The RRP training is required to participate in the DCA’ CHIP Program as well as each contractor must have State contractors ‘Licenses. 

Instructor: Chuck Griffith

Certified EPA & EPD, RRP Trainer

T&C Safety Training Institute LLC


Date: June 12, 2024

Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Cost: $250.00 

Due: 6/12 - Day of training

Training fee is due the day of training. Please pay with cash or check. We are unable to accept debit/credit cards


About the instructor: Chuck Griffith is an approved trainer for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Georgia Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) program. He is the only trainer in Georgia with over 40 years of experience as a contractor and has been training contractors since Georgia began its lead program. Learn from his expertise and gain first-hand knowledge on how to make accurate bids for lead jobs.


This Class Covers 

  1. Why lead is a problem
  2. EPA, HUD, & Ga. EPD Regulations
  3. Determining if lead affects work
  4. How to:

✓ Set-up the work area

✓ Clean the work area

✓ Work safe

✓ Dispose of lead waste

✓ Document work



  • RRP Lead Paint Certification is Federal EPA & Ga. EPD Law
  • All Contractors working on residential housing built pre-1978 must be lead certified
  • Fines for doing work on pre-1978 housing can be as much as 37,500.00 per violation.

For More Information Contact:

Brenda Wade

Grant Administration Manager


Phone: 229-522-3552, ext.105

Email: bwade@swgrc.org

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