New EPA Renovation, Repair And Painting (RRP) Rule Enforcement Delayed
The new RRP rule states that any renovator must test and remove any lead from that environment. Companies have been scrambling to become an EPA certified renovation firm to avoid paying the consequences.
- (1888PressRelease) July 08, 2010 - The US EPA issued the Lead RRP rule because a disturbing number of America's children are still poisoned by lead-based paint in their homes-leading to learning and behavioral disorders. The original plan was to have the rule in effect immediately, but that was simply too much to ask for in too little time. The delayed enforcement of the new rule by the EPA will be in effect until October 1, 2010.
On Friday June 18, 2010 the EPA announced a delay in the enforcement of the firm and worker certification requirements under the EPA RRP rule. The agency acknowledged the need for additional time for renovation firms and workers to become trained and certified under the new Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule. The rule took effect April 22, but in the June 18th memo from EPA Assistant Administrator Cynthia Giles, EPA announced it is delaying enforcement, acknowledging concerns raised by many trade associations including NARI. Once the rule does go into effect in October, penalties for non-compliance could reach $32,500 per day; that is more money than many small contractors make during a year.
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