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Lead-Based Paint Abatement Supervisor Certification

Federal individual supervisor certification administered by EPA for lead-based paint activities in Montana. The state applicability is established by EPA program-administration evidence and 40 CFR 745.220; nationwide examination identities are referenced only.

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

EPA certification based on a valid EPA authorized program certificate
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the electronic EPA application, the valid certificate, passport photograph and appropriate fee.
Exam and initial training exemption
EPA expressly states: If you are already certified by an EPA-authorized program in a particular discipline, and you want to obtain Federal certification, then you will be required to submit the following in your online application to EPA: PDF copy of your currently valid certificate (license/permit) from the authorized state or tribe; Passport photograph (JPG format preferred); and Credit card, debit card, or information needed to complete an ACH payment of the applicable fee. You do not need to take an EPA-accredited initial training course or the third-party exam.
Existing certificate
Hold a currently valid supervisor certification or equivalent issued by an EPA-authorized state or tribal lead-based paint activities program and submit a copy to EPA; the underlying external jurisdiction certification is an applicant condition.
Jurisdiction
This is EPA certification applicable to work in Montana, not automatic authority to work based solely on the external certificate.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2000-03-01.

New initial EPA certification after recertification lapse
EPA National Lead-Based Paint Certification Examination for Abatement Supervisors
Application
Apply electronically to EPA with the course certificate, evidence of qualifications, passport photograph and appropriate fee; the implementing instructions direct application before EPA issues third-party exam registration instructions.
Evidence of qualifications
Provide course completion certificates and resumes, reference letters or work-experience documentation establishing the applicable prerequisites; academic evidence is required only when relevant to a claimed qualification.
Exam deadline
Pass the supervisor certification examination and obtain EPA certification within six months after the course certificate; no more than three examination attempts are permitted in that period.
Experience
Meet either one year of experience as a certified lead-based paint abatement worker or at least two years of experience in a related field (lead, asbestos, environmental remediation) or the building trades (40 CFR 745.226(b)(1)(iii)(C)).
Expired certificate
If refresher training, application and EPA recertification were not completed before expiration, stop conducting lead-based paint activities, retake the appropriate accredited course and reapply for initial certification, including the supervisor third-party examination.
Expired prior training pathway
The alternative prior-training procedure in 40 CFR 745.226(d) closed on March 1, 2000; it is not a current issuance route.
Interim practice
The course completion certificate supplies interim certification until the next available opportunity to take the certification exam and expires six months after issuance; EPA recommends applying within 30 days after initial training.
Photograph
Submit a recent passport photograph taken within six months, showing the head and shoulders and a clear front view without a hat or dark glasses against a white or off-white background; retouched and profile images are not accepted.
Practice scope
EPA-administered lead-based paint abatement supervisor certification for Montana target housing and child-occupied facilities; 40 CFR 745.220(b) states the owner-occupied dwelling exemption and its exceptions.
Training
Successfully complete an accredited supervisor course and obtain its course completion certificate; course tests and hands-on assessments are training qualifications, not separate licensing-examination identities.
Initial EPA certification by examination
EPA National Lead-Based Paint Certification Examination for Abatement Supervisors
Application
Apply electronically to EPA with the course certificate, evidence of qualifications, passport photograph and appropriate fee; the implementing instructions direct application before EPA issues third-party exam registration instructions.
Evidence of qualifications
Provide course completion certificates and resumes, reference letters or work-experience documentation establishing the applicable prerequisites; academic evidence is required only when relevant to a claimed qualification.
Exam deadline
Pass the supervisor certification examination and obtain EPA certification within six months after the course certificate; no more than three examination attempts are permitted in that period.
Experience
Meet either one year of experience as a certified lead-based paint abatement worker or at least two years of experience in a related field (lead, asbestos, environmental remediation) or the building trades (40 CFR 745.226(b)(1)(iii)(C)).
Expired prior training pathway
The alternative prior-training procedure in 40 CFR 745.226(d) closed on March 1, 2000; it is not a current issuance route.
Interim practice
The course completion certificate supplies interim certification until the next available opportunity to take the certification exam and expires six months after issuance; EPA recommends applying within 30 days after initial training.
Photograph
Submit a recent passport photograph taken within six months, showing the head and shoulders and a clear front view without a hat or dark glasses against a white or off-white background; retouched and profile images are not accepted.
