Amaris Company is pleased to announce that Raymond Pruban and Tony Froelich have both successfully completed the Federal EPA requirements to become EPA Lead Certified Renovators’s.  Also, Amaris Company is in the process of becoming an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm and shall meet all requirements with regards to the new EPA Lead Regulation 40 CFR Part 745.

This new RPP EPA regulation requires that all homes built prior to 1978 and child occupied facilities must be lead based painted tested prior to any renovation, repair or painting.  Any work areas found to contain lead based paint must be properly managed with lead safe work practices followed. This new regulation  affects contractors, sub-contractors (including painters, carpenters, plumbers, HVAC contractors, electricians, etc), property managers and anyone who disturb lead based paint.

Workers who disturb greater than 6 square feet of interior of paint per room inside, or activities that disturbs greater than 20 square feet on the exterior must follow EPA procedures. This work also includes window replacement, and projects involving demolition. Generally this work includes, but is not limited to, remodeling, repair and maintenance, electrical, plumbing, painting, carpentry, and window replacement.

To learn more, download the EPA’s lead pamphlet http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead/pubs/renovaterightbrochure.pdf