EPA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Certified Renovator course test
Certification and responsibilities: practice questions
Our EPA Lead RRP Renovator bank has 43 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
How does a firm become EPA-certified to perform renovations?
- Apply electronically to EPA and pay the fee
- Buy an EPA-recognized lead test kit for each crew
- Send one worker to an accredited renovator course
- Register with the state contractor licensing board
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A. Apply electronically to EPA and pay the fee — Section 745.89(a) requires firms to electronically submit an Application for Firms and pay the fees.
Question 2
If a renovator misses the refresher deadline, what must they do?
- Wait 1 year and then reapply to EPA
- Retake the initial renovator course
- Pay a late fee to EPA within 90 days
- Take two refresher courses back to back
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B. Retake the initial renovator course — Section 745.90(a)(4) says if no refresher is completed in time, the individual must re-take the initial course.
Question 3
Which renovator responsibility relates to records?
- Filing the owner's tax return for the work
- Preparing test kit and compliance records
- Writing the owner's HUD funding application
- Keeping the occupants' medical files
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B. Preparing test kit and compliance records — Section 745.90(b)(8) requires the renovator to prepare the records required by 745.86(b)(1)(ii) and (b)(6).
Question 4
After a refresher without hands-on training, what must the renovator's next refresher include?
- Nothing extra
- A dust sampling course
- Hands-on training
- An online-only module
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C. Hands-on training — Section 745.90(a)(4) requires that the next refresher after a non-hands-on refresher include hands-on training.
Question 5
Within how many years of the initial course must a renovator take a refresher to stay certified?
- 10 years
- 1 year
- 3 years
- 5 years
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D. 5 years — Section 745.90(a)(4) requires a refresher within 5 years of the initial course date.