Standard Procedure for the Qualification of Painting Contractors

Field Removal of Hazardous Coatings from Complex Structures Painting Contractors

Qualification Procedure No. 2 – Standard Procedure for the Qualification of Painting Contractors

1. Scope

1.1 This standard procedure describes a method for evalu­ating the qualifications of industrial field painting contractors to remove hazardous coatings (e.g., coatings containing lead or other hazardous metals) from industrial structures. The re­quirements of this procedure are intended to supplement the general requirements of SSPC-QP 1, “Standard Procedure for Evaluating Painting Contractors (Field Application to Complex Industrial Structures).”

This procedure establishes two qualification categories for contractors removing and containing hazardous coatings. The specifier shall designate the required category for the contrac­tor based on the type and level of containment and ventilation required (negative air pressure inside containment).

1.2 This procedure also establishes minimum requirements for worker health and safety programs and environmental pro­tection programs utilized by the contractor during hazardous coating removal operations.

2. Description

2.1 DEFINITIONS

Auditor: 1) The person or persons who perform audits on behalf of the auditing agency or qualifying agency. 2) The body possessing the necessary technical competence to review contractor submittals, conduct on-site audits of applicants, and report results to the qualifying agency in compliance with the requirements of this procedure and the written requirements of the formal audit program.

Competent Person: One who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or work­ing conditions that are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, the public, and the environment, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them. OSHA requires a competent person on-site during ex­posure-producing operations.

Complex Industrial Structure: Complex structures are those constructed of steel or concrete. Examples include: metal producing and rolling mills; bridges; processing facilities, includ­ing chemical and petrochemical processing plants; pulp and paper mills; power generation plants and substations; food and beverage plants and terminals; water, wastewater, chemical, and fuel storage tanks; and transmission towers.

Hazardous Coatings: Coating systems that contain substances (e.g., lead or other hazardous metals) in sufficient concentrations to create an occupational hazard for the worker exposed to or handling the coating waste, or an environmental hazard in the locale where disturbance of the coating is taking place.

Owner: The person, company or organization who owns or operates the complex industrial structure upon which work is to be performed.

Painting Contractor: An individual or firm who provides surface preparation and coating application services (in the field) in the industrial, marine, and heavy commercial markets.

Procedure: The sequence of steps taken to carry out a particular course of action.

Qualification: The procedure by which written assurance is given that a contractor conforms to the prescribed set of conditions or requirements of this standard procedure at the time of the on-site evaluation.

Qualifying Agency: The body responsible for develop­ment, maintenance, sponsorship and operation of a program to ensure uniform compliance with the provisions of this standard procedure.

2.2 FUNCTIONS TO BE EVALUATED: The qualification process rates four areas: 1) Management of Hazardous Coating Removal; 2) Technical Capabilities; 3) Qualification of Person­nel; and 4) Safety and Health and Environmental Compliance. Specific requirements (evaluation items) for each of these areas are presented in Section 4.

The qualifying agency shall develop specific criteria, scor­ing and evaluation schemes for determining the qualifications of all contractors based on the evaluation items in Section 4. For special requirements, additional evaluation items may be included.

The evaluation items, criteria, and evaluation scheme constitute the evaluation guidelines used to determine a contractor’s qualifications, based on the sequence of proce­dures in Section 5.

2.3 QUALIFICATION CATEGORIES

2.3.1 This standard establishes two qualification catego­ries for removing and containing hazardous coatings. These categories differ in the extent of containment and ventilation required, based on whether negative air pressure and air movement are required.

Note: This standard is primarily geared toward the removal of coatings containing lead. However, if other hazardous materi­als are in the abrasives or previously applied coating system, the contractor is expected to be familiar with OSHA and EPA requirements for handling these materials.

2.3.2 Category A: This category consists primarily of dry abrasive blast cleaning, power tool cleaning, wet abrasive blast cleaning (WAB), and water jetting, within containment. It entails the use of an engineered ventilation system with nega­tive pressure in accordance with Class 1A or 2A or 1P or 1W of SSPC Guide 6. (See Appendix A.)

