Glossary
RRP Rule
Also: Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule
EPA's lead-safe work practice rule (40 CFR Part 745 Subpart E) for renovation, repair, and painting in pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities.
The RRP Rule is EPA’s Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule, codified at 40 CFR Part 745 Subpart E. It governs work that disturbs lead-based paint in pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities (daycares, schools serving children under six).
Three core obligations:
- Firm certification. The firm must be EPA Lead-Safe Certified (or state-equivalent in authorized states). See Lead-Safe Certified Firm.
- Certified Renovator on site. Each renovation must have a Certified Renovator who has completed EPA-accredited training. The renovator directs the work and ensures lead-safe work practices are followed.
- Lead-safe work practices. Containment of the work area, no-prohibited-practices (open-flame burning, heat guns above 1100°F, machine sanding without HEPA, hydroblasting), thorough cleaning, and post-renovation cleaning verification.
The rule also requires that the property owner and occupants receive the EPA Renovate Right pamphlet before work begins, and that records of compliance be kept for three years.
The minor-repair threshold (under which RRP doesn’t apply) is 6 square feet of interior or 20 square feet of exterior painted surface per component per room, and projects that don’t disturb a window. Above the threshold, RRP applies.
RRP is distinct from lead abatement (40 CFR Part 745 Subpart L), which is work specifically intended to permanently eliminate lead hazards and which uses different certifications and more stringent work practices.