Lead Awareness

Area RRP Trainings

This 1-day course is required for those doing renovation, repair and painting work in pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities. It includes information on lead and its health effects, lead-safe work practices, information distribution to building owners/occupants and recordkeeping requirements. It also covers state and federal regulations that apply to renovation, repair and painting in pre-1978 housing.

This course meets the training requirements of the federal Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule for work beginning on or after April 22, 2010. Successful completion of the course allows renovators to apply for firm certification through the US EPA.

Do you have questions about the new RRP law?

Click here for a complete listing of state wide RRP trainings

What is Lead?

Lead is a toxin that is especially harmful to children under six years old. Lead is found in many places but lead in paint most often poses a danger to children. Lead paint is most frequently found in homes built before 1978. For more information on how to keep your home lead-safe for children click here.

Lead in Lewiston-Auburn

Lewiston-Auburn contains a lot of older housing, and some of those older houses may contain lead paint. The maps to the side show both the incidence of high amounts of lead in blood and the placement of older housing in Lewiston-Auburn. If you own or rent any property in the highlighted areas and have not already contacted a professional, contact Mark McComas in Lewiston at (207)513-3126 or Gail Phoenix in Auburn at (207)333-6600 because you may be eligible for a free lead assessment.