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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 20. ENVIRONMENT |
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Chapter 20-33. REGULATION OF LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES |
Section 20-3307. CERTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
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3307.1Except as provided in § 3312.1, the following disciplines are required to be certified by DDOE before performing a renovation, a clearance examination, or any lead-based paint activity except for interim controls, in a dwelling unit or child-occupied facility built before 1978:
(a)Risk Assessor;
(b)Lead-Based Paint Inspector;
(c)Abatement Worker;
(d)Abatement Supervisor;
(e)Certified Renovator;
(f)Dust Sampling Technician; and
(g)Lead Project Designer.
3307.2Except as provided under § 3308, an applicant for certification seeking to engage in lead-based paint activities as a lead-based paint inspector, risk assessor, dust sampling technician, lead abatement worker, supervisor, or lead project designer, shall:
(a)Submit an application to DDOE by mail, online, or in person, demonstrating that the individual meets all requirements of this section for the particular discipline for which certification is sought;
(b)Complete an EPA- or DDOE-accredited course in the appropriate discipline and receive a course completion certificate from the training provider;
(c)Pass the third-party certification exam offered by DDOE, if one is required in the appropriate discipline;
(d)Pass the DDOE-administered exam, if one is required, that tests the applicant’s knowledge of the District’s relevant legal requirements pertaining to the relevant discipline; and
(e)Pay DDOE the appropriate certification fee required under § 3322.
3307.3An applicant for certification as a lead-based paint inspector shall:
(a)Successfully complete an accredited initial training course for lead-based paint inspectors and provide a course completion certificate from a training provider that is either EPA-accredited, DDOE-accredited, or accredited by an EPA-approved state; and
(b)Provide the following set of information, unless provided with a DDOE waiver for this requirement, based upon a DDOE determination that other alternative prior work experience submitted instead by the applicant for consideration is sufficiently comparable:
(1)A list of twenty (20) different addresses where the applicant has assisted in lead-based paint inspections with a certified lead-based paint inspector, which shall include the following information:
(A)Address of each property, including unit number if applicable;
(B)Type of activities conducted at each property, such as an X- Ray Fluorescence Analyzer (“XRF”) survey, paint chip sampling, dust sampling, or soil sampling;
(C)Date that each activity took place, and name of certified lead-based paint inspector the applicant assisted with each activity;
(D)Detailed description of how the applicant assisted; and
(E)A signed and dated reference by each certified lead-based paint inspector that the applicant assisted, confirming that based on the assistance the applicant provided, the applicant is knowledgeable about and capable of conducting lead-based paint inspections and adhering to federal, state, and local regulations.
3307.4An applicant for certification as a risk assessor shall:
(a)Successfully complete an accredited initial training course for lead-based paint inspectors and an initial training course for risk assessors, and provide course completion certificates from a training provider that is either EPA-accredited, DDOE-accredited, or accredited by an EPA approved state, and provide documentation of one (1) of the following:
(1)A bachelor's degree and one (1) year of experience in a related field, such as lead, asbestos, or other environmental hazard identification or remediation work, or in construction;
(2)An associate’s degree and two (2) years of experience in a related field, such as lead, asbestos, or other environmental hazard identification or remediation work, or in construction;
(3)A high school diploma or its equivalent, and at least three (3) years of experience in a related field, such as lead, asbestos, or other environmental hazard identification or remediation work, or in construction; or
(4)Certification as an industrial hygienist, professional engineer, or registered architect, or as another environmental or construction related professional; and
(b)Demonstrate that the applicant’s skills are directly transferable to the job activities a risk assessor is typically engaged in, and provide the following set of information, unless provided with a DDOE waiver for this requirement, based upon a DDOE determination that other alternative prior work experience submitted instead by the applicant for consideration is sufficiently comparable:
(1)A list of ten (10) different addresses where the applicant has conducted work while certified as a lead-based paint inspector, which shall include the following information:
(A)Address of each property, including unit number if applicable;
(B)Type of activity conducted at each property, such as an XRF survey, paint chip sampling, dust sampling, or soil sampling;
(C)Date each activity took place; and
(D)Signature of supervisor or other senior management who confirms that each activity being vouched for took place as described by the applicant.
3307.5An applicant for certification as an abatement supervisor shall demonstrate that he or she has skills directly transferable to the job activities for a supervisor, based upon:
(a)At least one (1) year of experience as a certified lead-based paint abatement worker; or
(b)At least two (2) years of experience in a related field, such as lead, asbestos, or environmental hazard identification or remediation work, or in construction.
3307.6An applicant for certification as a lead project designer shall provide documentation of the following:
(a)A bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, or a related profession, and one (1) year of experience in building construction and design or a related field; or
(b)At least four (4) years of experience in building construction and design.
3307.7An applicant for certification as a renovator shall successfully complete the EPA-accredited renovator course and be certified by EPA as a renovator, or successfully complete the DDOE-accredited renovator course.
3307.8An applicant for certification as a dust sampling technician shall:
(a)Successfully complete the DDOE-accredited dust sampling technician course;
(b)Document completion of the course by submitting a certificate to DDOE; and
(c)Pass a DDOE-administered exam that tests the applicant’s knowledge of the District’s relevant legal requirements pertaining to dust sampling technicians.
3307.9An abatement worker applicant need not provide prior experience or education documentation.
3307.10An individual who successfully completes a DDOE-accredited lead-based paint inspector or risk assessor course may take a DDOE-accredited refresher dust sampling technician course in lieu of the initial training required by § 3307.8(a) to become a dust sampling technician.
3307.11A certification issued to an individual by DDOE as a lead-based paint inspector, risk assessor, lead project designer, abatement worker, or supervisor under this section shall expire two (2) years from the date of issuance, and a certification for renovator or dust sampling technician shall expire five (5) years from the date of initial issuance.