Lead RRP firm and renovator certification and training practice questions
20 free practice questions from 40 CFR 745.89 to 745.92 and 745.225. Each answer is explained and linked to the rule it comes from.
Lead RRP firm and renovator certification and training
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Firm certification
1. Under 745.89(a)(1), who must sign the "Application for Firms" that a firm submits for initial certification?
- A. An EPA regional coordinator
- B. The training provider that trained the firm's renovators
- C. An authorized agent of the firm
- D. An inspector or risk assessor who has reviewed the firm
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Answer: C. An authorized agent of the firm
"To apply, a firm must submit to EPA a completed “Application for Firms,” signed by an authorized agent of the firm, and pay electronically at least the correct amount of fees."
Source: eCFR: 40 CFR 745.89, Firm certification (as of Nov 4, 2026)
2. Besides a complete application, what does 745.89(a)(2)(i) say EPA looks at before approving a firm's initial certification?
- A. The number of certified renovators the firm employs
- B. Proof of liability insurance
- C. The firm's years in business
- D. The environmental compliance history of the firm, its principals, or its key employees
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Answer: D. The environmental compliance history of the firm, its principals, or its key employees
EPA approves the application if it is complete and "the environmental compliance history of the firm, its principals, or its key employees does not show an unwillingness or inability to maintain compliance with environmental statutes or regulations."
Source: eCFR: 40 CFR 745.89, Firm certification (as of Nov 4, 2026)
Firm re-certification and amendment
3. A firm submits a complete re-certification application less than 90 days before its certification expires, and EPA has not approved it by the expiration date. What does 745.89(b)(1)(ii) say happens?
- A. The certification stays in effect until EPA makes a final decision
- B. The certification expires and the firm cannot conduct renovations until EPA approves the re-certification
- C. The firm gets an automatic 30-day extension
- D. The firm may keep working if a certified renovator is assigned to each job
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Answer: B. The certification expires and the firm cannot conduct renovations until EPA approves the re-certification
In that case "the firm's current certification will expire and the firm will not be able to conduct renovations until EPA approves its re-certification application." By contrast, a complete and timely application (submitted 90 days or more before expiration) keeps the current certification in effect until its expiration date or EPA's final decision, whichever is later.
Source: eCFR: 40 CFR 745.89, Firm certification (as of Nov 4, 2026)
4. Under 745.89(c)(3), what effect does amending a firm's certification have on its expiration date?
- A. It restarts the certification period from the amendment date
- B. It does not affect the expiration date
- C. It extends the expiration date by 90 days
- D. It moves the expiration date to the next re-certification cycle
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Answer: B. It does not affect the expiration date
"Amending a certification does not affect the certification expiration date."
Source: eCFR: 40 CFR 745.89, Firm certification (as of Nov 4, 2026)
Firm responsibilities
5. Under 745.89(d)(2), what must a firm performing renovations ensure for each renovation it performs?
- A. An inspector or risk assessor inspects the job before work starts
- B. EPA receives electronic notice before the job begins
- C. The property owner approves each worker's training in writing
- D. A certified renovator is assigned to it and discharges all of the certified renovator responsibilities identified in 745.90
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Answer: D. A certified renovator is assigned to it and discharges all of the certified renovator responsibilities identified in 745.90
The firm must ensure that "A certified renovator is assigned to each renovation performed by the firm and discharges all of the certified renovator responsibilities identified in § 745.90."
Source: eCFR: 40 CFR 745.89, Firm certification (as of Nov 4, 2026)
Renovator and dust sampling technician certification
6. Under 745.90(a)(2), which individuals may take an accredited refresher renovator course that includes hands-on training instead of the initial renovator course?
- A. Individuals with five years of painting experience
- B. Individuals who have successfully completed an accredited abatement worker or supervisor course
- C. Any certified dust sampling technician
- D. Individuals who hold a general contractor license
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Answer: B. Individuals who have successfully completed an accredited abatement worker or supervisor course
"Individuals who have successfully completed an accredited abatement worker or supervisor course" (or an EPA, HUD, or EPA/HUD model renovation course before October 4, 2011) "may take an accredited refresher renovator training course that includes hands-on training in lieu of the initial renovator training course" to become a certified renovator.
7. Under 745.90(a)(3), who may act as certified dust sampling technicians without further training?
- A. Certified renovators
- B. Certified abatement workers
- C. Anyone who took an EPA/HUD model renovation course
- D. Individuals currently certified as lead-based paint inspectors or risk assessors
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Answer: D. Individuals currently certified as lead-based paint inspectors or risk assessors
"Individuals who are currently certified as lead-based paint inspectors or risk assessors may act as certified dust sampling technicians without further training."
8. A renovator took a refresher course without hands-on training. What does 745.90(a)(4) say their next refresher course must include to maintain renovator certification?
- A. Hands-on training
- B. A dust sampling technician module
- C. A written exam given by EPA
- D. Only a classroom review of current laws
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Answer: A. Hands-on training
Individuals who take the renovator refresher without hands-on training "must, for their next refresher course, take a refresher course that includes hands-on training to maintain renovator certification."
9. Under 745.90(a)(1), what serves as proof of renovator or dust sampling technician certification?
- A. A license number that EPA issues after a separate exam
- B. A letter from the firm's owner
- C. The course completion certificate
- D. A listing on the firm's certification application
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Answer: C. The course completion certificate
An individual becomes certified by completing the appropriate accredited course, and "The course completion certificate serves as proof of certification."
Renovator and dust sampling technician responsibilities
10. Under 745.90(b)(4), when a certified renovator regularly directs work performed by other individuals, what does ensuring the 745.85(a) work practices are followed include?
