Lead-Safe Work Practices for Home Inspectors Course
Welcome to InterNACHI's free, online "Lead-Safe Work Practices for Home Inspectors Course." This course is provided by our accredited college at internachi.edu.
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Goal:
The goal of this course is to teach home inspectors about lead-safe work practices required by contractors regulated under the EPA rule for lead-based paint. The course will also help home inspectors use lead-safe work practices to prevent the creation of lead hazards while performing home inspections in pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities. As a trained inspector, you play an important role in helping to prevent lead exposure.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- list what contractors must do to comply with the lead-safe rule;
- observe methods used by contractors to perform work that is lead-safe;
- ensure renovation is performed safely in accordance with lead-safe work practices;
- educate clients about lead paint and the importance of hiring certified contractors;
- describe how the presence of lead paint is confirmed;
- communicate to clients the dangers of lead-based paint and their rights under the EPA rule;
- inspect a work area and identify non-compliance;
- assist contractors in their compliance with the regulations; and
- oversee work practices of contractors.
The course includes:
- 2 InterNACHI® CE credit hours;
- 97,628 words;
- 1.0 hour of instructional video;
- student book;
- study guide;
- inspection and writing assignment;
- research and writing assignment;
- 16 quiz questions in 1 quiz;
- 35-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool);
- instant grading;
- a downloadable, printable Certificate of Completion
This course does NOT make you EPA-certified. To become an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Contractor, take InterNACHI's EPA-approved RRP course.
You will learn the following topics:
- What is lead-based paint?;
- Health risks of lead;
- Symptoms of lead poisoning;
- Tiny amounts of lead;
- Why are dust and debris a problem?;
- A little dust goes a long way;
- "Sweetener packet" math;
- Contractor discusses lead;
- Parent discusses a child's poisoning;
- Now you know; and
- Lead-safe work practices.
| Lead-Safe Work Practices for Home Inspectors Course | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course #3006, Student Catalog | ||
| www.nachi.org/lead-safe-practices-online-course | ||
| Student Work | Time Calculation | Estimated Clock Hour Time for the Average Student |
| Attendance for "Seat Time" 1 | # of minutes of student attendance / 50 | 21.0 |
| Participation in Learning Activities 2 | # of minutes of online student participation / 50 | 3.0 |
| Interactivity 3 | # of minutes of student interactivity / 50 | 0.5 |
| Reading the Course Text 4 | # of words in the course / 100 words per minute / 50 | 19.5 |
| Reading the Course Textbook 5 | # of words in the book / 100 words per minute / 50 | 10.0 |
| Academic Engagement 6 | # of words in the course / 100 / 50 | 3.0 |
| Direct Communication 7 | # of minutes of communication / 50 | 0.5 |
| Instructional Video Learning 8 | # of minutes of video / 50 | 1.0 |
| Reinforcement Q & A 9 | # of questions X 1.85 / 50 | 1.3 |
| Writing Assignment of the Inspection 10 | 4.0 hours per assignment | 4.0 |
| Writing Assignment of the Research 11 | 4.0 hours per assignment | 4.0 |
| Academic Activities for an Inspection 12 | 8.0 hours for each inspection assignment | 8.0 |
| Performing an Inspection 13 | 8.0 hours for each inspection | 8.0 |
| * nachi.org/catalog-credit-hour-calculation | 62.8 | |
| Total clock hours | 63.0 clock hours 63.0 InterNACHI CE Hours 6.3 CEU | |
This course has been approved by:
- the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors;
- the Master Inspector Certification Board;
- the International Association of Certified Indoor Air Consultants;
- the Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association; and
- many government agencies and licensing boards.
In keeping with InterNACHI's commitment to Continuing Education, this course is open and free to all members and can be taken repeatedly without limit.
Reminder to members: InterNACHI's Code of Ethics 1.10 requires that you comply with all government rules and licensing requirements of the jurisdiction where you conduct business. InterNACHI's courses and Standards generally exceed the Standards of Practice that you are required to abide by locally.
Upon completion of this course and passing of the 35-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool), the student can download and print their own Certificate of Completion which is auto-generated in their own name.
The student's (InterNACHI member's) information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log.
Members will need their username and password. If you have forgotten your password, CLICK HERE (instant response) or email fastreply@internachi.org and request it (don't forget your name).
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Some features that make InterNACHI's courses superior to existing continuing education options:
- The course is free for all InterNACHI members.
- The course is written in pure XHTML code for quick loading. The course loads fine on old computers and loads fast, even with dial-up.
- The course is designed using a hierarchal menu coupled with a sequential page navigation. This provides the student with the option to easily repeat areas of weakness.
- The course permits the student to start, stop and restart any part of the course as often as desired.
- There are a variety of images within the course, including diagrams, illustrations and pictures of actual roofs.
- The illustrations can be enlarged for clearer viewing by clicking on them.
- The text is integrated into InterNACHI's Inspector Glossary. Rolling over blue-colored terms provides their definition.
- The final exam uses multiple-choice questions that reference the images.
- The course's quizzes and final exam have numerous advantages over traditional exam systems:
- The course, quizzes and final exam incorporate built-in intelligence which identifies and strengthens each student's unique subject weaknesses.
- Not only is each question weighted with regard to score, but each answer is weighted, as well as the correctness of each answer being weighted.
- Answers to easy questions are weighted such that the student is penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly, but rewarded modestly for answering correctly.
- Answers to difficult questions are weighted such that the student is rewarded, in terms of score, for answering correctly, but not penalized for answering incorrectly.
- Answers to questions regarding basic safety, or questions every inspector should know the answer to, are weighted such that the student is severely penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly.
- Upon passing the final exam, the student can print out a Certificate of Completion which is auto- generated in their own name.
The student's (InterNACHI member's) information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log.
