Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 1752
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 1752
- Abatement: means any set of measures designed to eliminate lead hazards permanently in accordance with standards established by appropriate State and federal agencies. See
- Accredited training program: means a training program that has been approved by the Commissioner of Health to provide training for individuals engaged in lead-based paint activities or RRPM activities. See
- Certified: means completion of an accredited training program by an individual. See
- children: means an individual or individuals under 18 years of age, except where specified as a child or children six years of age or younger. See
- Department: means the Department of Health. See
- Lead-based paint: means paint or other surface coatings that contain lead in an amount:
- Lead-based paint activities: means :
- License: means the document issued to an individual, entity, or firm indicating that the standards for licensure for each discipline, category of entity, or firm established in this chapter have been met. See
- Person: means any individual, company, corporation, association, partnership, the U. See
- RRPM: means the Renovation, Repair, Painting, and Maintenance Program that pertains to projects that disturb lead-based paint on target housing and child-occupied facilities. See
- RRPM activities: means lead-safe renovation, repair, painting, and maintenance practices as required by section 1759 of this chapter and as adopted by rule by the Commissioner. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Target housing: means any dwelling constructed prior to 1978, except any 0-bedroom dwelling or any dwelling located in multiple-unit buildings or projects reserved for the exclusive use of elders or persons with disabilities, unless a child six years of age or younger resides in or is expected to reside in that dwelling. See
§ 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 Vt. Stat. Ann. 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.)