Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 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
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
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.
