11 Miss. Code. R. § 2-9.1 General Scope and Applicability

• Library: Mississippi Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through January 9, 2024
• Citation: 11 Miss. Code. R. § 2-9.1
• Year: 2023

Pursuant to the authority granted by the Lead-Based Paint Activity Accreditation and Certification Act, Miss. Code 49-17-501 through 49-17-531, the following regulations contain procedures and requirements for the accreditation of lead-based paint activities training programs, procedures and requirements for the certification of inspectors, risk assessors, project designers, supervisors, workers, renovators, dust sampling technicians, and firms engaged in lead-based paint activities, and work practice standards for performing such activities. No person may engage in lead-based paint activities in target housing or child-occupied facilities as an inspector, risk assessor, project designer, supervisor, worker, renovator, dust sampling technician, or firm on or after the effective date of these regulations, unless applicable initial or renewed certificates to so engage in lead-based paint activities have been issued to such persons by the Commission, and are currently in effect. No firm shall employ any person on a lead-based paint activity who does not possess a current certificate issued by the Commission or has not been appropriately trained as a renovation worker. No individual will be certified as an inspector, risk assessor, or supervisor until the individual has passed the required certification (3rd party) examination for the discipline.

These regulations are applicable to all persons engaged in lead-based paint activities in target housing and child-occupied facilities. These regulations also apply to lead-based paint activities performed on or in other non-residential buildings or structures located on the property of target housing and child-occupied facilities where the lead-based paint activity would pose a health risk to those using the property. Persons who perform lead-based paint activities within residential dwellings that they own and occupy are exempt from the regulations unless the residential dwelling is occupied by a person or persons other than the owner or owner's immediate family while these activities are being performed, or a child residing in the building has been identified as having an elevated blood lead level as determined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

These regulations do not require the performance of...