Practice scope
EPA-administered lead-based paint abatement supervisor certification for Montana target housing and child-occupied facilities; 40 CFR 745.220(b) states the owner-occupied dwelling exemption and its exceptions.
Training
Successfully complete an accredited supervisor course and obtain its course completion certificate; course tests and hands-on assessments are training qualifications, not separate licensing-examination identities.
Initial EPA certification after a late or unsuccessful initial application
EPA National Lead-Based Paint Certification Examination for Abatement Supervisors
Application
Apply electronically to EPA with the course certificate, evidence of qualifications, passport photograph and appropriate fee; the implementing instructions direct application before EPA issues third-party exam registration instructions.
Evidence of qualifications
Provide course completion certificates and resumes, reference letters or work-experience documentation establishing the applicable prerequisites; academic evidence is required only when relevant to a claimed qualification.
Exam deadline
Pass the supervisor certification examination and obtain EPA certification within six months after the course certificate; no more than three examination attempts are permitted in that period.
Experience
Meet either one year of experience as a certified lead-based paint abatement worker or at least two years of experience in a related field (lead, asbestos, environmental remediation) or the building trades (40 CFR 745.226(b)(1)(iii)(C)).
Expired prior training pathway
The alternative prior-training procedure in 40 CFR 745.226(d) closed on March 1, 2000; it is not a current issuance route.
Interim practice
The course completion certificate supplies interim certification until the next available opportunity to take the certification exam and expires six months after issuance; EPA recommends applying within 30 days after initial training.
Late or unsuccessful application
If the examination was not passed and an EPA certificate was not received within six months of course completion, retake the appropriate accredited course before reapplying; expired interim authority does not authorize continued practice.
Photograph
Submit a recent passport photograph taken within six months, showing the head and shoulders and a clear front view without a hat or dark glasses against a white or off-white background; retouched and profile images are not accepted.
Practice scope
EPA-administered lead-based paint abatement supervisor certification for Montana target housing and child-occupied facilities; 40 CFR 745.220(b) states the owner-occupied dwelling exemption and its exceptions.
Training
Successfully complete an accredited supervisor course and obtain its course completion certificate; course tests and hands-on assessments are training qualifications, not separate licensing-examination identities.
Timely EPA recertification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the refresher course certificate, recent passport photograph and recertification fee electronically.
Current certificate
Apply electronically and obtain recertification before the current supervisor certificate expires; the EPA certificate states its expiration date.
No professional exam
EPA expressly states that no third-party certification exam is required for recertification, including when an initial course substitutes for refresher training.
Refresher
Successfully complete accredited supervisor refresher training and submit its certificate; EPA accepts an entire accredited initial course if no refresher is available.
Renewal interval
40 CFR 745.226(e)(1) specifies three years for course-test and hands-on training, or five years for proficiency-test training. EPA current instructions describe a three-year cycle; follow the expiration shown on the individual certificate.
Timing recommendations
EPA recommends submitting at least 90 days before expiration and taking refresher training no earlier than 18 months before expiration; early recertification retains the existing expiration date as the start of the next term.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2000-03-01.

Interim Supervisor Certification

Temporary supervisor authority carried by the accredited course completion certificate under 40 CFR 745.226(b)(4), until the next available examination opportunity and no longer than six months.

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

Interim supervisor certification upon accredited course completion
EPA National Lead-Based Paint Certification Examination for Abatement Supervisors
Experience
Meet either one year of experience as a certified lead-based paint abatement worker or at least two years of experience in a related field (lead, asbestos, environmental remediation) or the building trades (40 CFR 745.226(b)(1)(iii)(C)).
Permanent certification
Apply to EPA, satisfy the prerequisites, and pass the supervisor examination within six months to obtain the ordinary EPA certificate; the course certificate alone is not permanent EPA certification.
Subsequent exam
The EPA supervisor examination remains a leaf because this initial-certification pathway involves that examination after interim authority begins; passing it is not a precondition to the initial grant of interim practice authority.
Temporary authority
The accredited course completion certificate itself serves as interim certification until the next available opportunity to take the supervisor certification examination, with an absolute six-month expiration.
Training
Successfully complete an accredited supervisor course and obtain its course completion certificate; course tests and hands-on assessments are training qualifications, not separate licensing-examination identities.

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
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