Vermont § 1752 - Accreditation of training programs; individuals, entities, or firms involved in lead-based paint or RRPM activities

§ 1752. Accreditation of training programs; individuals, entities, or firms involved in lead-based paint or RRPM activities

• (a) The Department shall develop a program to administer and enforce lead-based paint
  activities and RRPM activities with regard to training and licensing standards, rules,
  or other requirements established by the Commissioner, which are at least as protective
  of human health and the environment as the applicable federal programs, for persons
  engaged in lead-based paint activities and RRPM activities performed on target housing,
  child-occupied facilities, pre-1978 facilities, commercial facilities, and bridges
  or other superstructures. (b) The Commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 establishing standards
  and specifications for the accreditation of training programs for lead-based paint
  activities and RRPM activities, including the mandatory topics of instruction, the
  knowledge and performance standards that must be demonstrated by graduates in order
  to be certified or licensed, and required accreditation qualifications for training
  programs and instructors. The standards shall be designed to protect children, their
  families, and workers from improperly conducted lead-based paint activities and RRPM
  activities and shall be at least as protective of human health and the environment
  as the federal programs. Hands-on instruction and instruction for identification and
  proper handling of historic fabric and materials shall be components of the required
  training. (c) The Commissioner shall license consulting contractors, analytical contractors, lead-based
  paint abatement supervisors, lead-based paint abatement workers, project designers,
  inspector-risk assessors, RRPM firms, and RRPM supervisors, who have successfully
  completed an accredited training program and met other requirements as the Commissioner
  may, by rule, impose. (d) The Commissioner shall certify individuals engaged in RRPM activities for no compensation
  and who have successfully completed an accredited training program and met all other
  requirements as the Commissioner may impose by rule. (e) After the adoption of rules pursuant to this section, a person shall not perform lead-based
  paint activities or RRPM activities for compensation without first obtaining a license
  from the Commissioner. The Commissioner may grant a license to a person who holds
  a valid license from another state. (f) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary
  or the Commissioner of Health, of Labor, or of Environmental Conservation under the
  provisions of any other law. (Added 1993, No. 94, § 3; amended 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006; 2007, No. 76, § 11a; 2017, No. 149, § 2, eff. October 21, 2022.)