EPA Certified Renovator Training Classes Coming to Your Area!

EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule will become fully effective and enforceable on April 22, 2010. The rule applies to all "renovations" including many typical housing maintenance and remodeling activities performed for "compensation" in pre-1978 "target housing" and pre-1978 "child - occupied facilities" when the work will disturb paint, stain, shellac and varnish that has not been tested and certified as lead free.

Approximately 8.4 million renovation, repair and painting projects, large and small, will trigger the EPA Rule's requirements in the first year alone. An estimated 211,000 trade contractors, third-party property managers, residential rental property owners, property leasing agents, and other affected organizations will have to comply with the Rule, including applying to EPA to become "Certified Renovations Firms". Additionally, hundreds of thousand of workers performing these "renovations" will have to be trained and certified as "Renovators" by EPA-accredited trainers. These include:

• Remodelers
• Building maintenance and service personnel
• Drywall mechanics
• Plumbers
• Electricians
• HVAC technicians
• Window and siding installers
• Kitchen and bathroom cabinet specialists
• Painters

With the compliance deadline looming for this new Federal regulation, now is the time to take action. Connor Institute is ready to help!

Connor Institute, an EPA-accredited national training provider, is offering the required EPA Certified Renovator Initial full-day course in your area.

Register now by clicking on the following link to Connor Institutes web page to select and pay for your class: http://www.connorinstitute.com/classes/rrp/aspx.

The registration rate is $250/student, which includes all training materials, AM and PM refreshments, a light lunch, and issuance of the certification document electronically upon successful completion of the course. Classes are limited to 20 students each, so hurry!

The EPA fines and penalties for non-compliance are stiff, and April 22, 2010 will be here before you realize it. Take advantage of this opportunity to get yourself and your employees, as well as your contractors' and subcontractors' workers, trained as Certified Renovators.

To discuss scheduling a class or classes, please contact Robert Bixler at bbixler@connorinstitute.com for more details.