The Lead Risk Assessor-Initial training course provides information for those individuals who wish to perform lead-based paint Risk Assessment or Lead Hazard Screening services. This class will prepare students to perform on-site inspection, take samples, determine the severity of lead hazards, and develop options for eliminating those hazards.  This Instructor-led training will prepare students to apply their knowledge to the field, with extensive hands-on training and real-world examples from experienced instructors.

About the Lead Risk Assessor-Initial training course.

This 16 hour course meets EPA’s training requirements for those individuals that will perform lead-based paint Risk Assessment or Lead Hazard Screening services. A Risk Assessor can perform all of the duties that an Inspector can. In addition, a Risk Assessor is responsible for identifying all lead-based paint hazards, making recommendations for their treatment and recommending maintenance and monitoring schedules.

Topics covered in the Lead Risk Assessor-Initial training course include:

• Role and responsibilities of a risk assessor.
• Regulatory review.
• Applicable federal, state and local regulations that pertain to lead-based paint.
• Collection of background information to perform risk assessment.
• Visual inspection for the purpose of identifying potential sources of lead-based hazards.
• Sources of environmental lead contamination such as paint, surface dust, water, air, packaging, and food.
• Lead hazard screen protocol.
• Sampling for other sources of lead exposure.
• Interpretation of lead-based paint and other sampling results.
• Development of hazard control options, the role of interim controls, and operations and maintenance activities to reduce lead-based paint hazards.
• Preparation of a final risk assessment report.