18VAC15-30-460. Initial training criteria for lead abatement supervisor.
The lead abatement supervisor course shall last a minimum of 32 hours with a minimum of eight hours devoted to hands-on training. The training course shall address the following topics:
1. Role and responsibilities of an abatement supervisor.
2. Background information on lead and the adverse health effects.
3. Background information on federal, state and local regulations and guidance that pertains to lead-based paint activities including distribution and thorough review of the Virginia Lead-Based Paint Activities Regulations.
4. Liability and insurance issues relating to lead-based paint abatement.
5. Risk assessment and inspection report interpretation.*
6. Development and implementation of an occupant protection plan and abatement report.
7. Lead-based paint hazard recognition and control methods.*
8. Lead-based paint abatement or lead hazard reduction methods, including restricted work practices.*
9. Interior dust abatement/clean-up or lead hazard reduction.*
10. Soil and exterior dust abatement or lead hazard reduction.*
11. Clearance standards and testing.
12. Clean-up and waste disposal.
13. Recordkeeping.
14. Course review.
15. Examination.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 2, eff. November 13, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. October 1, 2003.