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Does drilling holes in window frames to install window treatments such as shades and shutters qualify as minor repair and maintenance?
Yes, as long as the installation does not disturb more than six square feet of painted surface per room within a 30-day period. Question Number: 23002-15404 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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If a renovator disrupts 20 square feet or less of painted surface per side on several sides of the exterior of one property, does the RRP Rule apply?
Yes. To qualify for the exception for minor repair and maintenance activities, the total amount of exterior paint disrupted must be 20 square feet or less. In addition, the job must not use prohibited practices or involve window replacement or demolition of painted surfaces. Question Number: 23002-18379 Find a printable…
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If I use a hammer to make a hole is a wall that is two feet on each side, does the RRP Rule apply?
Yes. Although making the hole disrupts less than six square feet of painted surface, using a hammer to make the hole is demolition of the surface, so the minor repair and maintenance exception does not apply. Making the hole using a cut-out technique that does not destroy the section of…
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What is a renovation?
The Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule covers activities that modify an existing structure and that result in the disturbance of painted surfaces. All types of repair, remodeling, maintenance, modernization, and weatherization projects are covered, including projects performed as part of another Federal, State, or local program, if the…
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When installing a roof, my firm does not create dust by directly sanding or cutting painted surfaces, but we do hammer the unpainted side of the lumber from above. Does the RRP Rule apply to this work?
The Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule applies to work that disturbs painted surfaces. If hammering painted components, even on the unpainted side, disturbs paint, creating dust or chips, the RRP Rule applies. Question Number: 23002-23787 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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When replacing an old wood door and frame with a new steel entry door and frame, how do I determine whether the job qualifies as a minor repair and maintenance activity?
When replacing an old wood door and frame with a new steel entry door and frame, how do I determine whether the job qualifies as a minor repair and maintenance activity? Do I calculate the amount of painted surface disrupted using the standard for interior renovations (six square feet or…
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Are renovations that disturb stucco subject to the RRP Rule? Does it matter whether the stucco has been painted?
Answer: The Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule applies to work that disturbs painted surfaces. Therefore, renovations that disturb stucco are subject to the RRP Rule only if the stucco has been painted. Question Number: 23002-14025 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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Are Department of Energy weatherization projects covered under the RRP Rule?
Answer : The Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule defines “renovation” to include weatherization projects such as cutting holes in painted surfaces to install blown-in insulation or to gain access to attics, and planing thresholds to install weather stripping. Other types of weatherization projects, such as window replacement, are…
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If I am painting a wall on which there are multiple coats of latex paint over the old lead-based paint and the paint is not peeling down to the lead paint level must I comply with the new Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) regulations?
Yes, if the painted surface of the wall will be disturbed by the renovation. Question Number: 23002-18485 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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If a homeowner removes all the painted surfaces in a room and then hires a certified firm to remodel the room, does the renovator need to follow the RRP Rule?
No. Projects that do not disturb a painted surface are not subject to the RRP Rule. Question Number: 23002-18301 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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My firm installs carpets. Sometimes there is no need to remove an existing carpet before installing the new carpet, but sometimes there is. How do I know when I need to comply with the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule?
If when installing the carpet, you disrupt six square feet or less of painted surface per room, the job is not covered by the RRP Rule . Question Number: 23002-19749 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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Are there any changes to the registration of disinfectants due to COVID-19?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. At the federal level, EPA has published guidance on amending product registrations to add claims of efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 , claims of…
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Why aren’t hand sanitizers listed on List N?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. List N only includes EPA-registered surface disinfectants. Hand sanitizers, antiseptic washes and antibacterial soaps are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration…
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What’s the difference between products that disinfect, sanitize, and clean surfaces?
At EPA, products used to kill viruses and bacteria on surfaces are registered as antimicrobial pesticides. Sanitizers and disinfectants are two types of antimicrobial pesticides. Action What does it do? Does EPA regulate the product? Cleaning Cleaning removes dirt and organic matter from surfaces using soap or detergents. EPA regulates cleaning products…
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Please provide guidance on how the Agency will interpret the term “minor repair and maintenance activities.”
Answer: “Minor repair and maintenance” is defined in 40 CFR 745.83 as activities that disrupt less than 6 square feet or less of painted surface per room for interior activities or 20 square feet or less of painted surface for exterior activities where none of the work practices prohibited or…
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