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Lead-hazard inspector certification

Individual certification to conduct lead-hazard inspections, collect samples, and perform lead-hazard dust clearance in Kentucky. The inspector discipline is separately identified from risk assessor, dust sampling technician, abatement disciplines, and company certification in 902 KAR Chapter 48.

Licensing authority: Kentucky Department for Public Health, Environmental Lead Program · Application information

Initial certification by examination
Kentucky Lead-Hazard Inspector Third-Party Examination
Application
Submit the Application for Individual Certification, the $50 application fee, a current color photograph at least two by two inches, the approved course completion certificate, and documentation of inspector qualifications under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 1.
Certificate
Pay the $200 inspector discipline fee. Certification and identification are valid for two years from completion of the required training course under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 2(4).
Education or experience
Have a high school diploma or equivalent, or at least one year of related work experience, as specified for inspectors by 902 KAR 48:020 Section 4(2) and the Inspector alternatives in the Individual Lead Certification Requirements checklist.
Examination process
After application approval, pay the $50 examination fee and schedule with the department. Up to three attempts are permitted within twelve months; failing the third attempt requires another approved course before reapplying under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 2(2).
Training
Successfully complete a department-approved inspector training course. Under 902 KAR 48:030 Sections 4 and 8, the initial course has at least 24 hours, including eight hours of hands-on training; course completion requires the hands-on assessment, a 70 percent course-test score, and attendance for at least 90 percent of each training day. These provider-course completion assessments are training qualifications, distinct from the department third-party certification examination.
Recertification after a lapse longer than six months
Kentucky Lead-Hazard Inspector Third-Party Examination
Application
Submit the Application for Individual Certification, the $50 application fee, a current color photograph at least two by two inches, the approved course completion certificate, and documentation of inspector qualifications under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 1.
Certificate
Pay the $200 inspector discipline fee. Certification and identification are valid for two years from completion of the required training course under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 2(4).
Education or experience
Have a high school diploma or equivalent, or at least one year of related work experience, as specified for inspectors by 902 KAR 48:020 Section 4(2) and the Inspector alternatives in the Individual Lead Certification Requirements checklist.
Examination process
After application approval, pay the $50 examination fee and schedule with the department. Up to three attempts are permitted within twelve months; failing the third attempt requires another approved course before reapplying under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 2(2).
Lapse
More than six months have passed since the certification lapsed; pass an initial inspector course and reapply through Section 2 under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 6(3).
Training
Successfully complete a department-approved inspector training course. Under 902 KAR 48:030 Sections 4 and 8, the initial course has at least 24 hours, including eight hours of hands-on training; course completion requires the hands-on assessment, a 70 percent course-test score, and attendance for at least 90 percent of each training day. These provider-course completion assessments are training qualifications, distinct from the department third-party certification examination.
Late recertification through six months after lapse
Kentucky Lead-Hazard Inspector Third-Party Examination
Application
Submit the Application for Individual Certification, the $50 application fee, a current color photograph at least two by two inches, the approved course completion certificate, and documentation of inspector qualifications under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 1.
Deadline
Apply after the timely-renewal deadline in Section 6(1), but within six months after the certification has lapsed, under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 6(2).
Examination process
After application approval, pay the $50 examination fee and schedule with the department. Up to three attempts are permitted within twelve months; failing the third attempt requires another approved course before reapplying under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 2(2).
Fees
Pay the applicable application, inspector discipline, and third-party examination fees in 902 KAR 48:020 Section 8.
Refresher training
Pass a department-approved inspector refresher course; provider course tests and hands-on assessment are course-completion conditions under 902 KAR 48:030 Section 9.
Third party examination
Retake and pass the applicable inspector third-party examination through the process in 902 KAR 48:020 Section 2.
Certification through reciprocity
Kentucky Lead-Hazard Inspector Third-Party Examination
Application
Submit the Application for Individual Certification, the $50 application fee, a current color photograph at least two by two inches, the approved course completion certificate, and documentation of inspector qualifications under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 1.
Department determination
The department considers an applicant under an equivalent certification agreement and determines the terms and conditions for issuing an equivalent certificate under KRS 211.9069(1) and 902 KAR 48:020 Section 3.
Examination condition
902 KAR 48:020 Section 2(2) applies the third-party procedure to an approved applicant in a discipline requiring that examination; the incorporated individual application says, "If initial, or lapsed certification up to 6 Months, a 3rd Party exam is required". Retain the inspector examination; whether the department accepts an equivalent certificate without requiring a retest is an applicant condition under the department-determined reciprocity terms, not a separate examination alternative.
Existing certificate
Hold a certificate in another state whose certification, education, and experience requirements are substantially equal to or greater than Kentucky requirements and which grants equal certification privileges to Kentucky certificate holders; KRS 211.9069(1). No other jurisdiction is researched in this survey.
Fees
Submit applicable certification and examination fees under 902 KAR 48:020 Sections 1, 2, and 8, subject to department-determined equivalent certification terms.
Timely individual recertification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a completed application, applicable fees, and documentation of successful completion of an approved inspector refresher course taken during the final twelve months of the certification period. The implementation checklist additionally requests a color photograph and course certificates.
Deadline
Apply at least thirty days before the expiration date on the certificate under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 6(1).
Refresher training
Under 902 KAR 48:030 Section 9, the inspector refresher course has eight hours and includes a provider course test and relevant hands-on assessment as course-completion conditions. Section 6(1) of 902 KAR 48:020 does not require the separate third-party certification examination for timely recertification.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2021-11-23.

Kentucky Lead-Hazard Inspector Third-Party Examination

Provider
Kentucky Department for Public Health or its designated agent
Format
Written test
Exam fee
$50 third-party examination fee
Practice scope

The authority has not published an examination outline; the practice questions follow the scope of the existing question bank.

  • Kentucky certification, professional scope, and regulated settings
    • Certification mandate and inspector qualifications
    • Inspector-authorized activities
    • Discipline boundaries
    • Regulated housing and child-occupied facilities
    • Lead-hazard detection and abatement terminology
    • Compliance and enforcement consequences
  • Kentucky inspection field procedures and sampling
    • Inspection authorization and accepted methodologies
    • Component selection and testing exclusions
    • Sampling schemes and painting history
    • Paint analysis and laboratory requirements
  • Kentucky lead-hazard inspection reports
    • Required report content
    • Report submission and accountability
  • Kentucky clearance field procedures
    • Authorized clearance personnel by project type
    • Visual examination and sampling readiness
    • Dust-wipe sampling and laboratory evaluation
    • Multifamily random sampling and independence
  • Kentucky clearance decisions and reports
    • Failed sample response and repeat clearance
    • Clearance report content and submission
  • Kentucky hazard standards, quality assurance, and records
    • Paint, dust, and soil hazard standards
    • Prohibited lead-paint removal practices
    • Soil abatement conditions relevant to clearance
    • Department quality-assurance inspection
    • Corrective action after quality-assurance failure
    • Record retention and compliance documentation
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