Contractors

Abatement contractors have the overall responsibility to see that all activities are in compliance to the state regulations at Indiana Administrative Code 410 IAC 32.

The contractor’s responsibilities include the following:

• Notify IDOH in advance of each abatement project

ABATEMENT NOTIFICATION FORM - State Form 49150 - Notification of Lead Abatement Activities

ABATEMENT NOTIFICATION: HOW TO GUIDE

• Design each abatement project within the regulations.
• Complete a pre-abatement lead inspection or lead hazard screen using only licensed personnel.
• Use appropriately state licensed personnel for all abatement activities.
• Post all state licenses at the work site.
• Maintain a licensed project supervisor on-site during all site preparation, abatement activity, and site cleanup.
• Complete all abatement work using lead safe work practices.
• Follow all work with a post-abatement clearance conducted by a licensed Risk Assessor or Lead Inspector.
• Maintain proper records including a description of the abatement project design, start up and completion dates, occupant protection plans, receipts from waste disposal sites.
• Retain all records for three years.
• Allow reasonable access to the worksite by IDOH environmental staff.
• Allow reasonable access to all pertinent records of the project by IDOH environmental staff.

The federal Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (42 U.S.C. 4852d) requires anyone who works on a property built before 1978, before doing any work that will disturb the paint, to give the homeowner or tenant the pamphlet "Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools". The rule also requires a written acknowledgement that the homeowner or tenant receives the pamphlet. Failure to provide the pamphlet and secure written acknowledgements is a violation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations at 24 CFR Part 35 and 40 CFR Part 745 and can result in a fine of up to $11,000 per violation. To find out more information about your obligations under federal lead-based paint requirements, call 1-800-424-LEAD or go to the web to Lead | US EPA or http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes.

Non abatement activities include all work with lead-based paint that is short of full abatement.

EPA requires that RRP projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities and preschools built before 1978 be performed by lead-safe certified contractors. Generally, EPA’s Lead RRP rule does not apply to homeowners doing RRP projects in their own homes. However, it does apply if you rent all or part of your home, operate a child care center in your home or if you buy, renovate, and sell homes for profit (i.e., a house flipper).

Additional information is available by calling IDOH Lead and Healthy Homes Program at 317-233-1250.

Detailed regulations are available at  410 IAC 32-5 Work Practices for Non abatement Activities.

	Application	Education/Experience	Training	Examination
Lead Inspector	State Form 49240	High School or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)	Complete IN approved Lead Inspector training course (24 training hours)	70% or higher on certification exam in training course 70% or higher on 3rd Party licensing exam administered by IDOH
Risk Assessor	State Form 49240	High School Diploma or GED and three (3) years of related experience (with lead, asbestos, or environmental remediation or construction) or Associate' degree and two (2) years related experience; or Bachelor's degree and one (1) year related experience	Complete IN approved Lead Inspector training course (24 training hours) Complete IN approved Risk Assessor training course (16 hours)	70% or higher on certification exam in RA training course 70% or higher on 3rd Party licensing exam administered by IDOH
Clearance Examiner	State Form 49240	N/A	Complete IN approved Clearance Examiner training course (5 hours)	70% or higher on certification exam in training course
Project Supervisor	State Form 49240	One (1) year experience as a lead-based paint (LBP) abatement worker; or Two (2) years' experience in a related field	Complete IN approved Lead Supervisor training course (32 hours)	70% or higher on certification exam in training course 70% or higher on 3rd Party licensing exam administered by IDOH
Lead Contractor	State Form 48739 State Form 50745	One (1) year experience as a lead-based paint (LBP) abatement worker; or Two (2) years' experience in a related field	Complete IN approved Lead Supervisor training course (32 hours)	70% or higher on Lead Supervisor exams
Project Designer	State Form 49240	Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, or a related professional field; and One (1) year experience in building construction design or a related field; or No Bachelor's degree with four (4) years' experience in building construction design or a related field	Complete IN approved Lead Supervisor training course (32 hours) Complete IN approved Project Designer training course (8 hours)	70% or higher on Lead Supervisor exams 70% or higher on Project Designer certification exam in training course
Worker	State Form 49240	N/A	Complete IN approved Lead Worker training course (16 hours)	70% or higher on certification exam given by training provider

Once the certification course is successfully completed, applications can be completed online through the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. If necessary, a PDF of the application is available below:

• State Form 49240 Application for Individual Lead License

When required, the applicant must also register to take the third-party examination administered by IDOH.  Registration is completed with the form:

• State Form 50748 Registration Form for Lead-Based Paint Third Party Examination

The licensing exam will be scheduled for the next available date on the IDOH Schedule, space permitting.  Exams are given approximately twice per month.  Tests are administered at the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH), 2 North Meridian St, 7th Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Applicants will be notified via email with details of the testing time and place as the application is processed.

A score of 70% is passing.  IDOH will issue a license through the Indiana Public Licensing Agency (IPLA).  IPLA mails the actual license document, tracks the status of licenses, and maintains the public lists of licensees in each discipline.  Reminders are sent to licensees by IPLA near the license expiration date so that renewal applications can be made.

If you choose not to use the online licensing portal, necessary documents and payments should be mailed to:

Indiana Department of Health
Attn: Lead and Healthy Homes
2 N Meridian St., 7th Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204

To renew a license, the applicant must possess a license in the discipline up for renewal which has been valid within the previous six (6) months.  The applicant must successfully complete approved refresher training. For an Inspector, Risk Assessor, Supervisor, or Worker, the refresher training includes a minimum of 8 hours within the previous 36 months.  A minimum of 4 hours of refresher training within the previous 36 months is required for a Project Designer.

A license may not be renewed in the instance that 48 months have elapsed between training courses for the same discipline

Refresher course training is most often conducted by an accredited training facility. Additional opportunities for approved training will be communicated to licensees by IDOH. IDOH will consider approval of a licensee’s request for specific training to apply to the renewal requirements.

Renewal applications and payment can completed online at Access Indiana.

If you choose not to use the online licensing portal, necessary documents and payments should be mailed to:

Indiana Department of Health
Attn: Lead and Healthy Home
2 N Meridian St, 7th Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Duplicate licenses are available online at Access Indiana or via paper application:

• State Form 50746 Application for Duplicate Lead License

A maximum of two duplicates will be issued in any calendar year.

Prior to applying for a license, you must successfully complete certification by an IDOH accredited training course in each applicable discipline.  The list and contact information for all currently approved training providers is available below:

• Indiana Lead Training Course Providers

Contact the training facility directly to register for classes.

To become an approved training course provider the applicant must submit one application per license training discipline to be provided. The form used to apply is available at:

State Form 50747 Application for Lead-Based Paint Training Course Provider Approval

An organization wishing to become a training provider should first contact the Indiana Lead and Healthy Homes Program at 317.233.1250 for additional information.

The applicant organization will be required to provide information such as:

• qualifications of the organization to conduct training;
• a course curriculum;
• the intended course fee per course discipline;
• how the course curriculum meets the requirements of the Lead-based Paint Program, as well as EPA training requirements;
• names and qualifications of the instructors;
• copies of course certification examinations and an explanation as to how they were developed; and
• a list of states which have approved organization as a training facility.

The application(s) and other materials are submitted to:

Indiana Department of Health
Attn: Lead and Healthy Homes
2 N Meridian St., 7th Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204

The initial fee is $1000 per discipline.  Training course accreditation must be renewed every three years.  The cost for renewal is $500 per discipline.