What type of contractor needs this training and which firms need to be certified? As of April 22, 2010: Any contractor who does renovation, repair or painting for compensation in pre-1978 housing or in pre-1978 elementary schools, day cares, pre-schools and any other facility where a child under 6 spends 60 hours per year, if the work will disturb 6 sq. ft. of painted surface in any room or 20 sq. ft. of exterior paint, or does any window replacement or any demolition must comply.

Applies to all interior work and friable exterior work. Required for maintaining EPA Accreditation and State DPH license for anyone supervising disturbance of > 3 sq. ft. or lin. ft. of asbestos. One day past refresher due date- can’t work in the discipline. Failure to take refresher for 2 years have to take initial again.