DHS evaluates applicants to make sure they have completed State-approved training and have relevant experience and education to perform lead work. Each certificate has different training, education, and experience requirements . Certificates are granted to individual people, not to companies or businesses. Certificates are granted to individual people, not to companies or businesses. They are non-transferable and must be renewed annually.
All fees are non-refundable.
There are no fee waivers. Certification takes from 30 to 90 days to complete, although delays may occur if an applicant submits an incomplete application. There are currently many situations which required lead-related construction professionals to be certified. State law requires certification for workers conducting lead abatement activities in public elementary and pre-schools or public daycare centers. In the past, no certification exams were available in California for certification candidates to take.