Current through September 17, 2024
A training provider must not provide, offer, or claim to
provide lead-based paint professions training programs or review courses
without applying for and receiving accreditation from the Department.
003.01
REQUIREMENTS FOR
ACCREDITATION. An applicant must meet the following:
(A) Have a training program manager with
demonstrated experience, education, or training in the construction industry
including lead or asbestos abatement, painting, carpentry, renovation,
remodeling, occupational safety and health, or industrial hygiene and one of
the following:
(i) At least two years of
experience, education, or training in teaching workers or adults; or
(ii) A bachelor's or graduate degree in
building construction technology, engineering, industrial hygiene, safety,
public health, education, business administration or provider management or a
related field; or
(iii) Two years
of experience in managing a training provider specializing in environmental
hazards;
(B) Have a
qualified principal instructor for each professions training programs or review
courses who has:
(i) Demonstrated experience,
education, or training in teaching workers or adults;
(ii) Successfully completed at least 16 hours
of lead-specific training from any training provider that is Environmental
Protection Agency accredited or State-accredited by an authorized state;
and
(iii) Demonstrated experience,
education, or training in lead or asbestos abatement, painting, carpentry,
renovation, remodeling, occupational safety, and health, or industrial
hygiene;
(C) If an
applicant does not use Environmental Protection Agency recommended model
training materials or training materials approved by a State or Indian Tribe
that has been authorized by the Environmental Protection Agency, the material
used must be equivalent to the model training materials;
(D) Have a course test blueprint for each
program or review course that accurately evaluates the trainee's performance of
work practices and procedures associated with the program topics contained in
this chapter;
(E) Each program must
meet the requirements in this chapter for the program offered;
(F) Have a quality control plan that meets
the requirements of this chapter; and
(G) Have an adequate assessment plan for
hands-on skills for each program.
003.02
TRAINING PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS. A training program must meet the minimum training
curriculum requirements contained in 178 NAC
23-003.03 and the following
training hour requirements:
(A) The abatement
worker initial program must last a minimum of 16 training hours, with a minimum
of eight hours devoted to hands-on training activities;
(B) The supervisor initial program must last
a minimum of 32 training hours, with a minimum of eight hours devoted to
hands-on activities;
(C) The
inspector initial program must last a minimum of 24 training hours, with a
minimum of eight hours devoted to hands-on training activities;
(D) The project designer initial program must
last a minimum of eight training hours;
(E) The risk assessor initial program must
last a minimum of 16 training hours, with a minimum of four hours devoted to
hands-on training activities;
(F)
The visual lead hazard advisor initial program must last a minimum of eight
training hours, with a minimum of two hours devoted to hands-on training
activities; and
(G) The elevated
blood lead level inspector initial program must last a minimum of eight
training hours, with a minimum of two hours devoted to hands-on training
activities.
003.03
REQUIRED COURSE OF STUDY. Courses of study are to
include, at a minimum, the following relevant program topics. Requirements
ending in an asterisk (*) indicate areas that require hands-on activities as an
integral component of the program.
(A)
Abatement worker initial program:
(i) Role and
responsibilities of an abatement worker;
(ii) Background information on lead and its
adverse health effects;
(iii)
Background information on Federal, State, and local regulations and guidance
that pertain to lead-based paint abatement;
(iv) Lead-based paint hazard recognition and
control;*
(v) Lead-based paint
abatement and lead-based paint hazard reduction methods, including restricted
practices;*
(vi) Interior dust
abatement methods, cleanup, or lead-based paint hazard reduction;*
and;
(vii) Soil and exterior dust
abatement methods or lead-based paint hazard reduction.*
(B) Supervisor initial program:
(i) Role and responsibilities of a
supervisor;
(ii) Liability and
insurance issues relating to lead-based paint abatement;
(iii) Risk assessment and inspection report
interpretation;*
(iv) Development
and implementation of an occupant protection plan and abatement
report;
(v) Clearance standards and
testing;
(vi) Cleanup and waste
disposal;
(vii) Record keeping,
and
(viii) Areas listed in 178 NAC
23-003.03A(ii) to
(vii).
