RALEIGH, NC, February 24, 2012 (Press-News.org) Contractor Training, announced today that they are offering the new EPA Lead Safety Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) courses throughout North Carolina including; Raleigh, Charlotte, Wilmington, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Cary, and Fayetteville. This training will meet the EPA training requirements for working on residential housing or child occupied facilities built before 1978, including procedures for testing for lead. Completion of this training will qualify you for an EPA certificate as a Certified Renovator.
"As a licensed general contractor and remodeler myself, I understand how difficult it is to stay current with new rules and regulations in the construction business," said Robert Attaway, President, Contractor Training. "It seems like our industry is often singled out for burdensome rules and regulations because of the actions of a few unscrupulous characters," said Attaway. "Normally these new rules come from local governments, but this time it is coming from the Federal Government, more specifically the EPA. This is a far reaching rule and will change how repair work is done on all houses built before 1978, including the requirement for a Certified Renovator on each of these jobs to help prevent lead poisoning. EPA's fines under these environmental laws are also big and can go as high as $37,500 per day."
Contractor Training is here to help you learn how to comply with these new environmental protection act rules and hopefully give you a competitive advantage. We have scheduled classes every month in Raleigh, Charlotte or Wilmington and are willing to hold classes at your site anywhere in North or South Carolina if you have a minimum of four students. Learn more about Contractor Training, the hazards of lead paint and about these new rules by visiting our website:
http://www.contractortraining.com/resources/index.php?source=pr-2012-02-22
http://www.contractortraining.com/epa-resources/index.php?source=pr-2012-02-22
Contractor Training also offers On-Demand OSHA Safety Courses:
http://www.contractortraining.com/register/index.php?source=pr-2012-02-22
About Contractor Training, LLC
Contractor Training is an EPA and NC accredited training provider for the EPA Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Initial (eight hour) training course. Contractor Training is also an EPA accredited E-Learning training provider for the RRP Initial course. We have over 25 years of experience in teaching construction safety to adults and strive to make our training both interesting and informative. If you are interested in an OSHA ten hour course or an OSHA 30 hour class or want to know more about lead based paint training visit Contractor Training at: http://www.contractortraining.com/index.php?source=pr-2012-02-22.
Contractor Training, LLC of Raleigh, North Carolina Has Been Accredited by the Environment Protection Agency, EPA to Teach New Lead Based Paint Safety Course for Certified Renovators
Local training company specializes in EPA Certification for contractors, remodelers, renovators, property managers, painters and repairmen to meet new Environmental Legislation on lead based paint.
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[Press-News.org] Contractor Training, LLC of Raleigh, North Carolina Has Been Accredited by the Environment Protection Agency, EPA to Teach New Lead Based Paint Safety Course for Certified RenovatorsLocal training company specializes in EPA Certification for contractors, remodelers, renovators, property managers, painters and repairmen to meet new Environmental Legislation on lead based paint.