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Special Notice—Course Availability

Recently, the Vermont Department of Health has been stepping up enforcement in regards to Essential Maintenance Practices which has caused a large increase in the number of people wishing to attend our EMP trainings.

Registration is on a first come – first serve basis. We ask if you register for a class that you make every effort to attend because others are on waiting lists for each class. If you register for a class and do not attend, your name will go to the bottom of the list for future classes.

Please continue to monitor this website for additional class offerings.

VHCB Lead Program

Approximately 75% of the housing in Vermont was built before 1978, the year lead paint was banned. Anyone working on these buildings is at an increased risk for exposure to lead paint. While the majority of lead poisoning cases are children, it is possible for anyone to contract lead poisoning if proper work-safe practices are not observed.

To address this risk, the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board sponsors free Essential Maintenance Practices (EMP) classes around Vermont. More than 8,000 people have attended these classes to learn lead-safe work practices that reduce health risks related to lead-based paint.

Information covered in the classes includes:

The requirements of Vermont's lead paint law and related federal regulations
The health effects of lead in children and adults
Lead-safe work practices and maintenance procedures
Specialized cleaning techniques and equipment for removing lead-contaminated dust

Lead Paint & Vermont‘s Essential Maintenance Practices—
Course Manual 2006
This manual is provided for informational purposes only and reading it alone does not substitute for attending an approved training course as required by Vermont law.

The next free EMP courses will be held in the following locations:

Place	Date	Time
Winooski Community Conference Center 32 Mallets Bay Avenue Winooski, VT	Tuesday September 16, 2008	5 - 9 PM
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital 17 Belmont Avenue Brewberry Conference Room Brattleboro, VT	Wednesday September 17, 2008	5 - 9 PM
Mary Johnson Child Care Center 81 Water Street Middlebury, VT	Saturday, September 27, 2008	8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Howard Dean Education Center 307 South Street Springfield, VT	Tuesday, September 30, 2008	5 - 9 PM
City Hall Contois Auditorium Church/Main Streets Burlington, VT	Wednesday October 15, 2008	5 - 9 PM
Southwest Career Development Ctr. 321 Park Street Bennington, VT	Wednesday October 15, 2008	5 - 9 PM
Northeast Regional Hospital Business Center, Room 127 1315 Hospital Drive St. Johnsbury, VT	Thursday October 23, 2008	5 - 9 PM

To reserve a seat, call 1-800-290-0527 or 802-828-5064. Or email us.

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