(C) Inspector initial program:
(i) Role and responsibilities of an
inspector;
(ii) Background
information on lead and its adverse health effects;
(iii) Areas listed 178 NAC
23-003.03A(iii)
and
003.03(B)(vii);
(iv) Lead-based paint inspection methods,
including selection of rooms and components for sampling or testing;*
(v) Paint, dust, and soil sampling
methodologies;*
(vi) Clearance
standards and testing, including random sampling;* and
(vii) Preparation of the final inspection
report.*
(D) Project
designer initial program:
(i) Role and
responsibilities of a project designer;
(ii) Development and implementation of an
occupant protection plan for large-scale abatement projects;
(iii) Lead-based paint abatement and
lead-based paint hazard reduction methods, including restricted practices for
large-scale abatement projects;
(iv) Interior dust abatement and cleanup or
lead hazard control and reduction methods for large-scale abatement
projects;
(v) Clearance standards
and testing for large-scale abatement projects; and
(vi) Integration of lead-based paint
abatement methods with modernization and rehabilitation projects for
large-scale abatement projects.
(E) Risk assessor initial program:
(i) Role and responsibilities of a risk
assessor;
(ii) Collection of
background information to perform a risk assessment;
(iii) Sources of environmental lead
contamination such as paint, surface dust and soil, water, air, packaging, and
food;
(iv) Visual inspection for
the purposes of identifying potential sources of lead-based paint
hazards;*
(v) Lead hazard screen
protocol;*
(vi) Sampling for other
sources of lead exposure;*
(vii)
Interpretation of lead-based paint and other lead sampling results, including
all applicable state or federal guidance or regulations pertaining to
lead-based paint hazards;*
(viii)
Development of hazard control options, the role of interim controls, and
operations and maintenance activities to reduce lead-based paint hazards;
and
(ix) Preparation of a final
risk assessment report.
(F) Visual lead hazard advisor initial
program:
(i) Role and responsibilities of a
visual lead hazard advisor;
(ii)
Collection of background information to perform a visual lead hazard
screen;
(iii) Sources of
environmental lead contamination such as paint, surface dust and soil, water,
air, packaging, and food;
(iv)
Visual inspection for the purposes of identifying potential sources of
lead-based paint hazards;
(v)
Visual lead hazard assessment protocol;
(vi) Evaluating other sources of lead
exposure;
(vii) Interpretation of
lead-based paint and other lead observations, including all applicable guidance
pertaining to lead-based paint hazards;
(viii) Review of hazard control options, the
role of interim controls, and operations and maintenance activities to reduce
lead- based paint hazards; and
(ix)
Preparation of a visual lead hazard assessment report.
(G) Elevated blood lead level inspector
initial program:
(i) Role and
responsibilities of an elevated blood lead level inspector;
(ii) Collection of background information to
perform an elevated blood lead level investigation;
(iii) Sources of environmental lead
contamination such as paint, surface dust and soil, water, air, packaging, and
food;
(iv) Visual inspection for
the purposes of identifying potential sources of lead-based paint
hazards;
(v) Elevated blood lead
level investigation protocol;
(vi)
Evaluating other sources of lead exposure;
(vii) Areas listed 178 NAC
23-003.03(F)(vii) and
(viii); and
(viii) Preparation of an elevated blood lead
level investigation report.
003.04
REVIEW COURSE
ACCREDITATION. A training provider may seek accreditation of
review training courses in any of the following disciplines: abatement worker,
supervisor, inspector, project designer, risk assessor, visual lead hazard
advisor, and elevated blood lead inspector. A training provider must meet the
following minimum requirements:
(A) Each
review course must contain a review of the curriculum topics of the full-length
initial programs listed in this chapter as appropriate. All review courses must
include the following:
(i) An overview of
current safety practices relating to lead-based paint activities in general, as
well as specific information pertaining to the appropriate
discipline;
(ii) Current laws and
regulations relating to lead-based paint activities in general, as well as
specific information pertaining to the appropriate discipline; and
(iii) Current technologies relating to
lead-based paint professions in general, as well as specific information
pertaining to the appropriate discipline;
(B) Each abatement worker, supervisor,
Inspector, and risk assessor review course must last a minimum of eight
training hours. The project designer, and visual lead hazard advisor review
course must last a minimum of four training hours; and
(C) For each course offered a hands-on
assessment must be conducted and at the completion of the review course a
course test must be given.
