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EPA Lead-Safe Renovator (RRP): federal rules

Practice questions and study guides on EPA's lead renovation, repair and painting rule in 40 CFR Part 745: which jobs it covers, firm and renovator certification, the pre-renovation pamphlet, work practices, cleaning verification and the lead hazard standards.

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What these pages cover, and what they don't

The real test or credential

Firms doing covered work must be certified, and renovator training comes from training providers accredited by EPA or by an authorized State or Tribal program. Some States and a Tribe run their own programs instead of the federal one.

Our pages

These pages cover the federal RRP rule in 40 CFR Part 745. The accredited course and its materials are not used here.

Checked against these official pages on November 6, 2026. Practice here does not replace the official training or test.

Scope and sources

Everything here comes from the current eCFR text of 40 CFR Part 745 Subparts D, E and L and § 745.103. The Certified Renovator credential is earned only by completing an accredited renovator course, and firms apply to EPA (or to an authorized State or Tribe) for certification. These pages help you study the rule; they are not a course and do not count toward certification. HUD and other rules that may also apply are not covered. Your State or Tribe may run its own authorized program, so check its rules too. goraedu is not an EPA-accredited training provider, does not certify renovators or firms, and our questions are not a course exam. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. EPA or any State or Tribal lead program.

Key rules, in the regulation's words

  • The renovation rule covers renovations performed for compensation in target housing and child-occupied facilities, with listed exceptions.

    “This subpart applies to all renovations performed for compensation in target housing and child-occupied facilities, except for the following:”
    40 CFR 745.82(a)

  • Target housing is housing built before 1978, except housing for the elderly or persons with disabilities and 0-bedroom dwellings, unless a child under 6 lives or is expected to live there.

    “Target housing means any housing constructed prior to 1978, except housing for the elderly or persons with disabilities or any 0-bedroom dwelling (unless any child who is less than 6 years of age resides or is expected to reside in such housing).”
    40 CFR 745.103

  • Firms that perform renovations for compensation must apply to EPA for certification.

    “Firms that perform renovations for compensation must electronically apply to EPA for certification to perform renovations or dust sampling.”
    40 CFR 745.89(a)(1)

  • A certified renovator is someone who completed a renovator course accredited by EPA or by an EPA-authorized State or Tribal program.

    “A certified renovator is a renovator who has successfully completed a renovator course accredited by EPA or an EPA-authorized State or Tribal program.”
    40 CFR 745.83

  • Minor repair and maintenance activities are not renovations under the rule.

    “The term renovation does not include minor repair and maintenance activities.”
    40 CFR 745.83

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