Requirements for a Training Provider of a Lead Inspector Training Course

PURPOSE: This rule delineates the curriculum requirements for a lead inspector training course. (1) A training provider of a lead inspector training course must ensure that their lead inspector training course curriculum includes, at a minimum, sixteen (16) training hours of classroom training and eight (8) training hours of hands-on training. (2) A lead inspector training course shall include, at a minimum, the following course topics. Requirements ending in an asterisk (*) indicate areas that require hands-on training as an integral component of the course. (A) Role and responsibilities of an inspector; (B) Background information on lead—history of lead use and sources of environmental lead contamination; (C) Health effects of lead—how lead enters and affects the body; levels of concern; and symptoms, diagnosis and treatments; (D) Regulatory background and overview of lead in applicable state and federal guidance or regulations pertaining to lead-bearing substances including: 40 CFR part 745; U.S. HUD Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing (and its most recent revisions), 29 CFR part 1910.1200; 29 CFR part 1926.62; Title X: Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992; (E) Sections 701.300 to 701.338, RSMo, Missouri regulations pertaining to lead licensure, and Missouri Work Practice Standards for Lead-Bearing Substances specific to lead inspection activities; (F) Lead-based paint inspection methods, including selection of rooms and components for sampling or testing;* (G) Pre-inspection planning and review including: developing a schematic site plan, determining inspection criteria and locations to collect samples in single and multi-family housing;* (H) Paint, dust, and soil sampling methodologies including:* 1. Lead-based paint testing or X-ray fluorescence paint analyzer (XRF) use: types of XRF units and basic operation and interpretation of XRF results, including substrate correction; 2. Soil sample collection including soil sampling techniques, number and location of soil samples, and interpretation of soil sampling results; and 3. Dust sample collection techniques including number and location of wipe samples, and interpretation of test results; (I) Quality control and assurance procedures in testing analysis; (J) Legal liabilities and obligations; (K) Clearance standards and testing, including random sampling;* (L) Record keeping; and (M) Preparation of the final inspection report.* AUTHORITY: sections 701.301 and 701.314, RSMo Supp. 1998.* Emergency rule filed Aug. 19, 1999, effective Aug. 30, 1999, expired Feb. 25, 2000. Original rule filed Aug. 19, 1999, effective Feb. 29, 2000. *Original authority: 701.301, RSMo 1998 and 701.314, RSMo 1993, amended 1998.