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EPA Lead-Based Paint Inspector Certification

Federal personal certification applicable to inspections in Idaho. The inspector discipline covers inspections and post-abatement dust-lead testing.

Licensing authority: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Application information

Reapplication for initial certification after failure to complete timely recertification
EPA Lead-Based Paint Inspector Certification Exam
Application
Submit the initial-certification application and evidence to EPA; the initial course and examination timing requirements apply.
Education And Experience
No additional education or experience is required for inspectors under 40 CFR 745.226(b)(1)(iii)(A).
Practice Restriction
Do not conduct lead-based paint activities after expiration until certified again.
Prior Certification
The previous EPA certification expired without completed recertification.
Training
Retake the appropriate accredited initial course and reapply for initial certification, including the required third-party examination.
Initial certification by examination
EPA Lead-Based Paint Inspector Certification Exam
Application
Apply electronically to EPA with the course certificate, passport photograph, applicable fee and any required education/experience evidence.
Education And Experience
No additional education or experience is required for inspectors under 40 CFR 745.226(b)(1)(iii)(A).
Examination Timing
Pass the EPA certification examination and obtain certification within six months of the initial course certificate. No more than three attempts are allowed within those six months; otherwise retake the accredited initial course before reapplying.
Practice Scope
Certification covers the appropriate lead-based paint activities in target housing and child-occupied facilities under 40 CFR 745.220 and 745.227. Firms performing or offering those activities must also be EPA certified.
Training
Successfully complete an accredited initial course in the inspector discipline and receive its course completion certificate.
Timely recertification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Provide the course certificate, passport photograph and fee.
Certification Cycle
40 CFR 745.226(e)(1) specifies three years after training with a course test and hands-on assessment, or five years after training with a proficiency test. EPA individual certification and recertification pages describe a three-year cycle; follow the expiry printed on the certificate.
Current Certification
Be currently EPA certified in this discipline and obtain recertification before expiration; EPA recommends applying at least 90 days before expiration.
Third Party Examination
EPA states that no third-party certification examination is required, including when an initial course is used instead of refresher training.
Training
Successfully complete the appropriate accredited refresher course and submit its certificate electronically. EPA permits a complete accredited initial course when a refresher course cannot be found. Course assessments remain training conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Certification based on a current EPA authorized program certificate
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Examination Waiver
EPA expressly states that an EPA-accredited initial course and the third-party examination are not needed for this route. The credential held elsewhere is an applicant condition.
Prior Credential
Hold a currently valid certification in the same discipline issued by an EPA-authorized state or tribal program; submit its copy, a passport photograph and the fee electronically to EPA.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

EPA Lead-Based Paint Inspector Interim Certification

The accredited initial course completion certificate serves as interim personal certification in Idaho for up to six months, pending the next available opportunity to take the EPA certification examination.

Licensing authority: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Application information

Interim certification on completion of accredited initial training
EPA Lead-Based Paint Inspector Certification Exam
Education And Experience
No additional education or experience is required for inspectors under 40 CFR 745.226(b)(1)(iii)(A).
Examination Timing
The national certification examination remains a leaf because this interim pathway expressly continues until the next available opportunity to take it; passing is required for full certification, not before interim practice begins. Interim certification expires six months after issuance.
Full Certification
Complete the EPA application and third-party examination within six months; EPA recommends submitting the application within 30 days of initial training.
Interim Evidence
The accredited course completion certificate itself serves as interim certification. EPA guidance permits work immediately after receiving it.
Training
Successfully complete an accredited initial course in the inspector discipline and receive its course completion certificate.

EPA Lead-Based Paint Risk Assessor Certification

Federal personal certification applicable to inspections in Idaho. The risk assessor discipline also authorizes inspection and adds lead hazard screens and risk assessments. This credential is included because 40 CFR 745.227(b)(1) expressly authorizes it to conduct inspections.

Licensing authority: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Application information

