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How do I Create Scripts to run MOVES3 from the Command Line?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . While the easiest way to interact with MOVES3 is via its graphical user interface (GUI), it is sometimes useful to process MOVES RunSpecs in batches via the Windows command line. To this end, MOVES3 has a set of commands that…
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Is There Any Documentation Available for Installing MOVES on Linux?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES is designed for the Windows operating system and the EPA MOVES Team only tests and supports MOVES in Windows environments. However, users have reported successfully installing and running MOVES in Linux. The instructions for Running MOVES from the Windows…
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Does the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule apply to renovations done in an apartment between tenants? Does it matter if children live in other apartments in the building?
Answer: Temporarily unoccupied or vacant rental housing is not exempt from the requirements of the RRP Rule. Question Number: 23002-15669 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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My firm is performing a renovation in an unoccupied home that will be put up for sale when work is done. Does the RRP Rule apply to this renovation?
Yes. Temporarily unoccupied or vacant housing is not exempt from the requirements of the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule . Question Number: 23002-19754 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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What is the definition of a child under 6 years of age?
Answer: A child under six years of age is a child that is less than 72 months old. Question Number: 23002-22691 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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Can I Install MOVES on a Server so More than One User Can Access It?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . No, MOVES is not a multi-user product. MOVES is primarily intended for use on a Windows10 64-bit personal computer. In addition, we have run MOVES2014a, MOVES2014b and MOVES3 on Windows Server 2012 R2 very successfully for years as a single…
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How do I automate MOVES installation (for example, with Microsoft Endpoint Manager)?
The MOVES installer typically requires user interaction to make various selections. However, if the default installation options are acceptable for your needs, the installer can be run without user interaction on the command line using the /VERYSILENT flag. If this is a first time installation you will need to create…
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A child’s consecutive visits to a particular building (such as a hospital) can technically qualify that building as a child-occupied facility, even if the visits were an isolated event. How long does such a building remain a child-occupied facility?
A child’s consecutive visits to a particular building (such as a hospital) can technically qualify that building as a child-occupied facility, even if the visits were an isolated or rare event. How long does such a building remain a child-occupied facility? Answer: A building, or portion of a building, is…
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Does the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule apply where no paint at all is present, such as in a 100 year old unfinished basement?
No. The RRP Rule applies to activities that result in the disturbance of painted surfaces. Where there is no paint to disturb, the RRP Rule does not apply. Question Number: 23002-15696 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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Does the RRP Rule apply to federal employees performing work on federal facilities?
Yes. Federal agencies and their employees must comply with all Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements, both substantive and procedural, respecting lead-based paint in the same manner and to the same extent as any non-governmental entity. In addition, the RRP Rule requires all renovations performed after April 22, 2010, to…
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Does the RRP rule apply to simple painting activities that occur when rental properties turn over? Approximately half of the rental units in the country get new tenants each year. This means a large number of properties are being repeated.
If there is no surface preparation that disturbs the existing paint prior to painting, the RRP Rule does not apply. If you disturb paint by scraping or sanding while preparing the surface, the RRP Rule applies. Question Number: 23002-15692 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to…
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Does the RRP Rule apply to office buildings, stores, and other commercial buildings?
No, unless the renovation is taking place in a child-occupied facility that is located in a commercial building. “Child-occupied facility’’ means a building, or portion of a building, constructed prior to 1978, visited regularly by the same child, under six years of age, on at least two different days within…
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My firm repairs windows by removing and replacing the sash. We may disturb paint on the hinges and screws, but do not otherwise disturb a painted surface. Is this work subject to the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule?
Replacement of a window sash by simply unscrewing hinges or releasing it from a jambliner does not constitute "window replacement" for purposes of the RRP Rule . Therefore, such tasks may fit within the definition of minor repair and maintenance i.e., activities that disturb six square feet or less of…
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What are the Computer Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing and Running MOVES?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES is designed to run on a single personal computer with a Windows 10 or 11 operating system. The recommended minimum hardware for a desktop or laptop computer running MOVES are: 64-bit CPU with 4 or more cores: Intel i7…
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Does MOVES work with the Apple Macintosh operating system (iOS)?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES is designed for the Windows operating system and EPA tests it only on Windows. We do not have the capability to adapt MOVES for iOS or test its use in an Apple environment. We expect MOVES can be used…
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