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Lead-hazard supervisor

Individual certification to supervise lead-hazard abatement and prepare the plans and reports authorized for supervisors by Kentucky law.

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

Initial certification by examination
Kentucky Lead-Hazard Supervisor Third-Party Examination
Application
Submit the Application for Individual Certification, a current color photograph at least 2 by 2 inches, a copy of an approved course completion certificate, and documentation of supervisor qualifications; the department must approve the application.
Certificate term
The certificate and identification card are valid for two years from completion of the required training course.
Course completion
The approved course requires successful hands-on skills assessment, a score of seventy percent on the course test, and attendance for at least ninety percent of each training day. These are course-completion conditions.
Education
Have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Experience
Have at least two years of related work experience. 902 KAR 48:010 Section 1(57) defines this as experience associated with lead, asbestos, or environmental remediation work; building renovation and remodeling; or building construction.
Fees
Pay the $50 application fee, $50 third-party examination fee when required, and $150 supervisor discipline fee to the Kentucky State Treasurer.
Testing process
Schedule the examination with the department after application approval. Up to three examination attempts are permitted in twelve months; failure on the third attempt requires another approved course before reapplication.
Training
Successfully complete an accredited supervisor initial training course of at least 32 hours, including at least 8 hours of hands-on activities.
Certification after more than six months lapsed
Kentucky Lead-Hazard Supervisor Third-Party Examination
Application
Submit the Application for Individual Certification, a current color photograph at least 2 by 2 inches, a copy of an approved course completion certificate, and documentation of supervisor qualifications; the department must approve the application.
Certificate term
The certificate and identification card are valid for two years from completion of the required training course.
Course completion
The approved course requires successful hands-on skills assessment, a score of seventy percent on the course test, and attendance for at least ninety percent of each training day. These are course-completion conditions.
Education
Have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Eligibility
Reapply after more than six months from the date certification lapsed.
Experience
Have at least two years of related work experience. 902 KAR 48:010 Section 1(57) defines this as experience associated with lead, asbestos, or environmental remediation work; building renovation and remodeling; or building construction.
Fees
Pay the $50 application fee, $50 third-party examination fee when required, and $150 supervisor discipline fee to the Kentucky State Treasurer.
Testing process
Schedule the examination with the department after application approval. Up to three examination attempts are permitted in twelve months; failure on the third attempt requires another approved course before reapplication.
Training
Pass an initial supervisor training course and reapply through the certification process in 902 KAR 48:020 Section 2; the initial supervisor qualifications apply.
Late recertification through six months after lapse
Kentucky Lead-Hazard Supervisor Third-Party Examination
Application
Submit the Application for Individual Certification, a current color photograph at least 2 by 2 inches, a copy of an approved course completion certificate, and documentation of supervisor qualifications; the department must approve the application.
Certificate term
The certificate and identification card are valid for two years from completion of the required training course.
Education
Have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Eligibility
Apply after the deadline in Section 6(1), but within six months after certification has lapsed. The regulatory trigger is missing the thirty-day advance deadline; it is not restricted to applications made after the actual expiration date.
Examination
Retake and pass the supervisor third-party examination under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 2.
Experience
Have at least two years of related work experience. 902 KAR 48:010 Section 1(57) defines this as experience associated with lead, asbestos, or environmental remediation work; building renovation and remodeling; or building construction.
Fees
Pay the $50 application fee, $50 third-party examination fee when required, and $150 supervisor discipline fee to the Kentucky State Treasurer.
Testing process
Schedule the examination with the department after application approval. Up to three examination attempts are permitted in twelve months; failure on the third attempt requires another approved course before reapplication.
Training
Pass a department-approved supervisor refresher course of at least eight hours, with the course-completion test and relevant hands-on assessment.
Equivalent certification through reciprocity
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Agreement
The department considers the applicant under an equivalent certification agreement pursuant to KRS 211.9069 and 902 KAR 48:020 Section 3.
Certificate held
Hold a certificate issued elsewhere under certification, educational, and experience requirements substantially equal to or greater than Kentucky requirements.
Department terms
Issuance is discretionary and subject to the terms and conditions determined by the department under KRS 211.9069(1). This equivalency pathway identifies no examination to sit in Kentucky; the external certificate is an applicant condition.
Reciprocal privileges
The issuing jurisdiction must grant equal certification privileges to persons certified in Kentucky.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2021-11-23.

Timely individual recertification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a completed application and the recertification fee; the program checklist additionally requires a color photo and copies of course certificates.
Course completion
The refresher course includes relevant hands-on skills assessments and a course-end test. The provider issues a completion certificate only after the course-completion conditions in 902 KAR 48:030 Section 4 are met.
Deadline
Apply at least thirty days before the expiration date indicated on the certificate.
Refresher
Document successful completion of an approved supervisor refresher course taken within the last twelve months of the certification period.
Refresher content
The refresher course is at least eight hours and covers the initial-course topics, current safety practices, current law, and current technologies of the discipline.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2021-11-23.

Kentucky Lead-Hazard Supervisor Third-Party Examination

Provider
Kentucky Department for Public Health or its designated agent
Format
Written test approved and administered by the department or its designated agent
Exam fee
$50 third-party examination fee under 902 KAR 48:020 Section 8
Practice scope

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

  • Professional role and regulatory framework
    • Supervisor credential and qualifications
    • Supervisor authority and project roles
    • Legal duties, certification, and regulated entities
  • Lead hazards, exposure, and health
    • Lead exposure sources and health effects
    • Paint, dust, and soil lead hazards
    • Abatement, interim controls, and hazard reduction
  • Inspection, sampling, and assessment coordination
    • Inspection and testing responsibilities
    • Sampling and laboratory analysis
    • Risk assessment and clearance coordination
  • Permits and project planning
    • Permit applications, decisions, and amendments
    • Abatement plan content
    • Occupant protection planning
  • Abatement and hazard-reduction methods
    • Restricted paint-removal practices
    • Removal controls, enclosure, and encapsulation
    • Soil abatement and interim controls
  • On-site supervision and occupant protection
    • Permit, access, and identification controls
    • Supervisor availability and required presence
    • Containment, cleanup, and occupant safeguards
  • Worker protection under the lead construction standard
    • Exposure assessment and airborne limits
    • Respiratory protection, clothing, and hygiene
    • Medical surveillance, training, and records
  • Clearance, quality assurance, reports, and records
    • Clearance prerequisites and sampling
    • Quality assurance and failed clearance response
    • Reports, monitoring, and record retention
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