- A. Maintaining the integrity of the containment barriers and ensuring that dust or debris does not spread beyond the work area
- B. Checking each worker's State contractor license
- C. Reporting each worker's hours to EPA
- D. Collecting dust clearance samples at the end of each day
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Answer: A. Maintaining the integrity of the containment barriers and ensuring that dust or debris does not spread beyond the work area
The renovator "Must regularly direct work being performed by other individuals to ensure that the work practices required by § 745.85(a) are being followed, including maintaining the integrity of the containment barriers and ensuring that dust or debris does not spread beyond the work area."
11. Under 745.90(b)(6), what triggers a certified renovator's duty to use an acceptable test kit on components to be affected by the renovation?
- A. A request by the party contracting for renovation services
- B. The firm's certification coming up for renewal
- C. Any exterior renovation
- D. A request by a trained worker on the job
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Answer: A. A request by the party contracting for renovation services
"When requested by the party contracting for renovation services, must use an acceptable test kit to determine whether components to be affected by the renovation contain lead-based paint."
12. Under 745.90(b)(8), which records must a certified renovator prepare?
- A. The firm's application for certification
- B. The laboratory's analysis report for dust clearance samples
- C. The test kit records required by 745.86(b)(1)(ii) and the work practice compliance documentation required by 745.86(b)(6)
- D. The training program's course completion certificates
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Answer: C. The test kit records required by 745.86(b)(1)(ii) and the work practice compliance documentation required by 745.86(b)(6)
A certified renovator "Must prepare the records required by § 745.86(b)(1)(ii) and (6)." Those are the "Records prepared by a certified renovator after using EPA-recognized test kits" and the "Documentation of compliance with the requirements of § 745.85".
13. Under 745.90(c)(1), where must a certified dust sampling technician send the dust samples collected during optional dust clearance sampling?
- A. To a laboratory recognized by EPA under TSCA section 405(b)
- B. To the certified renovator assigned to the job
- C. To the State health department
- D. To any laboratory the property owner chooses
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Answer: A. To a laboratory recognized by EPA under TSCA section 405(b)
The technician "must send the collected samples to a laboratory recognized by EPA under TSCA section 405(b), and must compare the results to the action levels in accordance with § 745.227(e)(8)."
Suspension, revocation and modification
14. Under 745.91(a)(1), besides an administrative or judicial finding of violation, what counts as evidence of a failure to comply?
- A. A complaint filed by a property owner
- B. A missed refresher course deadline
- C. A news report about the job
- D. Execution of a consent agreement in settlement of an enforcement action
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Answer: D. Execution of a consent agreement in settlement of an enforcement action
"In addition to an administrative or judicial finding of violation, execution of a consent agreement in settlement of an enforcement action constitutes, for purposes of this section, evidence of a failure to comply with relevant statutes or regulations."
15. Unless EPA's decision and order specify otherwise, what does 745.91(b)(7)(ii) require of an individual whose certification has been revoked?
- A. Take a refresher training course
- B. Take an initial renovator or dust sampling technician course to become certified again
- C. Wait until the firm is re-certified
- D. Nothing; the certification is restored when the revocation ends
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Answer: B. Take an initial renovator or dust sampling technician course to become certified again
"An individual whose certification has been revoked must take an initial renovator or dust sampling technician course in order to become certified again." A suspended individual instead takes a refresher course.
Fees (without amounts)
16. Under 745.92(a)(1)(ii), which training programs pay no fee for renovator or dust sampling technician course accreditation?
- A. Programs that train fewer than 100 students a year
- B. Programs run by certified firms for their own workers
- C. Programs operated by a State, federally recognized Indian Tribe, local government, or non-profit organization
- D. Programs that offer only refresher courses
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Answer: C. Programs operated by a State, federally recognized Indian Tribe, local government, or non-profit organization
"No fee shall be imposed on any training program operated by a State, federally recognized Indian Tribe, local government, or non-profit organization." The exemption "does not apply to the certification of firms or individuals."
Renovator and dust sampling technician courses
17. Under 745.225(c)(3), who is primarily responsible for teaching the course materials of an accredited course and must be present to provide instruction?
- A. The training manager
- B. The principal instructor
- C. A guest instructor
- D. An EPA auditor
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Answer: B. The principal instructor
"the principal instructor is primarily responsible for teaching the course materials and must be present to provide instruction (or oversight of portions of the course taught by guest instructors)".
18. Under 745.225(c)(6)(viii), which part of a renovator course may be delivered by electronic learning?
- A. The hands-on portion
- B. The final course test
- C. The classroom portion
- D. The proficiency test
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Answer: C. The classroom portion
Electronic learning and other alternative delivery methods are "permitted for the classroom portion of renovator, dust sampling technician, or lead-based paint activities courses but not the hands-on portion of these courses, or for final course tests or proficiency tests".
19. Under 745.225(c)(8)(vii), what must renovator and dust sampling technician course completion certificates include?
- A. The firm's EPA certification number
- B. The individual's years of work experience
- C. The name of the individual's employer
- D. A photograph of the individual
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Answer: D. A photograph of the individual
"For renovator and dust sampling technician course completion certificates, a photograph of the individual." It must be "an accurate and recognizable image of the individual."
20. Which of these is a course topic that 745.225(d)(6) requires in the renovator course?
- A. Providing on-the-job training to other workers
- B. Preparation of the final inspection report
- C. Lead hazard screen protocol
- D. Respirator fit testing
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Answer: A. Providing on-the-job training to other workers
The renovator course topics in 745.225(d)(6) include "(x) Providing on-the-job training to other workers." Lead hazard screen protocol is a risk assessor topic and the final inspection report is an inspector topic.