2.3.3 Category B: This category consists primarily of abra­sive blast cleaning, chemical stripping, power tool cleaning, wet abrasive blast cleaning, water cleaning or water jetting within containment in accordance with Class 3A or 4A or 1C or 2C or 3C, or 2P or 3P or 2W or 3W of SSPC-Guide 6.

3. Referenced Standards

3.1 The standards and references listed in Sections 3.3 through 3.5 form a part of this standard.

3.2 The latest issue, revision, or amendment of the stan­dards and other references shall govern unless otherwise noted.

3.3 SSPC STANDARDS:
QP 1    Standard Procedure for Evaluating Painting Contractors
Guide 6     Guide for Containing Debris Gener­ated During Paint Removal Opera­tion
Guide 7     Guide for the Disposal of Lead Contaminated Surface Preparation Debris
3.4 U.S. GOVERNMENT CODE OF FEDERAL REGU­LATIONS:
29 CFR, Part 1926     Safety and Health Regulations for Construction 40 CFR, Part 50, Appendices B and G, “National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Lead”
40 CFR, Part 58, Appendices C and E, “Siting Ambient Air Monitors”
40 CFR, Part 60, Appendix A, “Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources”
40 CFR, Subchapter D, “Clean Water Act”
40 CFR Part 122, National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
40 CFR 745 Worker Training & Certification Rule

3.5 U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Health & Safety Administration:    Occupational Safety and Health Administration Guidelines on Workplace Safety and Health Program Manage­ment (Issued as 54 FR 3904, January 26, 1989)

OSHA Instruction CPL 2-2.58, Inspection and Compliance Procedures for 29 CFR 1926.62, Lead Exposure in Construction, Interim Final Rule

4. Qualification Requirements

The contractor shall meet the requirements of 4.1 through 4.5 below.

4.1 The contractor shall meet the requirements of SSPC-QP 1.

4.2 MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS COATING REMOVAL

4.2.1 Contractor’s Company Policy: The company mis­sion or policy statement signed by the CEO or COO shall state in writing that the contractor is committed to the protection of workers and the public from occupational and environmental hazards associated with lead and other hazardous coating removal operations. The contractor must also present the policy verbally to those workers who may not understand the written document.

4.2.2 Authority and Responsibility of Competent Persons

4.2.2.1 Authority: The “competent person(s),” as defined in Sections 2.1 and 4.4.1, shall have the complete support of all levels of management and written authority (including stop work authority) to ensure operations are carried out in accordance with compliance plans and governmental regulations, irrespective of production pressures. To ensure sufficient authority, competent persons shall report directly to the corporate safety, engineer­ing, quality assurance, or quality control manager, project supervisor, project manager, superintendent, CEO, or other cognizant member of management. The competent person(s) may have additional responsibilities and carry out other work assignments, but shall not routinely be a member of the work crew. A back-up “competent person” must be designated in the event the competent person is absent from the job site during exposure-producing operations.

4.2.2.2 Responsibility: The competent person(s) shall be responsible for overseeing hazardous coating removal opera­tions. Responsibilities shall include:

1.    Monitoring effectiveness and ensuring the continued integrity of environmental controls.

1. Monitoring effectiveness and ensuring the continued integrity of environmental controls.
2. Supervising worker exposure monitoring or overseeing monitoring activities performed by others.
3. Ensuring that a hazard communication program and other applicable training has been conducted for the contractor’s personnel on site.
4. Ensuring that employees working in the exposure area are wearing required personal protective equipment and are trained in the use and maintenance of such equipment and in the use of exposure control methods, personal hygiene facili­ties, respiratory protection, and decontamination practices.
5. Ensuring that any required containment or engineering controls are in operating condition and functioning properly.
6. Ensuring that fugitive emissions to air, water, or soil are minimized and that handling of all waste streams is in compli­ance with applicable regulations and contract specifications.
7. Controlling access to the work site and ensuring that contamination control boundaries are marked off.
8. Maintaining project documentation, such as exposure assessment results, ventilation performance checks, respira­tor fit tests, personal monitoring results, results of site safety inspections, medical surveillance results, etc., in accordance with the programs required in Section 4.5.

