If you work on pre 1978 homes and/or child-occupied facilities where lead-based paint is disturbed (including certain repairs, maintenance and paining activities), you must be trained in lead-safe work practices. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires that if you disturb more than 6 square feet of interior surface or 20 square feet of exterior surface, you must be certified in Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP Rule). For more information, visit: https://www.epa.gov/lead/renovation-repair-and-painting-program-renovator-training

The Livingston County Lead Renovator Training is 8 contact hours with classroom learning, hands-on activities, and an exam. The certification provides an individual worker with the ability to perform renovation, repair, and painting (RRP) work in buildings built before 1978. This is the INITIAL training required to to earn an EPA Accredited Lead Certificate. This training is for anyone performing RRP work in a home or child-occupied facility built before 1978. This training is 100% FREE.

Next Class Date: Monday April 20, 2026. This class is full. Register below to be added to the wait list.

Register below - Participants who attend the course will be given a lead cleaning kit and entered to win a $100 gift card to Sherwin Williams. 

All classes will be held from 8AM - 5PM at the Livingston County Department of Health, 2 Murray Hill Drive, Mt. Morris, NY 14510.

Please note that seating is limited to 12 participants per class.

About the instructor:

Art C. Wheaton is the director of Labor Studies at Cornell University ILR School Buffalo Co-Lab. Art is a member of the Buffalo/Erie County Lead Task Force. He has taught EPA RRP initial and renewal classes for more than 12 years. 

This program is sponsored by Cornell University and hosted by Livingston County Public Health Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.