EPA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Certified Renovator course test
Rules and applicability: practice questions
Our EPA Lead RRP Renovator bank has 69 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
The Pre-Renovation Education Rule (pamphlet delivery) has been in effect since:
- June 1999
- April 2010
- January 1978
- December 2015
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A. June 1999 — Section 745.81(c) states the Pre-Renovation Education Rule provisions have been in effect since June 1999.
Question 2
Which project counts as a renovation under the RRP definition?
- Installing a new appliance without disturbing paint
- Cutting into painted walls to blow in insulation
- Washing walls with a sponge
- Moving furniture between rooms
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B. Cutting into painted walls to blow in insulation — The definition lists weatherization such as cutting holes in painted surfaces to install blown-in insulation.
Question 3
What is the 'dripline' around a building?
- The roof gutter and the downspouts that drain it
- The area directly under the eaves and nowhere else
- The area within 10 feet of the building's perimeter
- The area within 3 feet of the building's perimeter
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D. The area within 3 feet of the building's perimeter — Section 745.63 defines the dripline as the area within 3 feet surrounding the perimeter of a building.
Question 4
What is the 'window trough'?
- The interior window stool that sticks into the room
- The exterior sill area between sill and storm window
- The top rail of the window frame above the sash
- The glass pane and the glazing putty around it
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B. The exterior sill area between sill and storm window — Section 745.63 defines the trough as the part of the exterior sill between the interior sill and the storm window frame, or where both sashes rest.
Question 5
Since January 12, 2026, what is the dust-lead action level for window troughs?
- 100 µg/ft²
- 5 µg/ft²
- 40 µg/ft²
- 400 µg/ft²
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A. 100 µg/ft² — Window troughs have an action level of 100 µg/ft² from January 12, 2026 (it was 400 before).