4.2.3 Information Resources: The contractor shall iden­tify a source for obtaining information on relevant regulations pertaining to hazardous coating removal and industrial hygiene procedures. A reference file of information shall be maintained at the job site or be readily accessible. (See Section 4.3.4.3 for types of references.)

4.3 TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

4.3.1 Qualification Categories: The contractor shall meet the requirements for the qualification category specified (see Section 2.3). The requirements for qualification categories A and B are given in Sections 4.3.2 and 4.3.3 below. Note: In addition to the requirements given in 4.3.2 and 4.3.3, the contractor must also meet all the other requirements of this standard.

4.3.2 Requirements for Category A: The contractor shall demonstrate competence in the following:

• Protecting, storing, and labeling hazardous materials and waste (see Section 4.6.1).
• Operation, maintenance, and safety when using water jetting, wet abrasive blast, dry abrasive blast, power tool cleaning or other coating removal equipment.
• Coating removal using containment and ventilation that meets the requirements of Class 1A or 2A, or 1W or 1P of SSPC-Guide 6.
• Operation, maintenance, and safety when using abrasive or water recovery equipment.
• Assessing quantity of emissions and worker exposure.
• Maintaining employee exposures below the ap­propriate OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) first through use of engineering and work practice controls to the extent that such controls are feasible and secondarily through use of respiratory protection that complies with current OSHA regulations.

4.3.3 Requirements for Category B: The contractor shall demonstrate competence in the following:

• Protecting, storing, and labeling hazardous materials and waste (see Section 4.6.1).
• Operation, maintenance, and safety when using water jetting, wet abrasive blast, dry abrasive blast, power tool cleaning, chemical stripping, water cleaning or other coating removal equipment.
• Coating removal using containment and ventilation that meets the requirements of Class 3A, or 4A, or 2W or 3W, 1C, or 2C or 3C, or 2P or 3P of SSPC-Guide 6.
• Operation, maintenance, and safety when using abrasive or water recovery equipment.
• Assessing quantity of emissions and worker expo­sure.
• Maintaining employee exposures below the ap­propriate OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) first through use of engineering and work practice controls to the extent that such controls are feasible and secondarily through use of respiratory protection that complies with current OSHA regulations.

4.3.4 Verifying Qualification Categories: The contractor shall submit evidence of successfully meeting the specification requirements of hazardous coating removal projects performed, using environmental controls in accordance with the owner’s specifications.

Evidence shall entail documentation of hazardous coating removal projects in which the contractor is involved at the time of the on-site evaluation and has completed in the previous 24 months.

For an initial applicant to qualify for a specific qualification category, the auditor must observe the contractor performing work which meets the requirements of the qualification category sought. A contractor who initially qualifies for a lower category cannot move to a higher category without an auditor observing the contractor performing work which meets the requirements of the higher category. Qualification status of contractors who do not have any hazardous coating removal projects in progress at the time of annual re-qualification would be handled as follows. To remain qualified for a specific qualification category, the auditor must observe the contractor performing work which meets the requirements of that category at least once in the 48 months following initial qualification, provided the contractor complies with all other requirements of this standard procedure.

During the 48 months after initial qualification, the contractor shall give the qualifying agency 60 days notice of all hazardous coating removal projects prior to starting work. In addition, the contractor is subject to scheduled or unannounced follow-up audits at the discretion of the qualifying agency. A contractor who fails to report a higher category job at the time of the audit will revert to the certification category that is observed by the auditor and reviewed by the qualifying agency. If the qualifying agency fails to visit the project after being given sufficient notice, the contractor shall be considered to fulfill the audit requirements for the selected category, provided the written and
photographic documentation reviewed by the auditor confirms conformance with the requirements of the qualification category held and of this procedure.

