Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) An
applicant for certification of an asbestos abatement training course shall
submit an application and a proposal on forms provided by the Department of
Health, specifying the following:
1. The name
and address of the agency, institution or private firm which plans to conduct
the training course, the name of the responsible individual and his or her
telephone number, a list of any other states in which asbestos training
certification is presently or has been held, and a statement of
ownership;
2. A description of the
course location, including dimensions and location of hands-on training, and
course fees;
3. A description of
the public outreach and publicity efforts which will be made to inform the
appropriate potential trainees of the course availability;
4. Detailed outlines of the course curricula,
as set forth at
N.J.A.C.
12:120-6.6 through 6.8 and 8:60-6.6 through
6.8 the amount of time allotted for each topic, and a list of the instructors
for each topic;
5. A description of
the interactive/participatory teaching methods to be used to present each
topic, including, where appropriate, discussions, demonstrations, hands-on
training, and audio-visual materials. Lecture is not considered an
interactive/participatory teaching method. When applicable, the name, producer,
and date of production of audio-visual materials to be used shall be
included;
6. Copies of written
materials to be distributed as part of the training course;
7. Evidence demonstrating that the applicant
has employed or contracted to employ a minimum of three instructors, either on
a full time or temporary basis, to satisfy the education, experience and
qualifications criteria as set forth at
N.J.A.C.
12:120-6.5 and
8:60-6.5. Resumes describing
special training and education and/or prior experience shall be submitted as
documentation of compliance with the instructor criteria;
8. A list of the types, brand names and
quantities of respirators to be used to demonstrate fit test or flow
test;
9. A description of the type
and quantity of protective clothing to be used during practice exercises and
demonstrations;
10. A description
and the quantities of the materials to be used for hands-on practice exercises
and demonstrations including, but not limited to, hand tools, ladders,
scaffolding, plastic sheeting, and other barrier construction supplies, air
filtration units, water spray devices, decontamination facilities, simulated
asbestos material and Material Safety Data Sheets (where applicable);
11. Any restrictions on attendance such as
literacy requirements, English language only or other language to be
used;
12. For any non-English
language training course, all course materials, examinations and related course
literature shall be translated into that language, with a written certification
that the translation is accurate and valid;
13. Instructor-to-student ratio for the
hands-on practice exercises and demonstrations shall be a maximum of 10
students per one instructor;
14.
Evidence that a no-smoking policy will be established, maintained and enforced
during all aspects of training;
15.
A copy of the applicant's valid training agency certification previously issued
by the Department of Health and Senior Services pursuant to this subchapter
where applicable; and
16. A copy of
the written examinations to be administered to the trainees by the training
agency.
(b) All
materials submitted in connection with the application shall be typewritten or
machine printed.
(c) The applicant
shall be required to successfully pass a pre-commencement inspection of the
training facility conducted by the Department of Health.
(d) The applicant shall immediately notify
the Department of Health in writing of any change(s) in the application
information occurring either prior to or after certification.
(e) A non-refundable application fee for
annual certification in the amount of $ 500.00 per discipline shall be
forwarded with the application. The application fee shall be paid by certified
check or money order and made payable to the New Jersey Department of Health .
No liability shall be assumed by the Department for the loss in the
transmission of the application.
(f) Certification of refresher training
courses is expressly conditioned upon maintaining a certification in good
standing for that discipline which the applicant is applying.
(g) Upon written request from the applicant,
the Commissioner of Health may, at his or her discretion, waive the fees for
certification of training agencies identified in (e) above.
1. The written request for waiver must
identify that the applicant will suffer significant economic or financial
hardship if the waiver is not granted.
i. The
economic or financial hardship which will be suffered may not be the result of
losses incurred by the applicant as a result of Federal, State or other
governmental administrative disciplinary or regulatory action.
2. The granting of a waiver from
the fees for certification of training agencies shall have no bearing on the
applicant's eligibility for certification.
