NICC to offer lead safe renovator training classes

NICC Calmar is offering Lead Safe Renovator training classes to meet the state requirements from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Public Health.  

Contractors who work in pre-1978 housing and who might disturb painted surfaces greater than one square foot while doing plumbing, electrical, drywall, painting, tile, window replacement, landscaping, repairs, construction, renovation, remodeling, HVAC, demolition or similar work are required to be certified.

The law also applies to people who work for rental property owners, schools, day care providers as well as non-profits and government agencies.

The next 8-Hour Lead Safe Renovator classes are offered Thursday, February 16th, (#8288); Friday, March 16th (#8289); Thursday, April 19th (#8290) and Friday, May 18th, (#8291) from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. in Room 105B of the Industrial Technologies building on the NICC Calmar campus.

For area renovators who have previously taken the 8-hour class and have a training certificate to verify it, the 4-hour Lead Safe Renovator Refresher class will cover the requirements for renewal. A refresher class is required every three years to maintain certification.  Only one refresher course will be offered this spring through NICC, on Thursday, March 15th, (#8323) from 5:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., also in the Industrial Technologies building.

If participants are licensed plumbers through the Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board (PMSB), these classes meet OSHA requirements for the PMSB license as well.  

To register and pay online for the Lead Safe Renovator 8-Hour or the Lead Safe Refresher 4-Hour classes, or for more information, go to www.nicc.edu/continuinged or call (800) 728-2256, extension 399.  A strict class size is maintained, pre-registration is required and community members are encouraged to register early.