Documentation of work experience shall include the following.

4.3.4.1 Description of the work, including:

• Facility name, address, and principal contact.
• Brief description of structure and work performed, including dates on site.
• Coating removal method used, and type of hazardous metal in coating.
• Environmental controls used.
• Types of containment and ventilation used, if ap­plicable.
• Portion of project specification dealing with safety, health, and environmental control.
• Name of competent person(s) on site.

4.3.4.2 Verification of successful completion of the jobs described including compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations enforceable during the project.

4.3.4.3 Technical Library: The contractor shall have or demonstrate accessibility to an up-to-date library of industrial and governmental resources on subjects related to hazardous coating removal, including:
a.    Relevant federal, state, provincial, and local occu­pational safety and health standards, regulations, compliance directives, and guidelines.
b.   Ventilation standards and procedures, if applicable.
c.    Relevant federal, state, provincial, and local environ­mental regulations on solid and hazardous waste and on air, water, and soil quality.
d.    Containment guidelines and technical data sheets (e.g., equipment operating manuals).
e.    Blast cleaning and other coating removal methods (e.g., water jetting, vacuum shrouded power tool or chemical stripping).
f.    Waste collection, handling, and disposal guidelines.
g.    Industrial hygiene and safety practices.

4.4 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

4.4.1. Competent Person Training and Experience: Evi­dence or documentation shall be furnished that the competent person shall have successfully completed at least 32 contact hours of training, and shall have the experience described below in Section 4.4.1.2. Unless otherwise mandated by applicable federal standards, the training program must be approved by at least one of the states maintaining a training program ac­creditation system applicable to the industrial coating industry. (Competent persons who have successfully completed 24 hours of equivalent training prior to the effective date of this version of QP 2 will be accepted.)

4.4.1.1 Competent person training shall include 32 hours covering the following topics (see Note 7.2):
1.    Relevant hazardous and solid waste handling proce­dures
2.    Relevant portions of the following regulations and standards: 1) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS); 2) OSHA Construction Industry Standards; 3) EPA solid and hazardous waste regulations; 4) EPA site clean-up and spill response regulations; and 5) relevant state and local regulations.
3.    Different removal methods, classes of containment, and environmental controls consistent with the quali­fication categories specified in Section 4.3.
4.    All aspects of training specified in Section 4.4.2.
5.    Relevant safety practices outlined in Section 4.5.
6.    Annual refresher training, at a minimum of eight hours per year.

4.4.1.2 Competent person experience shall include:
1.    Minimum of two years industrial painting field experi­ence.
2.    Experience in relevant safety practices.
3.    Experience in hazardous waste handling procedure relative to projects described in Section 4.3.4.
4.    Experience in environmental monitoring relative to projects described in Section 4.3.4.1.

4.4.2 Production and Support Worker Training: Evidence or documentation shall be furnished that production and sup­port personnel (those involved in hazardous coating removal operations or related work) shall have had at least eight hours of training annually. Note: Proposed EPA regulations may require more than eight hours of training in the future. As a minimum, the training program shall include the following:
a.    Contents of 29 CFR 1926.21, 29 CFR 1926.59, 29 CFR 1926.62 and any EPA regulations in effect to comply with Title X – Lead Based Paint Reduction Act of 1992.
b.     Awareness of the types of operations with lead or other hazardous metals that could result in exposure that exceeds the action levels. If no action level exists, use half of the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) or Threshold Limit Value (TLV) as the threshold.
c.    Procedures for handling hazardous waste.
d.    Proper operation and maintenance of environmental control systems (e.g., dust collectors, recycling units, containment structures) as well as coating removal tools and equipment.
e.    Contents of the contractor’s general and site specific written compliance plans, as required in Section 4.5.

