Rule 3701-81-06 | Residential rental unit lead-safe maintenance practices training program requirements.
(A) An approved training program shall teach the work practice standards for conducting residential rental unit lead-safe maintenance practices as set forth in Chapter 3742. of the Revised Code and rule 3701-81-02 of the Administrative Code. The training program shall be taught to provide the trainees with the knowledge needed to perform residential rental unit lead-safe maintenance practices. The hands-on training shall be conducted in such a manner that students gain practical experience in conducting residential rental unit lead-safe maintenance practices. An approved training program shall meet at least the following:
(1) The residential rental unit lead-safe maintenance practices program shall consist of at least eight training hours. Two hours of the eight training hours shall be designated as hands-on training;
(2) The instructor-to-student ratio for each program shall not exceed 1:25;
(3) For each program it offers, the training program shall conduct a program examination at the completion of the program;
(a) The program examination shall be developed in accordance with the program examination requirements of paragraph (A)(3)(b) of this rule. The program examination for residential rental unit lead-safe maintenance practices program shall each have a minimum of twenty-five multiple choice questions. The passing score for the program examination shall be seventy-two per cent;
(b) The proportion of examination questions devoted to each major program topic for the residential rental unit lead-safe maintenance practices program shall be: twenty per cent on role and responsibilities, health effects, federal and state regulations; eight per cent on visual examination; eight per cent on recordkeeping; forty per cent on worksite preparation and safe work practices; and twenty-four per cent on job site cleaning, waste disposal, cleaning verification and clearance examinations;
(c) If a trainee does not pass the examination, that individual may repeat the examination up to three times. After three failed attempts the training program must be repeated prior to retaking the examination;
(d) The training program shall provide written proof of the successful completion of the program to each candidate within one week of grading the program examination; and
(e) Each program examination shall be administered in a manner that ensures the following:
(i) No contents are revealed to any student prior to the examination;
(ii) The security of any written examination materials is ensured;
(iii) All students who pass the examination do so on their own merits;
(iv) No written material other than the examination materials can be viewed by any student during the examination; and
(v) A proctor is present for the duration of the examination.
(B) A residential rental unit lead-safe maintenance training program shall include instruction on the following:
(1) The role and responsibilities of persons performing residential rental unit lead-safe maintenance;
(2) Health effects on the human body including how lead enters and affects the body, symptoms of lead in the body and diagnosis, level of concern, and treatment;
(3) Recognizing, controlling deteriorated paint and presumed lead hazards;
(4) Interior and exterior containment and cleanup methods;
(5) Specialized cleaning methods used to control potentially lead-contaminated surfaces;
(6) Resident notification and occupant protection measures;
(7) Personal hygiene practices and personal protective clothing;
(8) Safe handling and disposal of waste;
(9) Removal or cleaning of potentially lead-contaminated carpet;
(10) Establishing an ongoing maintenance and monitoring program and record preparation;
(11) Methods to ensure that the renovation has been properly completed, including cleaning verification and clearance testing;
(12) Federal, state, and local regulations, guidance that pertains to lead-based paint and renovation activities; and
(13) Hands-on training and experience on the following:
(a) Site preparation/using the planning tool;
(b) Procedures for using acceptable test kits to determine whether paint is lead-based paint;
(c) Lead-safe work practices and renovation methods to minimize the creation of dust and lead-based paint hazards; and
(d) Clean-up and decontamination. Methods to ensure that the renovation has been properly completed, including cleaning verification and clearance testing.
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