Pb82-F100 – Foundation Level Lead Paint Awareness Course for Construction, Property and Estates Roles
Course Overview
Pb82-F100 – Foundation is a foundational lead paint awareness course designed for individuals who require a clear, structured understanding of lead-containing paints & coatings, without stepping into specific detail of surveying, testing, or specialist technical roles.
Lead paint remains widespread across the UK’s building stock, particularly in properties constructed or decorated prior to the late twentieth century. Despite this, lead paint is frequently overlooked, misunderstood, or incorrectly assumed to be irrelevant, often because it is hidden beneath newer coatings or appears visually intact.
Pb82-F100 addresses this gap by focusing on context, awareness, and informed decision-making, rather than technical instruction. It is designed to help learners recognise situations where lead paint may be a relevant consideration, understand their responsibilities, and identify when escalation to specialist support is appropriate.
Who This Course Is For
Pb82-F100 is intended for anyone who requires foundation-level awareness of lead paint as part of their role, including those working on, in, or around buildings, whether office or site based, but who are not responsible for carrying out surveys or testing.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Contractors and subcontractors
- Construction operatives and site-based personnel
- Fit-out contractors and refurbishment teams
- Tradespeople (decorators, joiners, electricians, plumbers, etc.)
- Demolition operatives
- Estates managers and facilities managers
- Dutyholders and client representatives
- Housing officers and housing management teams
- Property managers and managing agents
The course is particularly relevant where individuals may disturb painted surfaces, instruct works, or oversee activities that could interact with legacy paint systems.
Why This Course Exists
Lead paint risk is often misunderstood because it does not behave like many modern hazards. Its presence does not automatically equate to exposure, and its absence cannot be safely assumed based on appearance, age, or anecdotal belief.
Pb82-F100 exists to help learners understand:
- Why lead paint cannot be reliably ruled out by visual inspection alone
- Why assumptions frequently replace evidence in refurbishment settings
- How lead paint considerations fit within everyday construction and property activities including maintenance and upgrade response
- Why early awareness can prevent poor decisions later in a project lifecycle
The course deliberately avoids alarmism and instead promotes measured, informed thinking.
What the Course Covers
Pb82-F100 provides structured coverage of:
- What lead paint is and why it was historically used
- Where lead paint is most commonly encountered in buildings
- How lead paint differs from other hazardous materials
- The distinction between presence of lead paint and actual exposure risk
- Typical activities that may disturb lead paint unintentionally
- Why informal testing, assumptions, or partial sampling can be misleading
- The role of dutyholders, clients, and contractors in recognising potential issues
- When specialist assessment or advice is likely to be appropriate
Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on context, limitations, and real-world scenarios rather than theoretical thresholds or rigid rules.
Learning Outcomes
By completing Pb82-F100, learners will:
- Gain a grounded understanding of why lead paint remains relevant today
- Be able to recognise situations where lead paint may reasonably be present
- Understand the limitations of non-specialist judgement
- Appreciate why lead paint is often missed until works are underway
- Be better equipped to raise informed questions at the right time
- Understand when escalation to specialist support is appropriate
The course supports better decision-making, and touches upon technical considerations.
Course Format
- Online, self-paced learning
- Accessible on desktop, tablet, and mobile
- Designed to be completed efficiently
- No prior technical knowledge required
The content is written in plain, professional language and is suitable for both operational and client-side roles.
Assessment & Certificate
Assessment is knowledge-based only, focused on understanding and awareness.
Successful learners receive a Pb82-F100 Foundation Certificate of Completion.
Important clarification:
This certificate confirms foundation-level awareness of lead paint considerations only. It does not confirm competence to survey, sample, test, or assess lead paint, nor does it authorise intrusive inspection or decision-making beyond the learner’s existing role.
Relationship to Other Pb82 Courses
Pb82-F100 sits within the Pb82 framework as the entry-level awareness course, forming the base layer of understanding:
- Pb82-F100 – Foundation
Awareness, context, and informed recognition - Pb82-206 – Advanced
Lead paint risks, surveying, and testing for consultants and surveyors - Pb82-208 – Contractors
Operational awareness and contractor-specific considerations
Each course is designed for a distinct audience and should not be treated as interchangeable.
About the Pb82 Framework
The Pb82 framework is developed by FOLPA to promote consistent, proportionate, and evidence-led understanding of lead paint risks across the built environment.
Pb82 courses are designed to support informed judgement, not to replace professional roles, statutory duties, or specialist advice.
Why “Pb82-F100”?
Unlike many low-cost, generic online lead awareness courses, this foundation course has been purpose-built by professionals working within the lead paint services industry. The content is informed by direct, hands-on experience of undertaking and delivering lead paint services on live projects, rather than solely by generic health and safety practitioners who may have only commissioned such services.
The applicant will then, on successful passing of the exam, be issued with a certificate as part of their ongoing CPD.
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