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Online Lead Refresher Training

Iowa Lead Safety is approved by the Iowa Department of Public Health to offer all Iowa-approved LEAD REFRESHER courses online, on a permanent basis.

Our training calendar has dates and times of the available courses, and includes:

4hr Lead Renovator Refresher
8hr Lead Abatement Contractor Refresher
8hr Lead Abatement Worker Refresher
8 hr Lead Sample Tech Refresher
16hr Lead Inspector Refresher

Click HERE to see the training calendar

How does online training work?

Class Calendar & Registration

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Looking For Work? Polk County Needs Abatement Contractors

EPA Bans All Retail Distribution of Methylene Chloride to Consumers for Paint and Coating Removal

Looking For Work? Polk County Needs Abatement Contractors

If you are a certified Lead Abatement Contractor, Polk County needs your help!

If you are a contractor interested in becoming a certified Lead Abatement Contractor, Polk County needs your help!

The Polk County Health Department is administering the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant with the purpose of identifying and remediating lead hazards in 150 homes.

Contact Frank or Stephanie at the Polk County Health Department for more information.

Frank Morano 515-323-5337

Stephanie Appleby 515-323-5232

EPA Announces Tighter Standards for Lead

EPA Bans All Retail Distribution of Methylene Chloride to Consumers for Paint and Coating Removal

Looking For Work? Polk County Needs Abatement Contractors

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, along with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, announced new, tighter standards for lead in dust on floors and window sills to protect children from the harmful effects of lead exposure.

“EPA is delivering on our commitment in the Administration’s Federal Lead Action Plan to take important steps to reduce childhood lead exposure,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler.

The rule will become effective 180 days after publication in the Federal Register.
A link to this final rule and to learn more: https://www.epa.gov/lead/hazard-standards-lead-paint-dust-and-soil-tsca-section-403

EPA Bans All Retail Distribution of Methylene Chloride to Consumers for Paint and Coating Removal

WASHINGTON (Nov. 22, 2019) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulations to prohibit the manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution of methylene chloride in all paint removers for consumer use will go into effect after November 22, 2019. Starting November 23, 2019, it will be unlawful for any person or retailer to sell or distribute paint removal products containing methylene chloride for consumer use, including e-commerce sales. To learn more, go to the EPA website, https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-bans-consumer-sales-methylene-chloride-paint-removers-protecting-public