Requirements for a Training Provider of a Lead Abatement Supervisor Training Course

PURPOSE: This rule delineates the curriculum requirements for a lead abatement supervisor training course. (1) A training provider of a lead abatement supervisor training course must ensure that their lead abatement supervisor training course curriculum includes, at a minimum, twenty-eight (28) training hours of classroom training and twelve (12) training hours of hands-on training. (2) A lead abatement supervisor 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 a supervisor; (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) Liability and insurance issues relating to lead abatement; (F) Cost estimation;* (G) Risk assessment and inspection report interpretation;* (H) Development and implementation of an occupant protection plan and preabatement work plan, including containments for residential and commercial buildings, and superstructures;* (I) Community relations process; (J) Lead hazard recognition and control;* (K) Hazard recognition and control techniques: site characterization, exposure measurements, material identification, safety and health planning, medical surveillance, and engineering controls; (L) Personal protective equipment information regarding respiratory equipment selection, air-purifying respirators, care and cleaning of respirators, respiratory program, protective clothing and equipment, and hygienic practices;* (M) Lead abatement and lead hazard reduction methods, including prohibited practices, for residential and commercial buildings and superstructures;* (N) Sections 701.300 to 701.338, RSMo, Missouri regulations pertaining to lead licensure, Missouri Work Practice Standards for Lead-Bearing Substances specific to lead abatement activities; (O) Project management including supervisory techniques, contractor specifications; emergency response planning, and blueprint reading;* (P) Interior dust abatement and cleanup techniques;* (Q) Soil and exterior dust abatement methods;* (R) Clearance standards and testing; (S) Cleanup and waste disposal; (T) Record keeping; and (U) Preparation of an abatement 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.