Frequent Questions About the Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo Under the RRP Rule

Using the Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo

How do I get my Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo?

Your customized firm logo will be emailed to you in your certification approval package. Approval packages are emailed from lead.paint@epa.gov. To help ensure receipt of email correspondence, we recommend you add the lead.paint@epa.gov email address to your contacts to ensure it arrives in your inbox rather than a SPAM folder.

Your customized logo is also sent to your CDX inbox, so if you don’t see the logo in your email check there.

Question Number: 23002-16813

How and where can I use the Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo?

The Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo must be reproduced so that all of its components are legible, including your firm's certification number. The logo must not be altered or distorted in any way.

You MAY --

Use the logo to identify your firm as an RRP-certified firm. Firms that are not RRP-certified may not use the logo.
Use the logo in brochures, advertisements, websites, proposals, bills, signs, uniforms, vehicles and other materials promoting or identifying your firm.
Use the logo on documents or other materials in black and white or color (two-color or four-color versions are available).

You MAY NOT --

Use the logo in any manner that would imply EPA endorsement of a company, its products or services.
Reduce the logo to a size smaller than one-inch-wide by 0.687 inches in height.
Allow a firm that is not RRP-certified (including your subcontractors) to use the logo.

EPA will monitor the use of all logos. If necessary, EPA will address failure to comply with these logo guidelines. To report a non-compliant use of the logo, please contact EPA at 1-800-424-LEAD (5323).

Question Number: 23002-16027

Are trainers authorized to use the EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo?

Accredited training providers may use the logo on their site and marketing materials as long as it is used as a tool to guide renovators through the firm certification process (i.e., explain the difference between firm certification and individual training). Training providers may inform students that only certified firms will be provided a customized logo exclusively for their use to advertise their businesses once their firm has been certified. Training providers may distribute the logo only to principal instructors affiliated with the accredited provider, and only for the purpose of training as described above. Training providers may NOT distribute the logo to unaffiliated entities. Upon request, EPA will provide to accredited training provider the logo for their use. Requests can be made to the National Lead Information Center at 1-800-424-LEAD (5323).

Question Number: 23002-33374

May principal instructors, working under the umbrella of an accredited training provider, independently advertise, provide training or use the EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo?

No. Principal instructors that advertise, provide training and use the logo must do so under the name of the accredited training provider for whom they work. They may also state that the organization which employs them is assisting with the training.

Question Number: 23002-33375

Logo Files & Formats

Can I get the Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo file in different resolution or in black and white?

Yes, please submit your request through our Contact Us page.

Question Number: 23002-14639

I can't open the Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo file I have been sent. What format is it in?

The logo is in a standard .jpg file. It is approximately 900KB to ensure clarity. If this size is too large, or a different format is needed, please submit your request using our Contact Us page.

Question Number: 23002-18056

Can I receive an .eps, .ai, .ait or modifiable format of the Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo?

No, EPA will only send formats that cannot be manipulated (i.e., .bmp, .pdf, .tif etc.)

Question Number: 23002-14652

Can I change the colors of the Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo to match my company's current materials?

No, the Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo may only be presented in Pantone 362C (green) and Pantone 660C (blue), or in black and white.

Question Number: 23002-14618