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Testing Painted Components

I am an owner/agent for an apartment community built prior to 1978. In 2004, testing of a random sample of units was completed by a certified testing firm. The results were negative for lead paint but positive for lead dust. With the positive lead dust result, are we required to comply with the RRP Rule?
I’m a certified renovator using an EPA-recognized lead test kit to determine whether or not I have to follow the Renovation Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule work practices. What components must test negative for lead-based paint in order to qualify for the exclusion in 40 CFR 745.82(a)(2)?
If a certified inspector or risk assessor determines that a component was installed post-1978 and is therefore free of lead-based paint, can the renovation firm rely on this determination?
If a property is tested by a certified renovator, inspector, or risk assessor and found to be free of lead-based paint, does any testing need to be done again if work is done on the property several years later?
Is a lead-based paint inspection, performed by a certified inspector or risk assessor, that includes a written determination that various building components are free of paint or other surface coatings containing lead equal to or in excess of 1.0 milligrams per square centimeter (mg/cm2) or 0.5% by weight sufficient to determine compliance with requirements of the RRP rule?
Under the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP Rule, when testing a property for the presence of lead prior to beginning a renovation using an EPA-recognized test kit, must I test every component affected by the renovation?
When testing a property for the presence of lead prior to beginning a renovation using an EPA-recognized test kit, must I test every component affected by the renovation?

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