Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-15-10-4; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-15-10; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 3.1.
(a) An
examination must consist of at least fifty (50) multiple choice questions to
demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter.
(b) An individual taking the examination must
receive a score of at least seventy percent (70%) correct responses to receive
certification or recertification.
(c) The examination must address the
following subject matter:
(1) A Category I
examination must include questions about the topics required in
326 IAC 11-7-5.
(2) A Category II, III, and IV examination
must include questions that address each of the following topics:
(A) Waste generation, acceptance, screening,
and handling.
(B) Landfill location
restrictions and site selection.
(C) Landfill design and construction
requirements.
(D) Landfill
operational procedures, including:
(i)
maintenance and monitoring requirements;
(ii) fire prevention and abatement;
(iii) leachate management; and
(iv) reporting and record
keeping.
(E) Landfill
storm water management.
(F)
Landfill ground water monitoring and remediation.
(G) Management and disposal of certain solid
waste specified in
329 IAC 10-8.2.
(H) Landfill closure and post-closure care
requirements.
(I) Compliance with
state and federal landfill regulatory requirements.
(3) In addition to the topics required in
subdivision (2), the examination for each category must include questions that
address the following category-specific topics:
(A) For a Category II examination, the
following:
(i) Waste characteristics,
composition, and sources of:
(AA) municipal
solid waste;
(BB) nonmunicipal
solid waste; and
(CC) industrial
solid waste.
(ii)
Landfill operational procedures for:
(AA) gas
extraction system management; and
(BB) explosive gases monitoring.
(B) For a
Category III examination, the following:
(i)
Waste characteristics, composition, and sources of:
(AA) restricted waste; and
(BB) construction/demolition
waste.
(ii) Landfill
operational procedures for dust control.
(C) For a Category IV examination, the
following:
(i) The topics in clause (A) or
(B), as applicable to the type of site.
(ii) Site-specific questions that address the
topics applicable to the type of site for which the accredited provider
developed the examination.
(d) An individual may not use any of the
following during an examination:
(1)
Books.
(2) Notes.
(3) Charts.
(4) Any devices that can be used to record,
transmit, receive, or play back the following content:
(A) Audio.
(B) Photographic.
(C) Text.
(D) Video.
(e) Examinations developed by the accredited
examination provider for the purpose of testing solid waste facility operators
may not be shown or given to any person except for the following:
(1) The commissioner for approval under
section 2.1 of this rule.
(2) The
individual taking the examination during the time that the examination is
administered.
(f) An
accredited examination provider shall provide verification of an examination to
the department in accordance with section 4.1 of this rule.
(g) An accredited examination provider may
not use a changed examination without receiving prior approval from the
commissioner. Before a change in the examination, an accredited examination
provider shall:
(1) notify the department in
writing of the change with an accompanying copy of the change; and
(2) receive approval from the
commissioner.
(h) An
accredited examination provider shall send a written notice to the department
with the location and time of the examinations:
(1) before January 1 of each year in which
examinations are scheduled, if the information is available; or
(2) at least two (2) weeks in advance of the
examination, if the information is not available before January 1 of each
year.
(i) An accredited
examination provider shall send notice to the department at least two (2) weeks
in advance of the examination if the:
(1)
time or location of the examination changes; or
(2) examination is
canceled.
(j) An
accredited examination provider shall provide to an operator taking an
examination the application for:
(1)
certification required in
329 IAC
12-7-3(e); or
(2) recertification required in
329 IAC
12-7-6(b).