4.5 REQUIRED SAFETY COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS

4.5.1 Safety Procedures and Record Keeping Systems: The contractor shall have on site a written worker protection plan based on the applicable requirements of 29 CFR 1926.62 and OSHA and NIOSH Lead in Construction guidelines and compli­ance directives. This program shall include, at a minimum:

a.    Defined responsibilities for a safety coordinator, who shall have a minimum of 40 hours of training in industrial hygiene and safety. This person may be on the contractor’s staff, or the contractor may utilize the services of an industrial hygiene or safety professional with knowledge of hazardous coating removal operations. Since the competent person is required to be on site to implement all compliance activities, it is not necessary for the safety coordinator to be on site at all times. However, the safety coordinator should be available for consultation as needed.
b.    Evidence that the written worker protection plan has been reviewed and formally approved by an industrial hygiene or safety professional and signed by company management.
c.    Provisions for exposure monitoring.
d.    Details of a compliance plan, including provisions for:
1. Protective clothing
•     working clothes provided by employer
•    laundry provided by employer
•    work clothes changed prior to leaving the work             site
2. Housekeeping
•    delineation of clean and contaminated areas
•     delineation and usage of equipment storage             areas
•     periodic dust and waste clean up
3. Hygiene
•    hand washing facilities
•    showers with separate clean and contaminated
areas for clothing storage and changing
•    separate worker break and eating areas
4. Medical surveillance
•    pre- and post-job blood testing and physical
•    periodic blood testing
•    medical removal protection in accordance with             OSHA
5.     Training
•    use of equipment
•    use and maintenance of respirators

•    safety, such as the use of scaffolding, eye and ear protection, and signs and other issues char­acteristic of specific job requirements

6. Record keeping
•    OSHA 200 log
•    medical surveillance
•    exposure monitoring
•    training
e. Respiratory protection and medical surveillance program.
f. Employee site-specific training.

4.6 REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS

4.6.1 Environmental Compliance Plan: The contractor shall have a written plan to protect the environment from haz­ardous coating debris located at the job site. This plan shall include, at a minimum:
a.    An environmental protection plan detailing how the contractor controls discharges to air, soil, and water.
b.    A hazardous waste materials management and dis­posal plan. (See SSPC-Guide 7 and 40 CFR, Sub­chapter 1, “Solid Wastes,” Parts 260-263 and 268.)

4.6.2 Monitoring Plan: The contractor shall have a written procedure specifying monitoring criteria and a resulting ac­tion plan for the competent person. The plan shall require the competent person to be on site at all times (unless otherwise authorized) during exposure-producing operations. Instructions shall require this person, without regard for production pressures, to stop non-conforming operations (work that deviates from the safety, health and environmental compliance programs). This procedure shall also provide for a qualified back-up person in the event the competent person is absent from the job site during exposure-producing operations.

4.6.3 Enforcement: The contractor shall document that procedures and policies are in effect to ensure that the con­tractor’s worker safety, health, and environmental compliance plans are enforced.

5. Evaluation Sequence

5.1 SUBMITTAL OF WRITTEN APPLICATION PACKAGE: The initial step is to request an application form and instructions. The request, along with an application fee, must be submitted to the qualifying agency.

The application process involves gathering required in­formation about the contractor as described in the application form. This information and documentation will be submitted to the qualifying agency at the same time as the formal applica­tion for qualification.

5.2 REVIEW OF APPLICATION PACKAGE: The contrac­tor’s application package is reviewed by the qualifying agency using guidelines for evaluation that have been established by that agency. The evaluation items are based on Section 4 of this document.

5.3 ON-SITE AUDIT OF CONTRACTOR:
Subject to satisfactory evaluation of the application package referred to in Section 4 and on a date mutually agreed upon by the contractor and the qualifying agency (unless the audit is unannounced),
the qualifying agency’s auditor will visit the contractor’s premises and complex structure job site to investigate and rate the following areas directly and indirectly affecting quality of work provided: Management Procedures; Technical Capabilities; Quality Control; Safety and Health, and Environmental Compliance. The auditor will perform the following:

•    Confirm data submitted with the application for qualification.
•    Conduct interviews with key supervisory personnel and some subordinate employees.
•    Observe and rate the organization and operation, including management procedures, technical capabili­ties, quality control, and safety, health and environ­mental compliance procedures based on established audit criteria.
•    Examine and rate equipment and facilities.

