3311. CERTIFICATION OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PERFORMING LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES AND OF FIRMS CONDUCTING RENOVATION ACTIVITIES

3311 CERTIFICATION OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PERFORMING LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES AND OF FIRMS CONDUCTING RENOVATION ACTIVITIES 3311.1 To become certified, a business entity or a firm shall comply with all applicable requirements of this section before any employee or sub-contractor of the business entity or firm may conduct a lead-based paint activity, clearance examination, or renovation in a dwelling unit or child-occupied facility built before 1978. 3311.2 The business entity or firm shall be responsible for ensuring that each employee and subcontractor of the business entity conducting a lead-based paint activity, clearance examination, or renovation for the entity, is: (a) Certified pursuant to §§ 3307 or 3308; (b) In compliance with the provisions of §§ 3302, 3304 and 3310; and (c) In compliance with all applicable federal and District laws, regulations, and rules governing the disposal of all waste containing lead. 3311.3 An entity applying for certification as a business that conducts lead-based paint activities or as a firm that conducts renovation activities in the District of Columbia shall: (a) Document that the entity has a valid DCRA license, if required, to do business in the District; (b) Submit documentation to DDOE that proves that the entity has liability insurance for at least one million dollars ($1,000,000), which the entity shall maintain for the entire period of the DDOE business entity certification; (c) Execute a District of Columbia Clean Hands Self-Certification Form stating that paragraph (c) above has been met; and (d) Pay the applicable certification fee required under § 3322. 3311.4 The business entity or firm shall comply with the recordkeeping requirements of D.C. Official Code § 8-231.01 et seq. 3311.5 A business entity or firm’s certification shall expire after five (5) years. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10909 (July 26, 2013).