Lead Based Paint & Uncertified Oregon Woodstoves

26 Feb

Lead Based Paint & Uncertified Oregon Woodstoves

Lead Based Paint & Uncertified Oregon Woodstoves

Monday, February 26, 2018 (9:30 AM to 10:30 AM)
1.0 CE Hours
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In this presentation, Chris Livingston will discuss the history of lead and lead based paint with a specific look at lead poisoning in children. Then we will look at the new regulations with respect to renovations in homes with lead based paint. We will also look at lead testing and screening as well. This class also covers the reasons for the law and various impacts of the law, on homeowners and sellers as it pertains to wood stoves. Chris will discuss what categories of wood-burning appliances are affected and how to tell if a particular appliance is affected. He will cover the responsibilities of the parties involved when a home with an uncertified wood stove is sold, including documentation and proper disposal procedures.

Learning Outcomes

During this course you will learn -
- About lead toxicity and the history of lead toxicity
- About blood lead levels
- About lead in paint and how lead gets into children
- The signs and symptoms of lead poisoning in children
- Learn the background to the new EPA ruling on home renovations 
- How the new EPA ruling affects homeowners and contractors
- The exceptions to the EPA requirement
- about lead testing and screening
- Why the new wood stove law was enacted.
- The possible health effects of toxics produced by uncertified wood stoves.
- How much cleaner burning certified wood stoves are than uncertified wood stoves.
- Which categories of wood-burning appliances are affected by the new law.
- How to tell whether a wood stove is certified or not certified.
- Who is responsible for removing and destroying an uncertified stove, when
must it be done, and how it must be documented.

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Chris Livingston
Chris grew up with parents that were always remodeling or building their next home and spent his middle school through high school living in an historic home in Albany. In high school he took four years of architecture and went to college on a scholarship in that major. He is also an avid woodworker building customer furniture and cabinetry. After getting into the home inspection business he served on the Board of Directors of the Oregon Association of Home Inspectors (OAHI), which is the local American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) chapter, for two years. In 2004 he bought out his business partner, his dad. Chris lives in Tigard with his wife and three kids.

  • Certified Pillar To Post Home Inspector
  • Pillar To Post franchise owner
  • Oregon Certified Home Inspector, #198
  • Oregon CCB, #151008
  • Oregon Department of Agriculture CPA License, #146419
  • Nation Association of Home Inspectors, CRI #2005137
  • Member of Oregon Real Estate Inspectors Association
  • 2 years on the Board of Directors of the Oregon Association of Home Inspectors
  • Architecture major in high school and college
  • Instructor for Continuing Education Courses

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