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Alabama Accreditation for Lead Hazard Reduction Activities — Supervisor

Individual accreditation and registration to supervise and conduct lead-based paint abatements in target housing and child-occupied facilities. The individual must work through a certified firm. Accreditation is renewed every three years and registration is maintained annually.

Licensing authority: University of Alabama Safe State Environmental Programs; Alabama State Board of Health · Application information

Annual supervisor re registration between accreditation renewals
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the designated written application for re-registration.
Current accreditation
Maintain current supervisor accreditation during the years between accreditation and re-accreditation.
Fee
Pay the supervisor re-registration fee of $150 specified in r. 822-X-1-.06(2)(a)3(ii)(III).
Refresher cycle
A refresher course and re-accreditation are required before the three-year accreditation expires; annual re-registration itself requires the prescribed application and fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial accreditation by examination after registered supervisor training
EPA National Lead-Based Paint Certification Examination for Abatement Supervisors
Accreditation and registration terms
Accreditation expires three years after the last day of the most recent training or refresher course; initial registration lasts one year and is maintained through annual re-registration.
Additional accepted nationwide examination
UA SafeState lists Pearson VUE Testing Centers (in Alabama) under EPA 3rd Party Certification Examination for first-time supervisor applicants and links to the LEHA testing page. That destination identifies Lead and Environmental Hazards Association Certification Testing. The LEHA Supervisor examination is therefore retained as an accepted testing option in this condition; no registered LEHA Supervisor exam version is supplied. Passing an accepted third-party supervisor examination satisfies the examination slot; the EPA and LEHA options are alternatives, not cumulative requirements.
Application
Submit the designated individual accreditation application, required documentation and fee. Safe State may require official photographic identification and obtains evidence of the applicable third-party certification examination result.
Certification examination attempts
No more than three attempts for a discipline within six months. After three unsuccessful attempts, complete another training course in that discipline after the last failed attempt before applying again.
Certification examination score
At least 70 percent of the certification examination items must be answered correctly.
Experience
Provide either one year of experience as an accredited or certified lead abatement worker, or at least two years of experience in a related field such as lead, asbestos or environmental remediation work, or in the building trades.
Experience documentation
Submit detailed work-experience documentation on designated forms, including the number and dates of projects and jobs, project/job size, tasks performed, and supervisors names and telephone numbers.
Firm certification
The individual must be registered with Safe State and employed by a firm certified by the Alabama Department of Public Health before performing regulated lead hazard reduction activities.
Minimum age
The applicant must be at least 19 years old.
Training
Successfully complete a Safe State-accredited and registered supervisor training course and provide the course completion certificate. Initial training lasts at least 32 hours, including at least 8 hours of hands-on training.
Training assessments
The approved training provider requires successful hands-on skills assessment and a closed-book course test with at least 70 percent correct. These provider-specific training assessments are applicant training conditions; they do not identify a separate statewide licensing examination.
Initial accreditation after remedying non registered training
EPA National Lead-Based Paint Certification Examination for Abatement Supervisors
Accreditation and registration terms
Accreditation expires three years after the last day of the most recent training or refresher course; initial registration lasts one year and is maintained through annual re-registration.
Additional accepted nationwide examination
UA SafeState lists Pearson VUE Testing Centers (in Alabama) under EPA 3rd Party Certification Examination for first-time supervisor applicants and links to the LEHA testing page. That destination identifies Lead and Environmental Hazards Association Certification Testing. The LEHA Supervisor examination is therefore retained as an accepted testing option in this condition; no registered LEHA Supervisor exam version is supplied. Passing an accepted third-party supervisor examination satisfies the examination slot; the EPA and LEHA options are alternatives, not cumulative requirements.
Application
Submit the designated individual accreditation application, required documentation and fee. Safe State may require official photographic identification and obtains evidence of the applicable third-party certification examination result.
Certification examination attempts
No more than three attempts for a discipline within six months. After three unsuccessful attempts, complete another training course in that discipline after the last failed attempt before applying again.
Certification examination score
At least 70 percent of the certification examination items must be answered correctly.
Experience
Provide either one year of experience as an accredited or certified lead abatement worker, or at least two years of experience in a related field such as lead, asbestos or environmental remediation work, or in the building trades.
Experience documentation
Submit detailed work-experience documentation on designated forms, including the number and dates of projects and jobs, project/job size, tasks performed, and supervisors names and telephone numbers.
Firm certification
The individual must be registered with Safe State and employed by a firm certified by the Alabama Department of Public Health before performing regulated lead hazard reduction activities.
Minimum age
The applicant must be at least 19 years old.
Nonregistered training
If the previously completed training course is not registered or recognized through reciprocity, either the accredited training programme registers that course with Safe State, or the applicant completes a Safe State-registered supervisor refresher course and submits the initial accreditation application. Subsequent refresher training must be registered by Safe State.
Training
Successfully complete a Safe State-accredited and registered supervisor training course and provide the course completion certificate. Initial training lasts at least 32 hours, including at least 8 hours of hands-on training.