Reapplication for initial certification after failure to complete timely recertification
EPA National Certification Examination for Lead-Based Paint Risk Assessors
Application
Submit the initial-certification application and evidence to EPA; the initial course and examination timing requirements apply.
Education And Experience
Complete an accredited inspector training course as well as risk assessor training. Meet one alternative in 40 CFR 745.226(b)(1)(iii)(B): bachelor degree plus one year of related experience; associate degree plus two years; qualifying industrial hygienist, professional engineer, registered architect or related engineering/health/environmental certification; or high-school diploma/equivalent plus three years of related experience. Inspector training is a condition, not a requirement to pass the separate EPA inspector certification examination.
Practice Restriction
Do not conduct lead-based paint activities after expiration until certified again.
Prior Certification
The previous EPA certification expired without completed recertification.
Training
Retake the appropriate accredited initial course and reapply for initial certification, including the required third-party examination.
Initial certification by examination
EPA National Certification Examination for Lead-Based Paint Risk Assessors
Application
Apply electronically to EPA with the course certificate, passport photograph, applicable fee and any required education/experience evidence.
Education And Experience
Complete an accredited inspector training course as well as risk assessor training. Meet one alternative in 40 CFR 745.226(b)(1)(iii)(B): bachelor degree plus one year of related experience; associate degree plus two years; qualifying industrial hygienist, professional engineer, registered architect or related engineering/health/environmental certification; or high-school diploma/equivalent plus three years of related experience. Inspector training is a condition, not a requirement to pass the separate EPA inspector certification examination.
Examination Timing
Pass the EPA certification examination and obtain certification within six months of the initial course certificate. No more than three attempts are allowed within those six months; otherwise retake the accredited initial course before reapplying.
Practice Scope
Certification covers the appropriate lead-based paint activities in target housing and child-occupied facilities under 40 CFR 745.220 and 745.227. Firms performing or offering those activities must also be EPA certified.
Training
Successfully complete an accredited initial course in the risk assessor discipline and receive its course completion certificate.
Timely recertification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Provide the course certificate, passport photograph and fee.
Certification Cycle
40 CFR 745.226(e)(1) specifies three years after training with a course test and hands-on assessment, or five years after training with a proficiency test. EPA individual certification and recertification pages describe a three-year cycle; follow the expiry printed on the certificate.
Current Certification
Be currently EPA certified in this discipline and obtain recertification before expiration; EPA recommends applying at least 90 days before expiration.
Third Party Examination
EPA states that no third-party certification examination is required, including when an initial course is used instead of refresher training.
Training
Successfully complete the appropriate accredited refresher course and submit its certificate electronically. EPA permits a complete accredited initial course when a refresher course cannot be found. Course assessments remain training conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Certification based on a current EPA authorized program certificate
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Examination Waiver
EPA expressly states that an EPA-accredited initial course and the third-party examination are not needed for this route. The credential held elsewhere is an applicant condition.
Prior Credential
Hold a currently valid certification in the same discipline issued by an EPA-authorized state or tribal program; submit its copy, a passport photograph and the fee electronically to EPA.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

EPA Lead-Based Paint Risk Assessor Interim Certification

The accredited initial course completion certificate serves as interim personal certification in Idaho for up to six months, pending the next available opportunity to take the EPA certification examination.

Licensing authority: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Application information

Interim certification on completion of accredited initial training
EPA National Certification Examination for Lead-Based Paint Risk Assessors
Education And Experience
Complete an accredited inspector training course as well as risk assessor training. Meet one alternative in 40 CFR 745.226(b)(1)(iii)(B): bachelor degree plus one year of related experience; associate degree plus two years; qualifying industrial hygienist, professional engineer, registered architect or related engineering/health/environmental certification; or high-school diploma/equivalent plus three years of related experience. Inspector training is a condition, not a requirement to pass the separate EPA inspector certification examination.
Examination Timing
The national certification examination remains a leaf because this interim pathway expressly continues until the next available opportunity to take it; passing is required for full certification, not before interim practice begins. Interim certification expires six months after issuance.
Full Certification
Complete the EPA application and third-party examination within six months; EPA recommends submitting the application within 30 days of initial training.
Interim Evidence
The accredited course completion certificate itself serves as interim certification. EPA guidance permits work immediately after receiving it.
Training
Successfully complete an accredited initial course in the risk assessor discipline and receive its course completion certificate.

