a computer projector. |
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Students are able to take the test sitting at a table, in a chair, with a minimum of three feet in each direction before coming in contact with the next person. The students will be allowed to spread out into the hands-on activity area.
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The Principal Instructor (or the Principal Instructor’s designee) can ensure that students are being monitored closely while taking the exam. |
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Additional Requirements for the Certified Renovator Initial Class:
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The students shall have access to sufficient doors, hard surface window sills, and hard surface floors to allow students to conduct the required hands-on exercises.
In general, each group of six students will need access to the following:
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One window sill or a horizontal surface set up to simulate a window sill;
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Either one door frame or a wall large enough to simulate a door frame;
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Ten square feet (10 sf) of hard floor surface; and
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One hundred square feet (100 sf) of floor surface (including the hard floor surface above). |
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Additional Requirements for the Certified Renovator Refresher Class:
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The students shall have access to sufficient hard surface window sills and hard surface floors to allow students to conduct the two required hands-on exercises: Using EPA-Recognized Test Kits and Cleaning Verification Procedure.
In general, each group of six students will need access to the following:
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One window sill (or a simulated window sill); and
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Ten square feet (10 sf) of hard floor surface.
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This approach will allow the students to work in small groups, rotating responsibilities, and to repeat the procedure as needed to ensure each student has demonstrated competency.
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NCHH encourages instructors within its RRP training network to establish permanent training facilities. A "permanent training facility" may be any location meeting the criteria described above at which trainers teach any of the RRP classes consistently. It does not have to be a site owned by the instructor or the instructor's organization, although such sites are welcome. Permanent facilities are listed as NCHH training sites on the EPA website. To submit a permanent training site for EPA approval, contact Jessica Lucas.