The on-site audit will usually require from one to three days to complete.

5.4 EXIT INTERVIEW: Following the site audit, and be­fore the auditor leaves the site, an exit interview will be held. At the exit interview, the auditor will review observations and the evaluation with the contractor, including discussions of deficiencies and omissions, if any. A written list of deficiencies and omissions will be provided to the site supervisor, who will be asked to confirm receipt of the list. Every attempt will be made by the auditor during the exit interview to fully explain how the evaluation was conducted.

5.5 EVALUATION OF APPLICATION AND DETERMINA­TION OF STATUS: At the conclusion of the evaluation process, the auditor will report the findings to the qualifying agency, which will make the final decision regarding applicant status:

5.5.1 Qualify: The auditor has determined that the con­tractor has met or exceeded the requirements of Section 4 above. The qualifying agency will make final determination of the contractor’s qualification status based on the audit results and disciplinary or other evaluation criteria defined in the application materials. Upon review of all information, the qualifying agency will issue a certificate identifying the contrac­tor by name and by location of the contractor’s home office. Subsequent annual reconfirmation is subject to the qualifying agency’s requirements.

5.5.2 Withhold Qualification: The qualifying agency has determined that the contractor has not met the requirements of Section 4 above. If qualification is withheld, the qualifying agency shall submit to the contractor an itemization of deficien­cies that resulted in the decision to withhold qualification. The contractor will be allowed 90 days after notification to submit corrective actions, and request an on-site re-audit to verify that corrective actions have been implemented as stated by the contractor.

5.6 METHOD OF APPEAL: If a contractor disputes the qualifying agency’s decision, the contractor may appeal, utilizing the following steps of recourse:
a.    The contractor shall notify the qualifying agency within 10 working days after notification of audit findings at the exit interview, identifying the specific reasons for the appeal.
b.    The contractor may arrange with the qualifying agency to have a second independent auditor acceptable to both parties brought in at the contractor’s expense to inspect and re-evaluate the contractor for compliance with the standard’s requirements.

In the event one of the foregoing step fails to resolve the dispute, a mutually agreed-upon arbitration panel consisting of three persons (one person chosen by the contractor, one by SSPC, and one agreed upon by both parties) with expertise in protective coating operations will convene to hear evidence and make a final decision. If the arbitration panel finds for the contractor, the cost of all fees and expenses of the arbitration will be shared (50:50 split) by the contractor and the qualifying agency. If the arbitration panel does not find for the contractor, the contractor will be responsible for payment of all fees and expenses. Any other costs incurred by any party to the dispute will be borne by that party.

5.7 RECONFIRMATION OF QUALIFICATION:

5.7.1 Internal Audit: The contractor shall at his own ex­pense perform an annual internal audit, based on the require­ments of Section 4 above, following initial qualification. The results of this internal audit will be forwarded to the qualifying agency, with a copy retained on file by the contractor, and will be made available to the auditor during any announced or unannounced audits.

5.7.2 Owner Comments: Owners for whom the contractor performs work will be given an opportunity to comment on the qualified contractor’s performance by completing an owner com­ment form provided by the qualifying agency. Comments will be in the form of replies to specific questions asked of owners regarding performance on specific jobs. All owner replies will be treated as confidential.

5.8 REVOCATION: Failure to satisfactorily complete the annual internal audit or pass unannounced audit(s) or failure to meet disciplinary or other evaluation criteria established by the qualifying agency will be cause for suspension or revocation of certification.

5.9 QUALIFICATION PERIOD: The qualifying agency shall determine the time period for which qualification shall be valid, and the re-qualification schedule during the qualification period.

5.10 QUALIFYING AGENCY FILES: The qualifying agency will maintain a list of certified contractors, as well as pertinent information submitted by owners and users who have utilized the contractor’s services. This information will assist in the validation process during the certification term.

