FAQ

Does a radon contractor have to be licensed in Ohio?

Direct answer

In Ohio, yes. Radon mitigation contractors must be licensed under ORC 3723.02 through the Ohio Department of Health Radon Licensing Program. In Kentucky, the installer must hold NRPP or NRSB certification under the Kentucky Radon Program.

More detail

This is one of the few home services where the credential question has a clean answer, and it is worth using. In Ohio, radon mitigation is licensed work. Contractors must be licensed under ORC 3723.02 through the Ohio Department of Health Radon Licensing Program, and the license is verifiable. Installed systems must meet ANSI/AARST CCAH-2020-0523, the national consensus standard for mitigation in existing dwellings, which governs everything from suction point sizing to where the discharge stack terminates relative to the eave line and to openable windows. Across the river in Kentucky, covering Boone, Kenton, and Campbell counties, mitigation is administered under the Kentucky Radon Program and the installing contractor must hold NRPP or NRSB certification. The technical standard is the same ANSI/AARST CCAH-2020-0523. A contractor working both sides of this market should be able to show you the credential that applies on your side of the line, and being asked is normal. All contractors you work with here are credentialed and insured for this work, and asking any contractor for the number is a reasonable thing to do before signing. On permits: mitigation itself often does not require a building permit, though electrical work for the fan circuit can, and requirements vary by jurisdiction across Hamilton, Butler, Warren, and Clermont counties. Permit requirements for the electrical portion of a mitigation install are set by the local building department, so confirm with the jurisdiction the property sits in. Two things worth requiring in writing regardless of credential: the post-mitigation test result, and the guaranteed level the system is designed to achieve. A quote that omits post-mitigation testing is quoting a different job than the one you want.

Authoritative sources

  • US EPA

    Cincinnati and surrounding counties sit in EPA Radon Zone 1, the highest-risk classification.

  • EPA Citizen's Guide to Radon

    EPA recommends mitigation above 4.0 pCi/L and consideration of mitigation between 2.0 and 4.0 pCi/L.

  • Ohio Department of Health

    Ohio Radon Program guidance on testing, mitigation, and contractor licensure.

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