EPA Lead-Based Paint Inspector Certification Exam

Provider
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); scheduled online or by phone through Meazure Learning
Format
Discipline-specific third-party certification exam, taken online or in person after EPA issues an exam letter; no more than three attempts within 6 months of receiving the course completion certificate
Exam fee
$70 for each attempt (EPA certification examination fee)
Examination outline
  • Lead-based Paint Inspector Study Topics — Initial Request for Inspection
    • Defining the scope of work
    • Roles and responsibilities of an Inspector
    • Difference between inspection and risk assessment
    • Difference between XRF and paint chip sampling
    • Importance of State and local requirements
    • HUD and EPA notification and disclosure regulations
    • Health effects of lead in adults and children
    • Routes of lead exposure
    • Places where lead can be found inside and outside the home
    • EPA recommended steps for reducing lead in drinking water
    • Scope and goals of HUD and EPA lead regulations and guidelines
    • Responsibilities of Public and Indian Housing Authorities
    • Information about property needed to provide proposal for inspection
    • Information about property needed to determine number of units to inspect
    • Basic building and construction technology
    • Liability issues involved in lead inspections
  • Lead-based Paint Inspector Study Topics — Preparation for Inspection
    • Inspection scheduling
    • Licensing and transportation of XRF
    • How an XRF analyzer works
    • Inspector and occupant safety during XRF use
    • XRF calibration checks
    • Equipment and forms needed for sampling
    • OSHA regulations applicable to lead and respiratory protection
    • Types of dosimeters
  • Lead-based Paint Inspector Study Topics — Pre-inspection Meeting
    • Lead uses
    • How to determine common construction history
    • Calculation of number of units to inspect using HUD tables
    • Random selection of units using HUD protocols
  • Lead-based Paint Inspector Study Topics — The Inspection
    • Inventory of painted surfaces
    • Testing locations in single family and multi-family dwellings
    • Number of tests per testing combination and component type
    • Field documentation: sample location, sketches, and HUD forms
    • How to take XRF readings
    • Performance characteristic sheets (PCS)
    • XRF substrate corrections
    • Interpretation of XRF readings
    • Why POS, NEG and INCONCLUSIVE ranges vary among XRF analyzers
    • Data collection from XRF testing
    • HUD decision guidelines for paint chip sampling
    • Collection of paint chip samples (ppm and mg/cm2)
    • Laboratory and chain of custody forms
    • Sample labeling
    • Methods for analysis of lead
    • Interpretation of lab results
    • Use of chemical spot-test kits
    • Soil sampling methods
    • Dust sampling methods
  • Lead-based Paint Inspector Study Topics — Inspection Report
    • How to summarize inspection results
    • Contents of inspection report
    • Recommendations an Inspector can make
    • Inspection record retention requirements
  • Lead-based Paint Inspector Study Topics — Clearance Testing
    • The final visual inspection of hazard control activities
    • Why pre-abatement wipe and soil samples are collected
    • Why dust samples are collected for clearance
    • The number and location of clearance wipe samples
    • How to perform clearance wipe sampling
    • Calculation of wipe sample results (ug/ft2)
    • Wipe sampling clearance standards
    • What happens when a wipe test fails
    • Compositing clearance wipe and soil samples
Examination sources

EPA National Certification Examination for Lead-Based Paint Risk Assessors

Provider
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); scheduled online or by phone through Meazure Learning
Format
Discipline-specific third-party certification exam, taken online or in person after EPA issues an exam letter; no more than three attempts within 6 months of receiving the course completion certificate
Exam fee
$70 for each attempt (EPA certification examination fee)
Examination outline
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Initial Request for Lead Services
    • Types of lead evaluation protocol(s)
    • Roles and responsibilities of a Risk Assessor
    • Difference between inspection and risk assessment
    • Classification of EBL child
    • Use of EBL questionnaire
    • HUD and EPA notification and disclosure requirements
    • Health effects of lead in children and adults
    • Places where lead can be found
    • Scope and goals of HUD and EPA regulations and guidelines
    • Importance of State and local regulations
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Proposal to Perform Risk Assessment
    • Liability issues as they relate to risk assessment
    • Types of insurance relevant to risk assessment
    • Information about property needed to provide proposal for risk assessment
    • Information about property needed to determine number of samples/units
    • Estimating costs for lead evaluation work
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Preparation for Risk Assessment
    • Risk assessment staffing
    • OSHA regulations applicable to lead and respiratory protection
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Walkthrough
    • Background information about lead uses and sources
    • Basic building construction and architecture
    • Conditions when lead paint is considered a hazard
    • HUD categories of paint condition and deterioration
    • Causes of lead hazards
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Conduct Sampling
    • Field documentation: testing location, sketches, HUD forms
    • Selection of dust sampling location(s)
    • Single surface and composite dust sampling procedures/equipment
    • Calculation of dust concentration in ug/ft2
    • EPA/HUD hazard levels for lead in dust
    • Spike and blank dust samples
    • Selection of soil sample locations
    • Soil sampling procedures/equipment
    • EPA/HUD hazard levels for lead in soil
    • Water sampling procedures
    • EPA drinking water lead standards and lead reduction steps
    • Selection of paint sample locations
    • Use of XRF analyzer and safety issues
    • Performance characteristics sheets (PCS)
    • Paint chip sample collection procedures
    • Laboratory methods and accreditation programs for lead
    • Calculation of ppm and mg/cm2 for lead in paint
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Lead Hazard Screen
    • Number of paint samples to collect during screen
    • Composite dust sampling for a screen
    • Why composite are more stringent than single surface dust standards
    • Interpretation of results of a screen
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Assessing Multi-Family (MF) Dwellings
    • Targeted, worst-case and random sampling of MF dwellings
    • Elements of a management plan for MF dwellings
    • Interpretation of sampling results from MF dwellings
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Risk Assessment Report
    • Parts of the HUD standard risk assessment report
    • Hazard control action alternatives/costs
    • RCRA regulations for hazardous waste disposal
    • Record retention requirements
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Ongoing Monitoring
    • Elements involved in ongoing lead hazard monitoring
    • Schedules for reevaluation
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Clearance Testing
    • The final visual inspection of hazard control activities
    • The number and location of clearance wipe samples
Examination sources