All information gathered will be used only for purposes intended. Information determined to be proprietary in nature will be treated as confidential.

6. Disclaimer

6.1 While every precaution is taken to ensure that all information furnished in SSPC guides and standards is as accurate, complete, and useful as possible, SSPC cannot assume any responsibility, nor incur any obligation, resulting from the use of any materials or methods specified therein, or of the procedure itself.

6.2 This procedure does not attempt to address all  problems concerning safety and health associated with its use. The user of this procedure, as well as the user of all products or prac­tices described herein, is responsible for instituting appropriate health and safety practices and for ensuring compliance with all governmental regulations.

7. Notes

7.1 SSPC has developed a “Standard Procedure For Evaluating Qualifications of Shop Painting Applicators” (SSPC-QP 3). In the future, additional qualification procedures may be established for linings and critical underwater service, and other specialized structures or industries.

7.2 SSPC’s Supervisor/Competent Person Training for De-leading of Industrial Structures (C-3) course provides training that meets the requirements of 4.4.1. Other programs may be accepted by the Qualifying Agency as equivalent to SSPC C-3 if the program meets the requirements of Section 4.4.1 (includ­ing acceptance by a state maintaining an industrial de-leading training program as stated in 4.4.1)

Appendix A. Additional References

The references below are listed for information only and do not constitute a part of this standard.

Title X – Lead Based Paint Reduction Act of 1992 and its Implementing Regulations 40 CFR 745 (Lead), Rule of Public Housing and Child Occupancy Facilities, Sept. 1996
Industrial Ventilation Manual: A Recommended Practice, (most recent edition), American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, 6500 Glenway, Building D-5, Cincinnati, OH, 45211.
ANSI/ASC Z9.4 — Ventilation and Safe Practice For Ex­haust Systems Abrasive Blasting Operations, American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.
ANSI Z88.2 – 1992 — Practices for Respiratory Protection. American National Standards Institute.

Appendix B. Common Sources for Information from EPA, OSHA and Others

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
These resources can also be found on SSPC Online (http://www.sspc.org/). Click on Links and then Government Information Sources.
•    Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA): Phone: 1-800-321-6742. On the Internet at http://www.osha.gov
•    Federal Information Center: Phone Toll Free: 1-800-688-9889, open for public inquiries from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm ET, Monday through Friday. On the Internet at http://fic.info.gov
•    Government Printing Office (GPO): Orders and inquiries: 1-888-293-6498. On the Internet at http://www.http://www.gpoaccess.gov. GPO sells government documents thorough mail order and government bookstores. Many are available in print or electronically. To find a local GPO bookstore check the Blue Pages of your local phone book.
•    Selected government documents are available at depository libraries. There are approximately 14,000 depository libraries located throughout the country, which provide free access and professional assistance. Call your local library for assistance in locating a depository library near you.
•    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): General In­formation: (202) 272-0167 On the Internet at http:/www.epahome/hotline/html – this will provide a list of phone numbers
•    Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): Check the Blue Pages of your local phone book under United States Government to find an office near you. On the Internet at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/. This site offers legislation and regulations online, as well as an electronic document library of portable document format (PDF) files.
•    National Lead Information Center: 1-800-424-LEAD. On the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/lead/nlic.htm
•    Small Business Environmental Home Page: Assists small business to comply with regulations, and provides information about cost saving pollution prevention practices. On the Internet at http://www.smallbiz-enviroweb.org/.
STATE/REGIONAL CONTACTS
•    Individual states may have their own environmental agencies, variously known as the Department of En­vironmental Protection, Department of Environmental Resources, Department of Natural Resources or state EPA. To obtain a phone number, look in the Blue Pages under State Government.
•    NIOSH has occupational safety and health profiles for all states. You can access it on the Internet at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/stateact.html.

Qualification Procedure No. 2 – Standard Procedure for the Qualification of Painting Contractors