Training assessments
The approved training provider requires successful hands-on skills assessment and a closed-book course test with at least 70 percent correct. These provider-specific training assessments are applicant training conditions; they do not identify a separate statewide licensing examination.
Three year supervisor re accreditation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Fee
Submit the supervisor re-accreditation fee of $150 specified in r. 822-X-1-.05(3)(a)2(iii).
Prior accreditation
The applicant already holds supervisor accreditation.
Refresher assessments
Successful completion of the training course includes its hands-on skills assessment and refresher course test with at least 25 multiple-choice questions. These provider-specific course assessments remain training conditions.
Refresher training
Complete a Safe State-registered supervisor refresher course, lasting at least eight training hours, and submit its original completion certificate. If unavailable, submit the certificate copy and course student roster with an original signed training-provider verification letter.
Term
Re-accreditation expires three years after the last day of the most recent refresher course. Initial registry entry after re-accreditation lasts one year; maintain annual re-registration thereafter.
Timely application
Apply for re-accreditation no later than the third year; Safe State must receive the application at least 30 calendar days before accreditation expires.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Re accreditation after remedying non registered refresher training
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Fee
Submit the supervisor re-accreditation fee of $150 specified in r. 822-X-1-.05(3)(a)2(iii).
Nonregistered training
Either the accredited training programme registers the non-registered course with Safe State, or the applicant completes a Safe State-registered supervisor refresher course and submits the re-accreditation application. Subsequent refresher courses must be registered with Safe State.
Prior accreditation
The applicant already holds supervisor accreditation.
Refresher assessments
Successful completion of the training course includes its hands-on skills assessment and refresher course test with at least 25 multiple-choice questions. These provider-specific course assessments remain training conditions.
Refresher training
Complete a Safe State-registered supervisor refresher course, lasting at least eight training hours, and submit its original completion certificate. If unavailable, submit the certificate copy and course student roster with an original signed training-provider verification letter.
Term
Re-accreditation expires three years after the last day of the most recent refresher course. Initial registry entry after re-accreditation lasts one year; maintain annual re-registration thereafter.
Timely application
Apply for re-accreditation no later than the third year; Safe State must receive the application at least 30 calendar days before accreditation expires.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial Alabama accreditation or registration through an applicable reciprocal agreement
EPA National Lead-Based Paint Certification Examination for Abatement Supervisors
Accreditation and registration terms
Accreditation expires three years after the last day of the most recent training or refresher course; initial registration lasts one year and is maintained through annual re-registration.
Additional accepted nationwide examination
UA SafeState lists Pearson VUE Testing Centers (in Alabama) under EPA 3rd Party Certification Examination for first-time supervisor applicants and links to the LEHA testing page. That destination identifies Lead and Environmental Hazards Association Certification Testing. The LEHA Supervisor examination is therefore retained as an accepted testing option in this condition; no registered LEHA Supervisor exam version is supplied. Passing an accepted third-party supervisor examination satisfies the examination slot; the EPA and LEHA options are alternatives, not cumulative requirements.
Application
Submit the designated individual accreditation application, required documentation and fee. Safe State may require official photographic identification and obtains evidence of the applicable third-party certification examination result.
Certification examination attempts
No more than three attempts for a discipline within six months. After three unsuccessful attempts, complete another training course in that discipline after the last failed attempt before applying again.
Certification examination score
At least 70 percent of the certification examination items must be answered correctly.
Experience
Provide either one year of experience as an accredited or certified lead abatement worker, or at least two years of experience in a related field such as lead, asbestos or environmental remediation work, or in the building trades.
Experience documentation
Submit detailed work-experience documentation on designated forms, including the number and dates of projects and jobs, project/job size, tasks performed, and supervisors names and telephone numbers.
Firm certification
The individual must be registered with Safe State and employed by a firm certified by the Alabama Department of Public Health before performing regulated lead hazard reduction activities.
Minimum age
The applicant must be at least 19 years old.
Previous approval and training
UA SafeState instructions state that even an applicant already approved elsewhere or through EPA must have the most recent training from an Alabama-approved provider and supply the initial certificate and all subsequent refresher certificates. A refresher may be used if initial training was previously completed.
Prior examination evidence
Certification examination results administered by parties other than a Safe State-approved testing service must be verified by Safe State. Any different state-owned examination presented under reciprocity is applicant evidence, not a leaf of this Alabama route.
Reciprocal agreement
Available only under a written reciprocal agreement negotiated by Safe State with another state or tribe where equivalency is established. Follow Safe State procedures for that agreement; this authority does not establish that an agreement with any particular jurisdiction is in effect.
Training
Successfully complete a Safe State-accredited and registered supervisor training course and provide the course completion certificate. Initial training lasts at least 32 hours, including at least 8 hours of hands-on training.
Training assessments
The approved training provider requires successful hands-on skills assessment and a closed-book course test with at least 70 percent correct. These provider-specific training assessments are applicant training conditions; they do not identify a separate statewide licensing examination.

