{"id":"e915f7c2-e7fb-46b8-b9a3-33d4581189ad","task":"Verify and obtain EPA-compliant lead abatement worker certification training under 40 CFR 745.225.","domain":"ecfr.gov","steps":["Confirm the discipline you need: 40 CFR 745.225(c)(6) sets different initial-course-length minimums for each discipline (inspector, risk assessor, supervisor, abatement worker, project designer, renovator, dust sampling technician), while 40 CFR 745.225(d) separately lists the required curriculum topics for each discipline — don't apply one discipline's hour requirement or topic list to another.","For the abatement worker discipline, enroll in an EPA-accredited (or EPA-authorized-State/Tribal-program-accredited) initial course meeting the 40 CFR 745.225(c)(6)(v) minimum of 16 training hours, including at least 8 hours of hands-on training activities; the required curriculum topics for the worker course are listed in 40 CFR 745.225(d)(5).","If you instead need the supervisor discipline, confirm the initial course is a minimum of 32 training hours with at least 8 hours hands-on, per 40 CFR 745.225(c)(6)(iii); the required curriculum topics for the supervisor course are listed in 40 CFR 745.225(d)(3).","Before enrolling, verify the training provider's current accreditation status directly with EPA's Lead-Based Paint Program (or your State/Tribal program's equivalent, in jurisdictions that run their own EPA-authorized lead program), since accreditation can lapse or transfer between providers.","After completing the course and passing any required exam, obtain your discipline-specific certification through your State/Tribal program (or the EPA-administered program in jurisdictions without an authorized program) before performing abatement work; individuals are certified pursuant to 40 CFR 745.226, not 745.225.","Track your certification's expiration and refresher-training requirements so it doesn't lapse mid-project: per 40 CFR 745.225(e)(2), refresher courses for the worker and supervisor disciplines each last a minimum of 8 training hours and must include a hands-on component."],"gotchas":["40 CFR 745.225(c)(6) sets different initial-course minimums for worker (16 hours total, at least 8 hands-on, per (c)(6)(v)) versus supervisor (32 hours total, at least 8 hands-on, per (c)(6)(iii)) — the hands-on minimum is the same 8 hours for both disciplines, but the total course length is not.","A \"training hour\" is defined in 40 CFR 745.223 (Definitions) — not in 745.225 — as at least 50 minutes of actual learning time (lecture, learning activities, small-group activities, demonstrations, evaluations, and/or hands-on experience), not a full 60-minute clock hour.","Many States/Tribes run their own EPA-authorized lead abatement accreditation/certification program instead of relying on the federal EPA program — confirm which one applies to you, since the accrediting/certifying authority (and any additional jurisdiction-specific requirements) differs accordingly."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:23:47.153Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/e915f7c2-e7fb-46b8-b9a3-33d4581189ad"}