GBCE/Green Team: Required Core Courses
Course Title
OSHA 10
Required in the
state of CT for any
worker on a
construction site
Renovation Repair
and Painting
Required of all
renovation
contractors by US
EPA.
Desirable for
maintenance
workers in multifamily housing,
painters and other
tradesmen,
homeowners,
residential real
estate managers
and managers of
child-care facilities.
Course Description
Hours
Credential
Supports/
Materials/Supplies
This course presents the guidelines of Occupational Safety Health &
Administration designed for anyone involved in the construction industry.
Specifically devised for crew workers; the program provides complete
information on OSHA compliance issues. OSHA recommends program as an
orientation to occupational safety health for workers covered by OSHA 29
CFR 1926. Two-day program includes Site & Job Safety Issues; Work Hazards;
Work Gear & Fall Protection; Working in Enclosed Spaces.
The guidelines are to be followed by construction workers on all sites which
are visited and controlled periodically by OSHA inspectors. The course
includes the following sections:
Introduction to OSHA, Electrical Safety/Control of Hazardous Energies, Fall
Protection, Scaffolds, Cranes and Rigging, Trenching and Excavations, Fire
Prevention, Permit-Required Confined Space Entry, Materials Handling,
Power Tool Use and Guarding, Stairways and Ladders
EPA’s Renovation, Repair and Painting Final Rule (40 CFR 745) requires that
as of April 22, 2010, renovations conducted for compensation must be
performed by Certified Firms using Certified Renovators. EPA requires that
firms performing renovation, repair, and painting projects that disturb leadbased paint in pre-1978 homes, child care facilities and schools be certified
by EPA and that they use certified renovators who are trained by EPAapproved training providers to follow lead-safe work practices. The RRP
course teaches contractors and others how to use lead-safe work practices
and follow these three simple procedures: Contain the work area minimize
dust, and clean up thoroughly.
The 8-hour course includes 8 Modules:
1. Why lead-based paint is a problem during renovations.
2. Regulations: What the EPA regulations require of Certified Firms and
Certified Renovators.
3. Before Beginning Work: Teaches how to determine if lead-based paint
affects your work, and how to educate owners and residents in target
housing, or owners and adult representatives in child-occupied facilities
about how the work will affect lead in their property. This module also
discusses how to plan the work so that it is lead safe.
4. Contain Dust During Work: Teaches how to properly set up the work
area so that dust and debris created by your work do not contaminate
the property and leave behind lead dust.
5. During the Work: Teaches how to work in a lead-safe manner and what
practices are prohibited by the EPA and/or HUD rules; provides
10 hrs over
2 days
OSHA 10 card:
A qualifying test
is administered
by the certified
teacher at the
end of the
course. The U.S.
Department of
Labor, OSHA,
issues an official,
numbered card
valid for 5 years
from the date of
issuance.
A certificate is
awarded by GBCE
and by the
certified school
authorized to
award a US EPA
certification to
students who
pass the final 50question test
with at least 70%
correct answers.
- Lectures supported by
Power Point
presentations
May be
offered
evenings
and
weekends
8 hours
May be
offered
evenings
and
weekends
The certificate is
valid for 5 years
- OSHA Construction
Safety Handbook
(JJKeller)
- Lectures supported by
Power Point
presentations
- Small Entity
Compliance Guide to
Renovate Right: EPA's
Lead-based Paint
Renovation, Repair and
Painting Program September 2011
(PDF) (32 pp, 3.3MB). A
handbook for
contractors, property
managers, and
maintenance personnel
working in homes, child
care facilities, and
schools built before
1978. (September 2011
revised version.)
GBCE/Green Team: Required Core Courses
information on personal protective equipment.
6. Cleaning Activities and Checking Your Work: Teaches how to effectively
clean up dust generated by the work performed in the home or childoccupied facility, and teaches Certified Renovators how to conduct a
cleaning verification. This section also contains information about how
to dispose of renovation waste.
7. Recordkeeping: Teaches the requirements in the EPA and HUD Rules for
creating and maintaining documentation of the work.
8. Training Non-Certified Renovation Workers: Teaches the Certified
Renovator how to train non-certified renovation workers in lead safe
practices while on the job.
There is a hands-on component of the course demonstrating containment,
specialized work tools and equipment and personal protection equipment.
Refresher Course
Lead Abatement
Supervisor
Required yearly for
license renewal
The Lead Supervisor Refresher Training will comply with the CT DPH
Standard 20-440 requirements. This course includes a review and discussion
of changes and interpretation of applicable state and federal laws,
regulations, policies and guidelines. The development and changes in stateof-the art procedures and equipment will also be discussed along with a
review of key areas of the initial lead abatement supervisor training. The
students will receive a certificate that they should send to the CT
Department of Public Health with their renewal application. The certificate is
valid 1-year maximum, the time-frame in which the student should apply for
renewal.
Refresher Course
Asbestos
Abatement
Supervisor
Required yearly for
license renewal
The Asbestos Supervisor Refresher Training will comply with the CT DPH
Standard 19a.44 requirements. This course includes a review and discussion
of changes and interpretation of applicable state and federal laws,
regulations, policies and guidelines. The development and changes in stateof-the art procedures and equipment will also be discussed along with a
review of key areas of the initial lead abatement supervisor training. The
students will receive a certificate that they should send to the CT
Department of Public Health with their renewal application. The certificate is
valid 1-year maximum, the time-frame in which the student should apply for
renewal.
8 hours
May be
offered
evenings &
weekends
8 hours
May be
offered
evenings &
weekends
A certificate is
awarded by GBCE
and by the
certified school
authorized to
award a US EPA
certification to
students who
pass the final test
with at least 70%
correct answers.
A certificate is
awarded by the
certified school
authorized to
award a CT DPH
certification to
students who
pass the final test
with at least 70%
correct answers.
- Lectures supported by
Power Point
presentations
- Review of initial texts
- US EPA Regulations
“Lead Paint Supervisor”
- CT Dept of Public
Health Regulations
- Text - US EPA Model
Training Curriculum
- Lectures supported by
Power Point
presentations
- Review of initial texts
- US EPA Regulations
“Lead Paint Supervisor”
- CT Dept of Public
Health Regulations
- Text - US EPA Model
Training Curriculum