EPA National Lead-Based Paint Certification Examination for Abatement Supervisors

Provider
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); for EPA certification applicants the exam is scheduled through Meazure Learning
Format
Third-party certification exam taken online or in person after applying to EPA; may be taken no more than three times within 6 months of receiving a course completion certificate
Examination outline
  • Clarification of Project Scope of Work
    • Reviewing the scope of the work
    • Contract specifications
    • HUD and EPA guidelines and rules for lead-hazard control work
    • Evaluation of lead inspection and risk assessment reports
    • Liability issues involved with abatement work
    • Types of insurance applicable to abatement
    • Roles of all participants in an abatement project
    • Record-keeping requirements for abatement projects
    • Community relations plans
    • Project budgeting
  • Initial Walkthrough
    • Locations where lead-based paint hazards may exist in residences
    • Basic building construction and architecture
    • Work area isolation and site security
    • Site storage of equipment and waste materials
    • Location of containment barriers and shower
    • Collection of pre-abatement (baseline) soil and dust samples
  • Assemble Materials and Documents
    • OSHA Lead in Construction Standard – PEL, AL
    • Definition of OSHA "competent person"
    • Worker licenses and certification
    • Acceptable baseline worker blood-lead levels
    • OSHA Hazard Communication and Respiratory Protection standards
    • OSHA Construction Standards (29CFR1926)
    • Site-specific health and safety programs
    • Requirements for worker training
    • Selection, fit and care of respirators
    • Worker health and safety needs (other than respirators)
    • Equipment and supplies used in lead hazard control work
    • Materials used for enclosure and encapsulation
  • Abatement Site Preparation
    • Crew orientation
    • How workers prevent taking lead dust home
    • Shutting down and sealing HVAC systems
    • Set up of shower, containment and critical barriers
    • Required work area signs and waste labels
    • Recommended and restricted methods for lead hazard control
    • Limitations of control methods
  • Lead Hazard Control Work
    • Potential health hazards from substances other than lead
    • Health effects of lead on workers
    • Proper use of personal protective clothing and equipment
    • Material safety data sheets (MSDSs)
    • Routine safety and health meetings
    • Containment security and ventilation
    • Air-sampling pump calibration
    • Air sampling collection procedures and strategies
    • Reviewing air-sampling results and calculating TWAs
    • Frequency and limits of medical monitoring of workers
    • Daily cleanup activities in abatement areas
    • RCRA waste disposal regulations for abatement projects
  • Final Cleanup and Clearance
    • Definition of "clean" for final clearance
    • Proper order and procedures for final cleanup
    • Surface-sealing application techniques
    • Third-party visual inspection and wipe sampling for clearance
    • Elements of the abatement report
  • General Supervisory and Leadership Skills
    • Worker motivation
    • Project management
Examination sources