Corporate Training By Zack Academy - DOE Lead Safe Weatherization

Why Should You Take This DOE Lead Safe Weatherization Course?

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) was created in 1976 to assist low-income families who lacked resources to invest in energy efficiency. WAP is operated in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Native American tribes, and U.S. Territories. Take this DOE Lead Safe Weatherization course to learn how to reduce energy costs for low-income families, particularly for the elderly, people with disabilities, and children, by improving the energy efficiency of their homes while ensuring their health and safety.

Funds are used to improve the energy efficiency of low-income homes using the most advanced technologies and testing protocols available in the housing industry. The energy conservation resulting from the efforts of state and local agencies helps our country reduce its dependence on foreign oil and decrease the cost of energy for families in need while improving the health and safety of their homes. 

LSW training for Weatherization workers, both in-house and contractor is critical to the protection of Weatherization clients and the workers themselves. Also, it may be helpful or even necessary in getting reasonable Pollution Occurrence Insurance. DOE requires that when the disturbance of painted surfaces is more than the de minimis levels stipulated in the EPA rule or exceeds the emissions levels under the OSHA Rule, Weatherization workers be trained in LSW. If workers have not had sufficient training, states must provide training for them before they work on homes with lead paint where painted surfaces will be disturbed in the course of doing the weatherization measures.

The Following Topics Will Be Covered in Detail:

• Locate DOE Guidance related to the implementation of lead-safe weatherization
• List the 12 elements of LSW
• Describe the similarities and differences of Lead-Safe Weatherization (LSW) and the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (RRP)
• Name typical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Discuss client notification requirements
• Describe all methods for testing lead-based paint
• Recall containment strategies for Level 1 and Level 2 containment
• Describe cleanup and cleanup verification requirements
• Apply the Rules and Guidance of LSW and RRP in compliance with DOE related Weatherization work
• Summarize and understand Lead-Safe Weatherization protocols and activities.

Prerequisite: Proof of an active/current EPA RRPI Lead Certification certificate

Please Note:  To help states who didn't have a lead paint training program, DOE developed a LSW training course that became available in October, 2001. This is not the only training curriculum that is available to states. There are several courses offered by EPA and HUD that would serve as sufficient training for Weatherization workers to enable them to do LSW. Although the EPA and HUD lead paint-training courses acquaint trainees with the proper work protocols, the DOE LSW training addresses work practices for specific weatherization measures. Workers should have the EPA/HUD Certified Renovator training to better understand the weatherization tactics for the DOE LSW class.

Syllabus

Lead-Safe Weatherization (LSW)
Lesson 1: LEAD-BASED PAINT – Overview
Lead is a poison that may be in the paint of homes constructed prior to 1978. For agencies weatherizing these homes, awareness of the hazards of lead in paint and applying lead-safe weatherization is critical to protecting the health of workers, their families, and occupants of the weatherized home.
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to answer and discuss the following questions:
• What is lead? • Why was lead used? • Where can lead be found today? • What is a lead paint hazard related to weatherization? • What lead-safe Rules and Standards apply to weatherization?

Lead-Safe Weatherization (LSW)
Lesson 2: HEALTH EFFECTS OF LEAD
Recognizing the hazards associated with lead-based paint is the first step in protecting workers and others from potential poisoning. Identifying the signs and symptoms of exposure, the methods available for assessing a hazardous situation, and the procedures to follow when a hazard is encountered may minimize injury or damage. Because lead in dust cannot be seen or smelled, it is possible to ingest or inhale lead and be unaware of it. The hazards of working with lead-based paint do not stop at the work-site; workers have unknowingly carried lead dust home exposing their families, especially their children, to lead poisoning.
In order to fully understand the hazards associated with lead exposure, it is necessary to understand the effects of lead on the body. Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to describe and discuss the following questions:

• What is �lead poisoning�?
• How much lead is dangerous?
• How does lead get into the body?
• How does lead harm the body?
• How are blood lead levels measured?
• Worker Protection - OSHA

Lead-Safe Weatherization (LSW)
Lesson 3: 12 LSW Elements – Minimum Standards
Lead-Safe Weatherization (LSW) is a set of protocols and minimum standards established by the U.S. Department of Energy to reduce and control the amount of lead dust and paint chips that are generated when disturbing surfaces that may have lead-based paint.
LSW renovation projects can generally be broken down into 12 logical and sequential elements, the focus of this lesson. Implementation of these elements is required of all weatherization programs that do work on components containing lead in pre-1978 homes.

TRAINING FOCUS:
This lesson provides an overview of the EPA Rules as they affect the DOE Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The focus of this lesson is to provide refresher training for those that have already taken the LSW Benchmark Curriculum Training (Issued with WPN 09-6, January 7, 2009) or the EPA RRP Certified Renovator Course.
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
• Locate DOE Guidance related to the implementation of lead-safe weatherization. • List the 12 elements of LSW. • Describe the similarities and differences of LSW and RRP. • Name typical personal protective equipment for workers doing LSW. • Discuss client notification requirements. • Recall containment strategies for Level 1 and Level 2 containment. • Describe clean-up and clean-up verification requirements. • Apply the Rules and Guidance of LSW and RRP in compliance with DOE weatherization work. • Summarize and understand lead-safe weatherization protocols and activities.