I received a call earlier about a contractor inquiring about emergencies. The question typically asked is “Does the RRP Rule apply to contractors working on home damaged by weather or an unforeseen emergency?
The EPA indicates that such damage from this type of situation could result in the need for emergency renovations. Certain requirements of the RRP Rule do not apply to emergency renovations, which are renovation activities that were not planned but result from a sudden or unexpected event that, if not immediately attended to, presents a safety or public health hazard, or threatens equipment and/or property with significant damage.
The information distribution requirements do not apply to emergency renovations. Weather-based emergency renovations are also exempt from the warning sign, and wast handling, training, and certification requirements to the exten necessary to respond to the emergency. These emergency renovations are not exempt from cleaning requirements, cleaning verification requirements, or recordkeeping requirements.
I hope that helps clarify emergency situations.
Wayne
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WAYNE,
Could you email me or post the text from the EPA documents that address the emergency rules. In the alternative, could you provide the website address and path to review the emergency rules
JD, I just sent you a link via email.
Thanks
Wayne
Wayne,
Thanks for the post. We have a EPA RRP FAQ page http://zipwall.com/lp/EPAFAQ.html.
Hope this can be a good resource.
Thanks for the info. I had a question about your site. I’ll shoot you an email.
Wayne