003.05
TRAINING PROVIDER
APPLICATION. To obtain an accreditation as a training provider an
applicant must submit a complete application provided by the Department and
provide documentation demonstrating that the applicant meets statutory
requirements and the requirements of this chapter.
003.06
NOTIFICATION.
A training provider must file a notice of all lead-based paint activities
courses offered to the Department. The notification must include the date,
time, instructor, and location of any scheduled lead professions training
initial program or review course. The notification must be received by the
Department at least five business days prior to offering any lead-based paint
activities course. If notification is not made within five days, the training
certificates will not be accepted by the Department.
003.07
FACILITIES -
EQUIPMENT. The training provider must have adequate facilities for
the delivery of the lecture, course test, hands-on training, and assessment
activities. This includes providing training equipment that reflect current
work practices and maintaining or updating the equipment and facilities as
needed.
003.08
COURSE
TEST. For each program offered, the training provider must conduct
a course test at the completion of the program, and a hands-on skills
assessment, for that discipline. Each individual must successfully pass the
hands-on skills assessment and the course test to pass any program.
(A) A training provider is responsible for
maintaining the validity and integrity of the hands-on skills assessment or
proficiency test to ensure that it accurately evaluates the trainees'
performance of the work practices and procedures associated with the program
topics contained in 178 NAC
23-003.02.
(B) The training provider is responsible for
maintaining the validity and integrity of the course test to ensure that it
accurately evaluates the trainees' knowledge and retention of the program
topics.
(C) The course test must be
developed in accordance with the test blueprint submitted with the training
accreditation application.
003.09
CERTIFICATES.
A training provider must issue unique training program or review course
completion certificates to each individual who passes the training program or
review course. The certificate must include:
(A) The name, a unique certificate
identification number, and address of the individual.
(B) The name of the particular program or
review course that the individual completed.
(C) Dates of program completion and test
score.
(D) The name, current
address, and telephone number of the training provider.
003.10
QUALITY CONTROL
PLAN. The training provider must develop and implement a quality
control plan. The plan will be used to maintain and improve the quality of the
training provider over time. This plan must contain at least the following
elements:
(A) Procedures for periodic revision
of training materials and the course test to reflect innovations in the
field.
(B) Procedures for the
training manager's annual review of principal instructor competency.
003.11
STANDARDS. The training provider must teach the work
practice standards for conducting lead-based paint professions contained in
this chapter. These standards must be taught in the appropriate courses to
provide trainees with the knowledge needed to perform the lead-based paint
activities they are responsible for conducting.
003.12
COMPLIANCE.
The training provider is responsible for ensuring that the training provider
complies with all of the requirements in this chapter.
003.13
AUDIT. The
training provider must allow the Department to audit the training
provider.
003.14
TRAINING PROVIDER RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS.
Accredited training providers must maintain at the address on the application
for a minimum of three years and six months, and make available to the
Department, upon request, the following records:
(A) All documents that demonstrate the
qualifications of the training program manager and principal
instructors;
(B) Current curriculum
and course materials and documents reflecting any changes made to these
materials;
(C) The course test
blueprint;
(D) Information
regarding how the hands-on assessment is conducted including, but not limited
to:
(i) Who conducts the assessment;
(ii) How the skills are graded; and
(iii) What facilities are used;
(E) The pass and fail
rate;
(F) The type of training date
time and location of each training class offered in the State;
(G) The quality control plan;
(H) Results of the students' hands-on skills
assessments and course tests;
(I) A
record of each student's program completion certificate; and
(J) Any other material not listed that was
submitted to the Department as part of the provider's application for
accreditation.
