New EPA Rule: Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule (R, R, & P Rule)

Effective December 22, 2008: "All persons performing renovations for compensation in target (pre-1978) housing or child-occupied facilities must provide Renovate Right to the owners and occupants before beginning renovations. This brochure will replace the previous required brochure Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home.

Renovate Right (English) (Spanish)

More information may be obtained at the EPA Web page at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead/pubs/renovation.htm

The effective dates for the R, R, & P Rule can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead/pubs/effectivedates.htm

Training for Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program Rule now available in Virginia at several training centers. Go to this link for an up to date list of accredited trainers: http://cfpub.epa.gov/flpp/searchrrp_training.htm

Renovator and Trainer Tool Box: http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/toolkits.htm

What's New

The Renovator Training course is being offered in Richmond at VCU
http://www.vcu.edu/cesweb/training

Training RRP Rule for Contractors

Is Your Child Safe from Lead Poisoning?
Dr. Mary Jean Brown, CDC's Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch Chief discusses the importance of testing children for lead poisoning, who should be tested, and what parents can do to prevent lead poisoning.

To listen to podcast click here.

Renovate Right: Prevent Lead Poisoning in Children
Dr. Maria Doa, EPA's Director of National Program Chemicals Division discusses EPA's new rule for renovations, repairs, and painting activities.

To listen to podcast click here.

MMWR August 7, 2009 / 58(RR09);1-11:
Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening of Medicaid-Eligible Children Aged 1--5 Years: an Updated Approach to Targeting a Group at High Risk

MMWR November 2, 2007/Vol. 56/No. RR-8:
Interpreting and Managing Blood Lead Levels <10 ug/DL in Children and Reducing Childhood Exposures to Lead

Effective July 1, 2001 all Virginia children are to be screened at the ages of one year and two years and between 36-72 months if not previously tested unless it can be documented that they are at low risk. All Medicaid children must be screened regardless of any other risk factor at ages of one year and two years and up to 72 months if never tested.

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week for the Commonwealth of Virginia

The Governor's Proclamation October 19-25, 2008 as Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

EPA "Renovate Right"

CDC: You can Prevent Lead Poisoning

Parent Lead Fact Sheet

RISK FACTORS REQUIRING TESTING

Eligible for or receiving benefits from Medicaid; or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
Living in a high-risk ZIP code area (Department of Health will maintain a list of high-risk ZIP code areas in Virginia).
Living in or regularly visiting a house or child care facility built before 1950.
Living in or regularly visiting a house, apartment, dwelling or other structure, or a child care facility built before 1978 with peeling or chipping paint or with recent (within the last six months), ongoing, or planned renovations.
Living in or regularly visiting a house, apartment, dwelling or other structure in which one or more persons has elevated blood-lead levels.
Living with an adult whose job or hobby involves exposure to lead as described in Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children (CDC, 1991).
http://aepo-xdv-www.epo.cdc.gov/wonder/PrevGuid/p0000029/p0000029.asp
Living near an active lead smelter, battery recycling plant, or other industry likely to release lead.
The child’s parent or guardian requests the child’s blood be tested due to any suspected exposure.
A health care provider recommends the child’s blood be tested due to any suspected exposure.

Lead-Safe Virginia
P.O. Box 2448 Richmond, VA 23218

Program Director: (804) 864-7694

Toll free 877-668-7987
Fax: (804) 864-7723

Last Updated: 03-11-2010

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